Few faster maybe, but when few becomes one, it is time to run :) away,. Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Itschak Mugzach > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: additional processor? > > Google for fewer faster and you'll find some articles and post on that. > It, > of course depend on your workload. If you have long running jobs, they > would > run as fast as the single processor speed... > > Itschak > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Clark, Kevin > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > TED, > > > > You're correct! I should have added ignore the cover sheet it will > most > > likely suggest a new processor. > > > > "" Fewer faster are better than more slower engines for many > workloads > > "" > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:29 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: additional processor? > > > > >It's best to have IBM commission a Capacity Study. > > > > Having a vendor doing a Capacity Study is akin to: > > > > The Farmer yells into the henhouse: > > "How's it going"? > > The Fox yells back: > > "Send in more chickens"! > > > > > > >You can supply them with a peak usage week of SMF/RMF data usually > at > > no cost. > > > > I've not seen it at no cost for years. > > The last one I was involved in/hired for cost my company $750K (US). > > > > And, as always, a capacity study (especially the first one) involves > an > > upgrade (see above). > > - > > Too busy driving to stop for gas! > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN > INFO > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > > > This e-mail message and any attachments transmitted with it are > > confidential and are intended solely for the use of its authorized > > recipient(s). If you are not an intended or authorized recipient, you > are > > hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking > any > > action in reliance on the information contained in this e-mail is > > prohibited. If you have received this message in error or are not > authorized > > to receive it, please immediately notify the sender and delete the > original > > message and all copies of it from your computer. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN > INFO > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
