R.S. --
Removing LPARs is not allowed by the IBM Sub-capacity Ts&Cs. From the
"Attachment for zSeries Workload License Charges" Z125-6516 (in the US)
"2) collect, and retain for a period of not
less than six months, the SMF data records
for all LPARs, by Machine, required by the
Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool for each
Reporting Period;"
IBM's sub-capacity pricing is not an *LPAR* level decision, it is a
*machine* level decision.
If a machine is using sub-capacity pricing then the SMF70 data and the
SMF89 data from all LPARs must be presented to the IBM's Sub-Capacity
Reporting Tool (SCRT). If you are using Sub-Capacity, then z/OS is using
sub-capacity and the LPARs must be reported. Also VM LPARs running z/OS
guests and z/TPF.
The SCRT does report if LPARs are missing, as one MVS system's SMF70
data has some information about the other LPARs.
If you strip off the SMF 70s and the SMF89s as suggested by Nico then I
find the SCRT runs fast. The SMF70s and 89s are usually not too large.
Most sites keep these in a DASD datasets.
Best regards,
Al
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Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd.
Consulting Expertise on Capacity Planning, Performance Tuning,
WLC, LPARs, IRD and LCS Software
Seminars on IBM SW Pricing, LPARs, and IRD
Voice: +1 414 332-3062
Web: www.sherkow.com
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