Keep it under 50%. We target about 40%. There's a knee on that there curve you don't want to stumble upon. Spread over as many LCU's as you can. And use the full vol for page (minus cyl 0).
Marcy -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Shumate, Scott Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 11:26 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: [IBMVM] Page question I'm new to z/VM. I have a question about page packs. What is the rule of thumb for adding page packs. Today I have 1 LPAR with 4 page packs. It is currently running 45% on each pack. Regards, Scott Shumate Software Systems Programmer II Branch Bank & Trust Assistant Vice President Mainframe Support Mail Code: 100-99-09-10 Work: (252) 246-2306 Cell: (252) 373-9605