After my last "decade" after the Multiprise with a couple z800 uni's, I don't think I'd even believe RMF :) There is a sharp angle in that curve to Fewer/Faster when Fewer = 1.
zPCR should give them good starting points. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Shane > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 3:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: z800 to z9 > > On Fri, 2007-11-30 at 12:28 -0600, Patty Mabie wrote: > > > Anyway, good points all. Our print conversion and DB2 workload could > take > > advantage of a second cp even if CICS is still single threading. > However, it's > > hard to take a risk like that with a critical app > > I wouldn't normally recommend a UP as an optimal solution to the Devil, > but if the numbers stack up that way, you gotta follow the (RMF) data. > But - I'd be looking *real* close at RMF. > > Ask your vendor to run some comparative configurations for you if you > want a "warm and fuzzy" feeling about the upgrade. > Maybe even have a play yourself with something like zPCR - have a wander > around the techdocs site. > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
