It depends. The cpu power of a z9 (or now z10) is larger than a z9BC.You need to consider what 'size' IFL's you're talking about, what kind of applications- do they do a lot of I/O use cpu, use memory, etc.
________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harris, Nick J. Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 3:20 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Number of IFLs to zLinux guests Hello All, Is there a golden rule about the number of IFLs to support production Linux guests? I understand all shops are different and 'it depends' applies...but we are curious as to the ratio of IFLs to Linux guest in other shops. Are there any shops out there running zLinux guests in production under z/VM with two or less IFLs besides us? We have four production Linux guests and twenty one test Linux guests supported by two IFLs on a z9BC. TIA Thanks, Nick Harris Lead Systems Programmer Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company 7420 Fish Pond Rd. Waco, TX 76710 254.751.2259 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************* This communication, including attachments, is for the exclusive use of addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this communication and destroy all copies. *************************************************************************
