Well the other reason is that IBM shows our IFL using 100% of the MIPS and I don't believe that is correct. We rarely go above 35% processor utilization. However, Barton's response may have cleared up why that is the case... Yes, I put the 70's and 72's through their cp3000 extract program and produced a file for them. I was surprised that the z/vm IFL info was even included.
________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Mark Wheeler Sent: Mon 12/22/2008 3:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How z/vm data gets on SMF Anne, I'm assuming you're referring to LPAR utilization data, which is contained within MF Type 70 records. These are collected for every LPAR on the box, whether z/OS, coupling facility LPARs, IFLs, zIIPS, zAAPs, etc. Mark L. Wheeler IT Infrastructure, 3M Center B224-4N-20, St Paul MN 55144 Tel: (651) 733-4355, Fax: (651) 736-7689 mlwheeler at mmm.com -- "I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go." Rachel Joy Scott "Crabtree, Anne D" <Anne.D.Crabtree@ To wv.gov> [email protected] Sent by: The IBM cc z/VM Operating System Subject <[email protected] How z/vm data gets on SMF ARK.EDU> 12/22/2008 01:58 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected] ARK.EDU> Recently sent a tape of SMF data from our machine to IBM for analysis. We have two LPARs (z/os) and an IFL (z/vm). SMF recording on z/os is straight forward. Man files are dumped to the tape from my two lpars when full... IBM provided usage information on our IFL from this tape and I'm not sure how they did that. How did information from z/vm on the IFL get on the SMF tapes created on z/os? Anne D. Crabtree System Programmer WV Office of Technology 1900 Kanawha Blvd East Charleston, WV 25305 (304)558-5914 ext 58292 (304)558-1441 fax
