On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:21:19 +0200, R.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Shane wrote: >> On Thu, 2006-09-28 at 17:53 +0000, Manuel Tabares Solórzano wrote: >> >>> >>> We have a 9672 r16 with 5 lpars (four are os/390 2.10 and one is >> >> vse) >> >>> We have experienced low response time in batch (workload). >>> My manager need to know: HOW MANY LPARS IS OPTIMUS ON ONE 9672 R16 >> >> ? >> >> Optimal - one. Else as few as possible. >> Adding LPARs is expensive - especially on a uniprocessor. >> Snip! >> Just ugly with that many. >> Get it down to around two and things sound a whole lot better. >The above is correct only if LPAR weights are equal. It is seldom true.
Perhaps. Still, five LPARs on a uniprocessor is far from optimal. The usual recommendation is no more than about 2:1 logical:physical Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
