Yes. Parallel Sysplex. No ICF Engines. During "As-is" migration , Legacy system migrated from 2 z900 Processors (which were in sysplex) to z9BC.
John On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Field, Alan C. <alan.c.fi...@supervalu.com>wrote: > John, > > The cpus defined as CF (specialty) engines ONLY run the CF code, so > there is no gain to you SYSA/B/C/D lpars. > > Are you running a parallel sysplex? > > Also I think the GP engines are in one pool, and the CF engines in > another so your weights aren't giving you the MIPs you think. > > Alan > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of John Mitchelle > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 10:57 > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: CF LPAR MIPS Utilisation > > Hi, > > I have 936 MIPS processor Z02-2096 z9BC > > I have 4 LPARS and 2 CF LPARs > > SYSA (Prod) > > SYSB (Dev) > > SYSC (Test) > > SYSD (Maint) > > SYCF1 > > SYCF2 > > Both CPU Engines are online across all LPAR's. > > Wts are in such a way that MIPS Allocation are > > 650 for SYSA > > 50 for SYSB > > 50 for SYSC > > 50 for SYSD > > 100 MIPS for SYCF1 and > > 36 MIPS for SYCF2 , > > > SYSA is UNCAPPED and SYSB, SYSC and SYSD are CAPPED. > > Recently we are having issues related to MIPS capacity. > > I am aware that in case SYSA needs more capacity then it can take from > SYSB,SYSC,SYSD if available. > > However, was wondering whether system will allow to take MIPS from > Coupling Facility LPAR's as well or not if available ? > > These are the structures in use for CF > > ISGLOCK > IXCXCF1 > IXCXCF2 > > Is there any advantage in getting rid of these coupling facility ? > Will that give us comfort ofhaving these additional MIPS ? > > > John > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
