>That's one aspect - another that has been itching me as I also keep an eye on 
>these potential savings is:
>"is there any software out there that is smart enough to recognise the 
>presence (absence) of zIIP and alter the entity created for dispatch to match 
>the environment". So, no zIIP, so we see a TCB/SRB - thus no >projected 
>saving. *IF* we had a zIIP, maybe the "smarts" creates an interruptible SRB 
>and we get actual savings. Yeah, I know, about as likely as

I suspect that every product that exploits zIIPs already does this. Vendors 
cannot count on zIIPs being installed at customer locations.  If no zIIPs are 
available, the work must run in TCB mode.  Vendor products can't just terminate 
if zIIPs aren't available.

Bob Shannon
Rocket Software

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