Same question, but we use Adabas not DB2 :) And Looks like we'll only be getting a 0A1 :(
At 02:42 PM 10/18/2002 -0500, you wrote: >I think this is technically possible. But I don't know if it is financially >a good idea or technically. We have a new 2066-0A2 (z/800) with an IFL >(which only runs z/VM & Linux/390). What I was wondering, could the DB2 data >base itself run on the Linux/390 system, using the IFL's CPU resources. The >OS/390 side would only have a "client" ability. I hope that makes sense. >What I want is for a job on the OS/390 side of the machine to use a DB2 >connection to the Linux/390 side of the machine to do the actual data base >work. I realize this would not be as efficient as doing it locally. So some >of my questions: > >1) It is technically feasible? > >2) It is financially feasible? > Cost of DB2 on Linux/390 on a z/800 with 1 IFL. > Cost of the "client" portion of DB2 on OS/390. Does this exist >separately from DB2 itself? > >3) How well will it perform? E.g. "If you do it that way, you'll only get >??% of the throughput that you would natively." > >4) Can the "client" on OS/390 do the data base backups for the DB2 on the >Linux/390 side? This is so that we could use our 3490E tapes and our OS/390 >tape management system. > >5) If #4 is NO, then would it be feasible to backup the DB2 tables to >Linux/390 DASD, perhaps "tar" the output, then "ftp" it to the OS/390 >system? What about dedicating a Linux/390 DASD partition(s) to this function >and backing that up using OS/390 (which is possible, the how to is in a >RedBook from IBM). > >6) Is this so stupid that I should be ashamed that I even asked the >question? > >My problems are: > >1) CPU required to run DB2 on the OS/390 system - that system is very CPU >constrainted and is likely to be even on the new machine. > >2) The actual money to get DB2 on OS/390. Cost of OS/390 version vs. cost of >Linux/390 version + OS/390 "client". > >-- >John McKown >Senior Technical Specialist >UICI Insurance Center >Applications & Solutions Team >+1.817.255.3225 Dave Gibney [EMAIL PROTECTED] System Programmer (509) 335-7359 Information Technology Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-1222
