Hi Martin, Your "mantra" = my "mantra"
Self-documenting systems are absolutely essential. Configuration issues (how much central storage is installed and not allocated/committed) should not require hours of research from multiple sources. Tom Puddicombe Mainframe Performance & Capacity Planning CSC 71 Deerfield Rd, Meriden, CT 06450 ITIS | (860) 428-3252 | [email protected] | www.csc.com This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose. Martin Packer <[email protected]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> 12/13/2008 03:15 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Memory Instrumentation - was "largest parallel sysplex around?" <snip> My mantra is "machines should be self-documenting" and in that vein I perceive value in RMF "learning" how to get things like: Installed Memory and how much of that is purchased. HSA Size (and yes I know it's fixed 16GB on z10) How much memory each LPAR has reserved. NONE of the above is in plan. My discussions with RMF take me to the hardware folks. I've only just started talking to them about this topic. What I'd like to understand is whether you all feel there's value in having these numbers in SMF 70. I suspect the answer is more positive for installations with several CECS with many LPARs. But what about people with "simpler" environments? </snip> Thanks, Martin Martin Packer Performance Consultant IBM United Kingdom Ltd +44-20-8832-5167 +44-7802-245-584 [email protected] "They're figuring out that collaboration isn't a productivity hit, it makes them smarter." Sam Palmisano on BlogCentral, 26 November 2008 Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
