Mark, We have DS8300s and z/OS 1.6 is almost across the board. And, yes, I was referring to MIDAW. We are a heavy DB2/VSAM shop, so when we get a z9, we will be monitoring to validate those claims.
Bob Richards Technologist Enterprise Technology Infrastructure SunTrust Banks, Inc. (404) 575-2798 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Zelden Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 9:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IBM z9 upgrade and the SW pricing benefit On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:22:47 -0400, Richards.Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >What *I* am interested in seeing when we go to a z9 is how accurate those DB2/VSAM performance claims are! > Are you referring to MIDAW? If so, who's DASD are you using and are you at z/OS 1.6 or above (z/OS 1.6 requires PTFs to enable/support MIDAW). Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America and Farmers Insurance Group mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Programming expert at http://Search390.com/ateExperts/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.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 LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Seeing Beyond Money is a service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
