"Capping" works fine for us.... -jc-
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Field, Alan C. > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 10:35 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Dummy LPAR to store excess MIPS > > Dick, > > We've been doing this for a number of months. We have a 2094-704 that we > dedicated one CPU to our sysprog lpar (so we didn't need to create a > parking lpar). It seems to be working to hold down the costs on the > other production lpars. > > Alan > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Bond, Dick (DIS) > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 16:58 > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Dummy LPAR to store excess MIPS > > Does anyone use the concept of a "dummy" LPAR to store excess "MIPS" to > avoid software costs? > > Suggest other methods of storing unused capacity? > > Thanks. > > Dick Bond > Department of Information Services > CSD Production Support > di...@dis.wa.gov > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html