On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:35:57 -0500, Dave Kopischke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:23:56 -0700, Gibney, Dave wrote: > >>I might have to look at capping if we go further down the SCRT and >>perhaps zNALC route, but for now, no hard capping. >> > >You might seriously consider over-buying capacity and going with a soft cap. >That allows you to get 100% of your machine for periods of high demand and >only have to pay at the four hour rolling average mark. You might have to do >some work to ensure you aren't bumping up to your softcap level too often or >you'll never have an interval where 100% usage will stay within your softcap. >It's working well for us, but would be better if all our third party licenses >would play along. > (C)Amen, brother! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
