Re: zAAP engine Benefit Question

2008-06-29 Thread Peter Relson
I understand the JVM is the only authorized zAAP user. Your understanding is incorrect / incomplete (the XML parser, for example). Peter Relson z/OS Core Tecnology Design -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: zAAP engine Benefit Question

2008-06-29 Thread Rob Schramm
According to the most recent announcements, ZAAP can also be used for XML processing for COBOL. But AFAIK the ZAAP does not have any direct contact with the IP stack. Since a typical web application would be HTTPServer-WAS-DB2. IP communication would be reduced if WAS-DB2 were using the

Re: zAAP engine Benefit Question

2008-06-29 Thread Timothy Sipples
Dennis Longnecker writes: I understand the JVM is the only authorized zAAP user. The z/OS XML System Services also can take advantage of zAAPs, and that particular support is available starting at z/OS 1.7. Your statement is correct only for z/OS 1.6, the first release to support zAAPs at all.

Re: zAAP engine Benefit Question

2008-06-28 Thread Kenneth E Tomiak
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Longnecker, Dennis Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 12:38 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: zAAP engine Benefit Question In the March 2008 Redbook title System Programmer's Guide to: Workload Manager it has a section that reads: 3.6.3 zSeries Application Assist

zAAP engine Benefit Question

2008-06-27 Thread Longnecker, Dennis
In the March 2008 Redbook title System Programmer's Guide to: Workload Manager it has a section that reads: 3.6.3 zSeries Application Assist Processor (zAAP) The benefits of using a zAAP processor to execute Java code are saving CPU cycles in IP stacks and in the firewalls due to the

Re: zAAP engine Benefit Question

2008-06-27 Thread Knutson, Sam
, Dennis Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 12:38 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: zAAP engine Benefit Question In the March 2008 Redbook title System Programmer's Guide to: Workload Manager it has a section that reads: 3.6.3 zSeries Application Assist Processor (zAAP) The benefits of using a zAAP