If I understand. I can use the larger volumes but I should allocate my Local Page Datasets in MOD3 or MOD9 sizes. So one Mod27 could have for one LPAR 3 MOD9 Size Page or 9 MOD3 size Pages. And I should not mix LPAR1 and LPAR2 Page Datasets on the same MOD27.
Is that correct? Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 7:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Page Data Set Sizes and Volume Types > > Hi Lizette, > > I think with swapping 20 small ones for 2 large ones, you are going to hit another > paging problem: performance. When ASM needs to do a (mass) page out, you can > help ASM by providing as many parallel paths as possible, so 20 will page out faster > than 2. > > Kees. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: 24 November, 2014 15:35 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Page Data Set Sizes and Volume Types > > Thanks to all with help on this topic. > > Cheryl. Thanks very much. I was hoping to find a formula to determine the number > of slots, but I think MXG can help with that. > > I also was trying to determine if I can swap out 20 Mod3s for 2 Mod27s and not > have to create little datasets on the Mod54. > > I have a sandbox and I will be attempting to arrange some validations of my > assumptions. > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Cheryl Walker > > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 7:30 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Page Data Set Sizes and Volume Types > > > > Hi Lizette, > > > > Here's an item from our latest Tuning Letter (2014 No. 3). This might > > help > a little. > > > > Page Data Set Usage > > > > Tom Kelman of Xerox Business Services, LLC asked: "I have heard that > > the process where the paging subsystem attempts to block pages > > together to > send them > > to the paging data sets went away around z/OS 1.7 or 1.8. Is that > > true, > and if so is it > > still necessary to keep the percent of local page space used down to 30%?" > > > > To answer the first part of his question, z/OS 2.1 still supports > > block > paging. The > > 30% number is to make the contiguous slot algorithm most efficient. > Contiguous > > slots are used even if block paging is not in play. > > > > To answer the second part of his question, yes, the recommendation is > still 30%, > > although it could be more or less. It's relatively easy to calculate > > the > best value for > > your installation. Here is an excellent paper on how to do the > calculation: Techdoc > > TD104728 (z/OS Availability: Managing SVC Dumps to Mitigate Exhausting > > the Paging Subsystem). > > > > It all has to do with SVC dumps. SRM will identify a storage shortage > > if > you use > > more than 70% of the page data sets. While taking an SVC dump, you > > don't > want to > > take more than 70% of the page slots. Therefore, IBM recommends that > > you > keep > > the total auxiliary dump space and paging space to less than 60% of > > the > slots. It > > really depends on how much storage you have, how big your SVC dumps > > are, > and > > how many concurrent dumps you are likely to experience. > > > > We asked Kathy Walsh, Distinguished Engineer at IBM's Washington > > Systems Center, whether the availability of Storage Class Memory (SCM) > > has any > effect on > > this recommendation. Her reply: > > > > If you have SCM on the LPAR then assuming its service time is faster > > it > will get > > most of the pages, except for VIO which is not written to SCM. So as > > far > as I am > > concerned the recommendation has not changed. For locals we still > > don't > want them > > more than 30% used. Of course with SCM it will be hard to get to 30% > unless there > > is a lot of VIO activity. With SCM there has been no change in the Aux > DASD IO > > support hence nothing has changed which would merit a change in > > recommendation. > > > > And while we're mentioning SCM, we want to remind you of our article > > in > Tuning > > Letter 2013 No 3 (IEASYSxx Update): > > > > [The IEASYSxx keyword] PAGESCM indicates whether and how much storage- > > class memory (SCM - also known as FlashExpress or zFlash) to allow for > paging > > data sets. We described zFlash, which is a priced (about $125K per 1.4 > > TB > in the > > U.S.) hardware feature on a zEC12, in our Tuning Letter 2013 No. 1, > > pages > 4-7. Our > > recommendation for zFlash was: > > > > RECOMMENDATION: If SVC dumps are hurting performance, if the start of > > day brings serious performance problems, or if you want to provide > > performance enhancements in Java, DB2, or IMS, you should consider > > Flash Express for > your > > zEC12. It has great potential, and I haven't heard of any downsides. > > > > Best regards, > > Cheryl > > > > ====================== > > Cheryl Watson > > Watson & Walker, Inc. > > www.watsonwalker.com > > cell & text: 941-266-6609 > > ====================== > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 19, 2014, at 10:41 AM, Lizette Koehler > > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I have been reviewing various documents on how to size the Page Data Sets. > > > > I was wondering if there are any guidelines on what can be used today. > This should > > be kept to z/OS V1.12, 1.13 and 2.1 which I think will be the more > dominant > > operating systems in use right now. > > > > I know that the number of Slots will drive what I allocate. So I am > looking for the > > following information. I have not done this in many years so I am > > very > rusty. > > > > 1) How to calculate the number of slots per page datasets > > a) I need to base this on 3390 Mod 3/9/27/54 > > 2) What do I need to stay away from when determining where the page > datasets go > > a) For example, if I use a Mod27 and I need to place multiple page > datasets > > on the volume > > Should they all be for the same LPAR if in a PLEX > > Should they all be for unique LPARs if in a Plex > > 3) What are the maximum values I can create a page dataset? > > Can I use a whole Mod3/9/27/54 for ONE page dataset? > > > > I have looked through Hot Flashes (Cheryl Watson) and MXG sourclib. I > have run > > through some of the Redbooks and share presentations. > > > > I am now looking for real life thoughts. I also thought this would be > > a > good topic for > > the archives. > > > > Thanks for any information > > > > Lizette ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
