The LSPR numbers give a fairly decent indication of performance based upon various workloads. Of course you have to know the kind of work that your shop does.
Kirk is correct. IBM has a couple of tools for doing CPU projections based upon the current numbers and projecting it onto various processor configurations... available on resource link. <half a plug> my old company would do performance projections for their customers as part of their value add </half a plug Rob Schramm Senior Systems Consultant Imperium Group On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Skip Robinson <jo.skip.robin...@sce.com>wrote: > Brings to mind the by-far most often quoted performance standard in the > U.S.: the MPG rating attached to every new car sold in this country. More > than merely 'it depends', MPG has two ratings displayed: highway and > non-highway. What you actually experience *should* fall somewhere in > between. I've never heard a complaint from anyone whose MPG is too high. > In the case of too low, we've had some highly publicized lawsuits > hereabouts. > > <personal rant> Auto makers love the wiggle phrase "your actual mileage > may vary". Duh. Of course it will vary. That's why MPG is given as a > range. What they are loathe to admit is that "your actual mileage may > differ" from the advertized range. Ouch. Lawyer up, drivers. Clear your > court calendar. In the latest publicized lawsuit, the auto maker is > attempting to toss the whole controversy onto the Feds, who actually > produce and publish the numbers. Good luck with that. <unrant> > > Did Whitehead assert that this is a virtual Friday? > > . > . > JO.Skip Robinson > SCE Infrastructure Technology Services > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 626-302-7535 Office > 323-715-0595 Mobile > jo.skip.robin...@sce.com > > > > From: John Gilmore <jwgli...@gmail.com> > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Date: 07/17/2012 09:21 AM > Subject: Re: Help with elementary CPU speed question > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > > > > I have some sympathy with Peter Farley's 'rant' > > Things should perhaps be otherwise. They are not, and I see no > immediate prospect that they will become so. > > There is also another way to look at Peter's view. Whitehead long ago > warned us that a complex question cannot be simplified by asking > simple questions about it. > > John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 -USA > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
