> -----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of McKown, John >Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 8:01 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Another Group Capacity question
>That is very interesting. So I can actually, for a while, get some "free" MSUs. In my case, during >month end, we literally run at 100% CPU for about 10 hours. So from what you're telling me, I can run >for somewhat less than 4 hours at (maybe) 66 MSUs (well, depending) but once I've hit the 59 MSUs in a >single 4 hour period, I will continue at 59 MSUs until my CPU requirements drop down below 59 MSUs. >But I won't get any "trough" effect to make the average "come out right". That is good to know. Yes, you can get "free" MSUs. Our z890 is capped at 40 MSUs, and during our month-end processing, we reported 42 MSUs for 5 straight hours. (We've since raised the cap, however...) Greg Shirey Ben E. Keith Company ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
