Some more benefits not previously mentioned: 1. More LPARs available (if you go past the R07 model). 2. More granular capacity increments. 3. HiperSockets (for fast in-memory cross-LPAR TCP/IP connections). 4. Although speculative, probably there will be an easier in-place upgrade to a future model. 5. Intelligent Resource Director (IRD) available. 6. Lower cost, faster, and more numerous IFLs (up to 6 on the A01 model). 7. Expansion up to 64 GB memory (and probably lower cost). 8. Capacity On Demand.
I think the call home feature is also a difference -- I think. - - - - - Timothy F. Sipples Consulting Enterprise Software Architect, z9/zSeries IBM Japan, Ltd. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
