Re: UUID for z/OS Instances

2024-06-05 Thread Al Sherkow Digest
), 7 (data loss), 90 (system status) and others only have the 4-char SMFID. For example it is non-trivial to match which SYSA IPL was related to which z/OS image with SMFID of SYSA. Al Sherkow -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: SCRT doubt

2023-07-13 Thread Al Sherkow Digest
It is computed for the same time period. Al -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: SCRT and not operating LPAR

2023-02-27 Thread Al Sherkow
other LPARs. I used these fields to determine if the LPAR was running z/OS. VM images showed up differently; I don't recall how a CF LPAR using GCPs showed up. Al Sherkow I.S. Management Strategies, LTD. -- For IBM-M

Re: Question on use of LPARNAME, SYSNAME and SMFID

2023-02-14 Thread Al Sherkow
I had problems to solve to combine old SMF records (0/IPL, 90(5A)/System Status) when 4-char SMFID/SYSPLEX/SYSNAME are duplicated on different machines as the CPUTYPE and serial number are not in most of the SMF records. I did ask IBM to add those to the SMF header some time ago. I think through

Re: Impact or got'cha's on changing SYSNAME

2023-02-14 Thread Al Sherkow
I don't consider myself a "systems programmer" any longer... I assume the only safe way to do this is with an IPL. I don't know if changing this dynamically is an option. There will be no issue with SCRT. SYSNAME is in both the SMF 70 and SMF 89 records that SCRT processes. SCRT can handle chang

Re: Question on use of LPARNAME, SYSNAME and SMFID

2023-02-13 Thread Al Sherkow
SMF89 record.) Most of my licensees have 4-char SMFID=SYSNAME. I have a few customers where they are different. As others have written some sites have found interesting uses for the extra four characters in SYSNAME. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. +1 414 332-3062 www.sherkow.com

Re: How to calculate MIPS or SU's from user CPU time statistics?

2022-02-09 Thread Al Sherkow
u may reduce a peak, but as Scott wrote, the latent demand or other factors in the workload just move the peak. At many sites the monthly 4HRA peaks are not predictable. Al Sherkow I/S Management Strategies, ltd. -- For IBM

Re: Low softcapping on high capacity CEC

2021-03-31 Thread Al Sherkow
I agree with Scott. That is what I was going to recommend to you also. Al -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: WWUNTERSE for distributed platforms (especially SMF)

2021-03-15 Thread Al Sherkow
Mario & Cheryl Thank you! This is useful and works as you described! Best regards, Al -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Group Capacity setting dropped

2020-12-04 Thread Al Sherkow
ge occurred for further investigation. None of my customers have discussed a similar issue with me. Best regards, Al Sherkow -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.

Re: VUE - how to find it?

2020-11-06 Thread Al Sherkow
be in some other SW tools). My licensees have a list of VUE and licensed functions for Excel to do MSU to VUE conversions, and also VUE to MSU conversions so they can build a site specific product, MSU, VUE tracking workbook. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on

Re: Container pricing

2019-12-13 Thread Al Sherkow
Yes, the DEV/TEST container is no longer included in the Simultaneous 4HRA. -- Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on WLC, LPARs and LCS Software Seminars on IBM SW Pricing +1 414 332-3062 -- For

Re: SCRT and ISVs?

2017-11-13 Thread Al Sherkow
SCRT reports. There is a big backend infrastructure that IBM built. (I know because I've emulated their backend to generate estimated invoices in my LCS product). SCRT leads to a monthly invoice, and few ISVs take monthly data from a customer today and generate an invoice. Al Sh

Re: Real World data on CPU cost savings with ZIIP/ZAAP engines

2017-10-16 Thread Al Sherkow
zIIP capacity to their machines. This is just one more way my tool, LCS, has been helping sites save money since 2003! Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC) and LCS Software Seminars on IBM Mainframe Software Pricing +1 414 332-

Re: Vendor Licensing Frustrations

2017-04-23 Thread Al Sherkow
t I don't require a license key for the daily data extraction and collection process. The license key is only used during analysis, reporting and auditing of SCRT. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC

