On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Farley, Peter x23353 <peter.far...@broadridge.com> wrote: > Tom, are you sure about that i7 processor spec? I believe the i7 is a 4-core > processor, not a 6-core processor. And if you turn off hiperthreading it > really is only 4 cores, not the 8 cores you seem to have with hiperthreading > turned on. > > Plus, I read this in the specs for the hardware supported by RD&T: > > > Processor core requirement: > > At least 1 Linux core is required for each set of 3 z/OS cores implemented. > > For standard installations, IBM recommends a 4-Core system with 1 core > devoted to linux and 3 cores devoted to z/OS. > > For Sysplex installations, IBM recommends an 11-Core system with 3 cores > devoted to linux and 8 cores devoted to z/VM and its guests. > > > AFAIK ordinary people don't have access to an 11-core system. That would > require a "PC" with four i7 CPU's on the motherboard, and I don't know of any > such "PC" >motherboard out there.
Sound like a dual Xeon workstation is required. That's likely gonna set you back at least US $3K or even more. I saw a 12 core (24 threads) 64Gb RAM for about $6K. Same place had 24 core (48 threads), 64Gb RAM for US $8,600 > > Does that mean RD&T cannot really support a "Sysplex installation"? > > Peter > -- There is nothing more pleasant than traveling and meeting new people! Genghis Khan Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
