We have used db2 Connect on zLinux for several years.  We recently
upgraded to z10 from z9 and saw no changes.  We also upgraded from 5.2
to 5.4 in the process.  We do use hipersockets and a vswitch.  

David Dean
Information Systems
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-----Original Message-----
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of James Olson (Services - 6)
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:42 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] DB2 Connect and Linux on Z

I think I can clear my question a little.  I have been told by the DB2
team that they believe they think they have read somewhere in the zOS
1.10 software and/or hardware engineering information that DB2 use of
Hipersockets is different on the Z9 hardware (which we are on) compared
to the Z10 hardware.    

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Jim Olson
Dominion Resource Services, Inc
Senior Software Engineer
OSS - Operating System Support
Phone: (804) 771-3456,  Tie Line: 8-736-3456
Email: [email protected]

-----Original Message-----
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Alan Altmark
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 2:19 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] DB2 Connect and Linux on Z

On Wednesday, 06/10/2009 at 01:33 EDT, Tom Duerbusch
<[email protected]> 
wrote:
> I don't think UDB uses zIIP engines.  They use IFL engines.
Performance 
seems 
> to be good, especially over hipersockets.

Boy, this conversation has taken an intresting turn.  :-)  The question
is 
whether DB2 Connect on Linux on System z talking via DRDA to DB2 on z/OS

across HiperSockets will enjoy the same zIIP benefit as the same DRDA 
transaction would receive when acccessed by some other host via 
OSA-Express.

The advice the OP received that DB2 on z/OS would treat DRDA connections

via HiperSockets differently than those made via OSA is suspect.  First,
I 
don't know how DB2 could tell the difference.  Second, it doesn't make 
sense because packets could flow via HiperSockets OR via OSA on the same

TCP connection!

A call to the Support Center would clarify the issue.

Alan Altmark
z/VM Development
IBM Endicott
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