On Wed, 16 May 2007 20:47:49 -0500, Russell Witt wrote: >Actually, CA announced last February at Share that both CA-Vtape and CA Tape Encryption will be using the zIIP (if available) for both compression and encryption. So, while a zIIP is not free; it is much cheaper then main CPU cycles. Plus, since a zIIP doesn't count as mainframe cycles you don't have to pay software upgrade fee's. >
It's interesting that IBM would allow that kind of workload to be diverted to a zIIP. I would have thought they'd prefer you utilize the cryptographic coprocessor and thus sell another expensive specialty engine. Doesn't IBM specify the type of work that can go to a specialty engine ??? My impression is IBM wants to control that fairly tightly. Maybe not ??? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
