I'm just wondering why your vendor believes that the workload would be best on a UP. Is this "primary" application the only thing running on the box? Do you have multiple CICS regions along with DB2? In that situation I would think that more than one processor would be helpful. Of course a 2096-S01 is a small box, and if that's all you need it's fine. Last year we made a bigger jump that you are. We went from a 9672-X47 to a 2096-U04. We were running z/OS 1.4 at that time. Later we converted to z/OS 1.7. We had no problems with either the hardware upgrade or the z/OS upgrade.
Tom Kelman Commerce Bank of Kansas City (816) 760-7632 > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Patty Mabie > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: z800 to z9 > > Greetings esteemed posters, > I read the z800-z9 questions with interest because we are on the verge (!) > of > making an upgrade from a 2066-001 to a 2096-S01. Our primary application > vendor believes their workload runs best on a UP, so we went again with > that > configuration. Our zOS version is 1.7, workload CICS and DB2. We are > going > to implement ICC. Any advice, caveats or war stories? Also we have a > DS6800 and will be implementing MIDAW. Any advice there? > Thanks! > Patty > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ***************************************************************************** If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. ***************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
