*** Reply to note of Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:26:29 -0500 (EST/CDT) *** by LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU
Do not forget I/O. FICON makes a big difference in zLinux. Sal Dennis Schaffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Hi, > >We're planning to acquire a z890 processor w/ 1 CP for a z/VM CMS workload >and 2 IFL engines for an eventual z/VM zLinux workload consisting largely >of Domino and WebSphere. > >We're expecting to run 10 Domino email DPARs and possibly up to 10-20 >WebSphere servers, although we don't know just yet what those applications >will be. > >We're trying to determine how much real storage to include on this z890 >processor. z890 storage comes in 8Gb increments. IBM tells us the HSA >will be 1Gb and we plan to reserve 2Gb for the CMS workload. That >potentially leave 5Gb for the zLinux workload and I'm trying to determine >if thats enough, especially since I'll want to reserve a third or so of it >for expanded storage. > >We haven't even tested Domino yet and have just one light WebSphere server >running currently, so we don't have much effective feedback on storage >requirements. We're currently running z/VM v4.4 but will be migrating to >v5.1 soon. > >For any of you who are running Domino and/or WebSphere, what do you think? > >Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. > >Dennis Schaffer >Mutual of Omaha > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit >http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
