"Ted MacNEIL" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<1524594505-1309871493-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-162
[email protected]>...
> >I am getting more and more convinced that Barbara must convert to
SU's.
> >During CoD, the SU conversion factor is changed dynamically, so at
each moment, one should be able to determine the actual capacity of the
machine.
> >The SU conversion factor is stored in many SMF records, so it will
probably be at hand where you need it.
> 
> Unfortunately, Barbara is correct in stating that MSUs are
meaningless, because SU conversion is also meaningless.
> 
> SUs are derived from the pseudo-science of LSPR, which in turn is the
shaky foundation of zPCR.
> This 'knowledge' is then packaged up with some marketing sleight of
hand to produce the bad metric of MSUs.
> We then base (hardware & software) decisions on these WAGs to further
our business.
> -
> Ted MacNEIL


Well, a change in SU factor will at least signal that your machine has
changed from configuration X to configuration Y. This will be available
at each SMF/RMF interval and in many SMF records. How you value the
absolute figure is a second issue.

Kees.
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