We collect the SMF70,89 records throughout the month and submit a Subcapacity Report each month based on MSU usage; we generally save a few dollars each month. We must report on all LPARS defined to our processor; in our case a production LPAR and a test LPAR. Our SCRT eligible products are:
"z/OS V1","5694-A01",33 "CICS TS for z/OS V3","5655-M15",33 "MQSeries for z/OS V6","5655-L82",33 "IBM Enterprise Cobol for z/OS and OS/390 V3 In our installation parameters for SCRT Release 19.2 the following IMS products are eligible for SCRT: EDIT BDC2.SCRT.V19R2M0.NO89 237 lines dele Command ===> Scroll ===> C ****** ***************************** Top of Data ************************** 000001 * IMS DATA COLLECTOR FOR WEBSPHERE STUDIO APPL MONITOR V3 000002 * TIVOLI COMPOSITE APPLICATION MANAGER FOR IMS V6 ****** **************************** Bottom of Data ************************ Suggest install the current SCRTool, collect the data over a month and see what you get... If the rolling average for MSU utilization in a given month is lower than the licensed capacity of your processor you may save a few dollars each month... -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of JT Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 5:41 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Running a SYSPLEX - what's needed Thanks for all the responses here and offline. Here are some answers to questions about our environment: - The 2096-T01 is our only processor. We are running z/OS 1.11. - We do not currently use sub-capacity processing. We do not submit monthly SCRT reports. - The T01 runs at 100% every night for 10 hours. - The IMS address space and MPRs are up from 6AM-8PM daily. These address spaces average LT 3% utilization during this time. The peak for a 30 minute interval is almost always under 5%. - There is a small amount batch IMS during the nightly cycle (after 8PM). - We run IMS TM/DM. Some IMS TM also use DB2. - We currently use CA-MIM when the TECH LPAR is up - not GRS. - IMS DM and TM are currently under EWLC pricing. The main IMS application is critical to our business. It is not scheduled to be replaced for at least 5 years. Several folks commented off-line that if we only use a single CEC there is no possibility of savings. Planning for Sub-capacity Pricing on z/OS indicates the sub-capacity pricing metric operates at the LPAR level. I did not see anything about CEC limitations. Did I miss something? Are there any small shops out there that have been successful at controlling IMS costs by creating a separate 'IMS LPAR'? Thanks for the responses. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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