Just to go off of one of the previous replies. I have a z9BC T02, which is rated at 66 MSUs. Without any capping, I could theoritically use up 264 MSUs in a 4 hour period. If I use the Group Capacity to "cap" my usage at 59 MSUs for the 4 hour rolling average, I should only use up 236 MSUs. This means that if I go from a "standing start" where I used 0 MSU in the last 4 hours, I could accumulate 66 MSUs for 3 hours or 198 MSUs. This means that WLM/PRSM would need to cap the LPARs to at most 236-198 or 38 MSUs in the last hour. True?
I ask because as one person pointed out, somebody on my DEV LPAR could have a "run away" looping job which sucks up all my MSUs just before critical production starts. Then I'm in a world of hurt. Also, in the above scenario, in the 4 hour period I would get: 66, 66, 66, 38 MSUs. In the next 4 hour period, I would have 66, 66, 28, ?? (where ?? could be 66 again). So, if I have a situation where I run "flat out" for say 10 hours, I could possibly get an MSU consumption rate of: 66, 66, 66, 38, 66, 66, 66, 38, 66, 66, 38, and so on. I.e. a real "trough" every 4th hour until things "calm down". John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
