I understood the performance implications, this was basically a functional POC and at this point I don't see us moving ahead on this type processor. The 2066-002, on the floor, was picked as a starting point. I'm not involved in the haggling part of the process but I'm sure the necessary individuals are already working on other potential opportunities. Thanks for your replies.
--- On Thu, 12/4/08, Timothy Sipples <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Timothy Sipples <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: IBM 2066-002 Adding Spare CP as IFL To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 9:07 AM Rich Smrcina writes: >If you get your POC started on the z800 make sure that everyone >has the right expectations. The z800 is no speed demon. At ~192MIPS >each, these IFLs are going to be downright slow. The expectation >should be function, not performance. Sage advice -- I totally agree. But it's not just the MIPS rating. There has been even more performance progress from z800 to z10 BC for many Linux workloads than the top line numbers suggest. And keep in mind that expanding a 2066-002 to a 2066-003 for z/OS is adding something closer to 149 MIPS, not 192. Which isn't an entirely fair assessment either, but you get the point. All of which is why those MIPS numbers are so perilous, but we all know that by now, right? :-) Note that for functional tests there's no technical impediment to using any desired fraction of CPs at any moment in time. CPs are general purpose processors. They run anything that can run on a mainframe, including Linux. You don't have to ring IBM for that, but.... ....Patrick, please talk with your IBM rep. He or she will probably want the opportunity to point out that it's not generally a good economic idea to plunk down new IFL money on an N-3 generation machine with 60 MSUs, even if IBM is willing to take your money. However, he or she will undoubtedly be highly motivated to reach a mutually agreeable solution if at all possible. ....And then, if reason and logic prevail among all parties, you can ship me your z800. Just let me know when you're ready, and I'll send you my shipping address. Many thanks in advance. :-) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
