One difference between SMC-R and SMC-D is that I believe SMC-D is
available on z13 (GA2) and z13s processors at no additional charge,
while SMC-R is a priced feature. This makes the cost of evaluating or
even trying out SMC-D a lot lower, given a box that supports it.
If I recall correctly, some differences between Hipersockets and SMC-D
are the better performance, higher bandwidth, and lower CPU consumption
of SMC-D.
Roger Lowe wrote:
You may also want to checkout a tool called SMC Applicability Tool (SMCAT)
which may help you in determining the value of SMC-D (or SMC-R)
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/network/commserver/SMCR/
--
John Eells
IBM Poughkeepsie
ee...@us.ibm.com
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