>DFSORT can use zIIP on behalf of DB2 utilities, but not otherwise. Here's >more information: > >At this time, IBM has no plan for enabling DFSORT to exploit the system z9 >Integrated Information Processor (zIIP). IBM realizes DFSORT remains a >prominent component of our customers' batch workloads. However, the >added controls that would need to be implemented in order to maintain our >high standards for performance, reliability and system integrity are not >justified in view of estimations that there is a low offload potential and >the value to clients may be marginal.....[snip]
Interesting statement. I seem to remember that SyncSort offers an Add-On package that allows certain SyncSort processing to be offloaded to zIIPs. The above statement suggest that SyncSort's perfocmance is suffering from using zIIPs (simplified and exagerated, I know). Also "IBM Sort for DB2 for z/OS" (can't remember the exact name), is offloading to zIIPs, if I remember correctly. This procuct is based on SyncSort code as far as I understand. -- Peter Hunkeler ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
