Yes, I too have heard of one vendor that checks to see if a zIIP is available and if not does not setup for the zIIP. So for this vendor and their software that would use a zIIP they are not included in the eligible time and hence not in any analysis of the eligible time.
Since a couple of references have been made to my tools let me jump in. The way I tackle this in LCS is to analyze the eligible time and then simulate or model moving a portion of it to the zIIP processors. The site controls how much is moved via parameters. After the work is moved to the zIIP the maximum simultaneous four-hour rolling averages (S4HRA) are recalculated and then the software charges are estimated. You could move a lot of work to the zIIP but if it does not lower the maximum S4HRA that your IBM MLC charges are based on you are not saving money. You cannot analyze just a week, you need to study entire months. (The weird months that begin on the 2nd and end on the 1st). LCS reporting also includes analysis of what your bill would be without any zXXP engines when you do have them. This shows the value the zXXPs are providing month after month. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC) +1 414 332-3062 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
