One question I would have is that you're looking at a 7060-H30 to a z9BC-A01. The H30 is ranked at about 63 meaningless indicator of processor speeds (MIPS) of which you rarely go over 40% utilization which is about 26 MIPS. The 2096-A01 is rated at about 26 MIPS. Are you hoping that the SAP and QDIO will gain you enough processing power to cover the significantly smaller CPU?
Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Neal Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 10:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Z9 Benefits over MP3000 Has anybody given much thought to the hidden benefits of migrating from a MP3000 to a Z9 BC? I currently have a one processor MP3000 7060-H30 that rarely needs more than 40% of the MP3000 cpu capacity. The Z9 BC A01 configuration that I am considering has only one CP, but it also has a SAP for I/O and QDIO for TCPIP offload. Single TCB tasks like CICS are not an issue in our environment, so I expect the Z9 A01 to meet our cpu capacity requirements. Also, I will be moving to a DS6800 disk subsystem on FICON. I expect the SAP, QDIO, and DS6800 will greatly improve my overall throughput, but they are difficult to quantify. I expect I/O and TCPIP traffic to fly through the system. And I expect the MP3000 cycles that are used for I/O and TCPIP will now be available for other tasks. Have I missed anything obvious? Any other ideas? Thanks, Mark ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
