And what about SET VDISK SYSLIM INFIN if you want to test without an IPL? 2010/4/7 Schuh, Richard <rsc...@visa.com>
> The question was not for a system that hosts Linux guests, it is for one > that uses V-disk instead of T-disk for most temp space. The doc mentions DPA > < 2G, DPA and external page space, but I don't see any formula for > calculating the SYSLIM that would be the default if none were specified in > the SYSTEM CONFIG. The current config file limits were determined in a > galaxy far, far away at a time long, long ago. I was wondering how they > would compare to the current system defaults which may well be more generous > than the limits that have been set. The problem is, we are as close to > 24X365.25 as we can be, so it may be a long time before I can bring the > system up without the config limits to see. > > > Regards, > Richard Schuh > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Barton Robinson > > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 4:49 PM > > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > Subject: Re: V-disk > > > > I've looked at a lot of installations using vdisk - I've only > > once seen an installation where vdisk "seemed" to be an issue > > - and that was when the installation had followed the 2 vdisk > > for swap guideline, but reversed the priority on the two > > disks and the larger one was used instead of the small one. > > So unless you've come up with a new imaginative way to use > > vdisk, use "INFINITE" and use the ESAMAP report ESASTR1 to > > understand the cost. > > There are many more important things to work on.... > > > > Schuh, Richard wrote: > > > Is there a formula that can be used to determine what the default > > > SYSLIM for V-disks would be in the absence of any SYSTEM CONFIG > > > definitions? If I enter QUERY FRAMES, I get this: > > > > > > q > > > frames > > > > > > > > All > > > Frames: > > > > > Configured=38273023 Real=38273023 Usable=38273023 > > > Offline=0 > > > Pageable=37871142 NotInitialized=0 > > > GlobalClearedAvail=160 > > > LocalClearedAvail=160 > > > LocalUnclearedAvail=155 > > > > > > Frames < > > > 2G: > > > > > GlobalUnclearedAvail=56339 Pageable=513876 > > > LogicalFreeStorage=5602 > > > RealFreeStorage=5 LockedRS=497 > > > LockedCmd=0 > > > MinidiskCache=8 Nucleus/Prefix=2521 Trace=400 > > > Other=1386 > > > > > > Frames > > > > 2G: > > > > > GlobalUnclearedAvail=4046728 Pageable=37357266 > > > LogicalFreeStorage=55733 > > > RealFreeStorage=19 LockedRS=15358 > > > LockedCmd=0 > > > MinidiskCache=97600 > > > Other=320360 > > > > > > > > > Assuming that the dasd space is sufficient to not be a limiting > > > factor, does this give enough information to calculate a > > default SYSLIM? > > > > > > Regards, > > > Richard Schuh > > > > > > > > > > > -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
