> > My point was to find a way to make use of them that might open the way > > to making them useful to VM work. It would obviously require IBM to > > permit them to be used by non-z/OS workload if it were to happen. > > Ah. OK. Their purpose is to offload cycles from MSU-based processors in > order to reduce software costs. But since OTC software doesn't charge > based on MSUs, but on the number of processors, there is no software or > hardware cost savings to be had.
Other than getting the maximum use of the resources you've already paid for, if z/OS doesn't use them all the time. Me, I'd turn them into IFLs, but Some People Just Don't Smoke That Stuff.
