On Thu, 2007-01-18 at 13:30 -0500, Craddock, Chris wrote: > Don't forget that (AFAIK) all currently supported processors support > some form of xMIF, meaning that you don't really need actual physical > CTCs for connections within the same > CEC/Box/<your_favorite_name_for_a_box> so if you're just connecting > LPARS in the same machine you can do it trivially.
Last time I looked at this (z/990), CTCs still required a loop of real glass. We had to specially order short ones, and even checked the requirement depending on whether the two ports were in the same area (front/back), or needed to reach from front to back. Sure you can EMIF them, but you can't totally virtualize them. Now (peer-mode) coupling links, that's a different kettle of fish. Irrelevant here apparently. > There is NO GOOD REASON to run monoplexes in preference to at least a basic > sysplex. Much as I'm a fan of sysplex, sharing everything ain't *always* the best answer. Massaging significantly disparate WLM policies together can get "interesting". Probably less of an issue if coming from a single CEC environment. Shane ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
