I get the Ziip question now. The DDF (DB2 distributed) type processing
for DB2 on z/OS will still use the Ziips. The data that is being sent
down to the z/Linux guest that is running DB2 Connect is going over the
HiperSockets
This processing on z/OS is still Ziip eligible. Once it hits the z/Linux
guest it is not Ziip eligible and in my case runs on the IFLs
 
Thank You,
 
Terry Martin
Lockheed Martin - Information Technology
z/OS & z/VM Systems - Performance and Tuning
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-----Original Message-----
From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
David Boyes
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:25 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: DB2 Connect and Linux on Z

> We are new to the Linux world and have been developing Linux servers
on
> our Z9. We are thinking of setting up a DB2 Connect Linux on a Z
server
> with Hypersocket connection to out DB2 database which is on one of our
> zOS lpars.  Does anyone know if the performance is going to be
> compatible to the DB2 Connect running on a solaris server where the
> connection is Ziip eligible.  I have been told that if the DB2 connect
> runs through Hypersockets it is no longer Ziip elegible.  Forgive me
if
> I seen to not be making sense.

I'm not sure I understand the question. ZIIPs serve only workload
actually performed on z/OS, AFAIK (although I have some ideas about how
to change that...). The only part of a transaction involving a non-z/OS
client that would ever be ZIIP-eligible is the actual lookup/marshalling
of the data done inside DB/2 on z/OS. 

If I understand what you're asking, then the two systems (Solaris and
Linux on Z) attempting to execute the same query via DB2 Connect against
a zOS DB2 server would receive exactly the same treatment; there's
nothing special about Solaris vs Linux clients in this scenario. That
would apply to any network-based client, whether using hipersockets or
any other transport. Workload running directly on z/OS accessing z/OS
DB2 would benefit more from the ZIIP because the DB2 and z/OS code knows
it's there and can exploit it more effectively. 

Am I totally misunderstanding you? 

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