Running a SYSPLEX - what's needed

In order to save on IMS MLC charges (uses about 3%), we are investigating adding a second 'IMS LPAR' to our configuration (on same CEC). Currently we are running a 2096-T01. We run a production LPAR and occasionally a TECH sandbox LPAR. In 2012 we may be looking at replacing the T01 with a 2

z9 BC withdraw from marketing

IBM Announcement 909-120 states: Effective June 30, 2010, IBM® will withdraw from marketing the IBM System z9® Business Class (z9TM BC) and System z9 Enterprise Class (z9 EC), all models, features, and upgrades. We purchased a 2096 with Q02 capacity (335MIPs/47MSU) in 2008. It is currently run

z9 Crypto Express2 usage

Have a z9 with 2 Crypto Express2 cards we hope to use. Any suggested manuals for someone that has no experience with with ICSF or these cards? I reviewed the archives and found a pointer to Red Book SG24-7123 z9-109 Crypto update. I also am reviewing several ICSF manuals. Any other good sour

z800 to z9 migration

We are a small shop looking to migrate from a single LPAR 2066-001 to a z9. On a normal day we hit 100% CPU utilization for several hours during Prime Shift (8AM-4PM). The Prime shift workload consists of production online work (CICS, IMS and DB2) from our business community, development work

z/OS on the ISERIES

One of my managers is asking if it is possible to run our work, which currently runs on a z/800 with z/OS, CICS, IMS and DB2, on an ISERIES box. My first thought is MVS can not, but CICS and DB2 probably can. I know the real question should be about the applications - but from an infrastructu