Re: Mobile Workload Pricing

2017-03-10 Thread Al Sherkow
ation in now rather than later. I do know sites that have transactions that work for tradition and Mobile work that have "cloned" the transaction for Mobile to make that more easy to identify. The "routing" uses the traditional transaction or the mobile transaction. Al S

Re: IBM's 12-month SVC period replaced with MVM

2017-02-17 Thread Al Sherkow
Minor point: April 10, 2017 will bring a new release of SCRT, not a new Version. Customers are required to use the most recent version but you do not need to install an SCRT release unless you need the functionality of that release. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting

IBM's 12-month SVC period replaced with MVM

2017-02-16 Thread Al Sherkow
Of course LCS will be updated to support this new functionality for my licensees! Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC), LPARs and LCS Software Seminars Since 2003 on IBM Mainfra

Re: Splitting a sysplex in two

2016-11-16 Thread Al Sherkow
kload is growing overtime you should be OK. IF your workload is shrinking then CMP may not save you money, and could cost you money. Again, the rules are complicated. Al Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC) and LCS Software Se

Re: SMF type 89 records reporting RMF usage

2016-07-14 Thread Al Sherkow
RMF will be in the PRODFEAT fields of TYPE89-2 (PDB.TYPE892 in MXG) but SCRT does not read that field and SCRT does not report that fields. In the same records, the PRODREGS should be zero if you are not using RMF. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload

Re: SMF type 89 records reporting RMF usage

2016-07-12 Thread Al Sherkow
invoice shows RMF, then IBM's license data needs to be corrected. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC), LPARs and LCS Software Seminars on IBM Mainframe Software Pricing +1 414 332-3062 www.sherko

Re: SCRT input from z/OS 1.12 and 2.2

2016-04-12 Thread Al Sherkow
fixes an ABEND S02 when using multiple SMF datasets having different LRECLs." See <http://ibm.com/systems/z/resources/swprice/subcap/scrt/new.html> for more information on today's update. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Cha

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Al Sherkow
ous 4HRA of your sub-capacity software products. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC), LPARs and LCS Software Seminars on IBM Mainframe Software Pricing since 2003! +1 414 332-3062 www.sherkow.com ---

Re: z/OS pricing question

2015-09-09 Thread Al Sherkow
ment letter 215-230 dated July 28, 2015. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC) Seminars on IBM Mainframe Software Pricing +1 414 332-3062 -- For IBM-MAIN sub

Re: SCRTTOOL requirements?

2015-04-17 Thread Al Sherkow
es other SMF records to determine if an IPL occurred and whether it was preceded with a HALT EOD command or not. Additionally LCS audits the SCRT or MWRT CSV output files and the resultant IBM invoice. Al Sherkow I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charge

Re: zNALC Reporting Requirements

2014-12-01 Thread Al Sherkow
zNALC paperwork and recertifying that the LPARs still qualify for zNALC. Regards, Al -- Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC), Seminars on IBM Mainframe Software Pricing +1 414 332-3062

Re: Hard Capping an LPAR

2014-08-21 Thread Al Sherkow Digest
d that someone else has been successful with the particular vendors, and that is good information to have. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on WLC, & LCS Software Seminars on IBM SW Pricing +1 41

Re: Hard Capping an LPAR

2014-08-20 Thread Al Sherkow Digest
Putting a hard cap on an LPAR limits the LPAR's use of the CPU; it does not limit a single application. Yes you specify that on the HMC. 5% of 2000 is 100. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC), LCS Software and Semina

Re: zIIP simulation

2013-10-31 Thread Al Sherkow
My analysis uses SMF data and is based only on public documentation of the SMF data. I have to explain my analysis to customers and clients so anything I might know under NDA is not useful in those circumstances. If some vendor(s), as Ed wrote are using CPU and it is not marked as zXXP eligibl

Re: zIIP simulation

2013-10-30 Thread Al Sherkow
study entire months. (The weird months that begin on the 2nd and end on the 1st). LCS reporting also includes analysis of what your bill would be without any zXXP engines when you do have them. This shows the value the zXXPs are providing month after month. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies

Re: Predict WLC invoice amount ...

2013-05-14 Thread Al Sherkow
S estimate the invoice? So that was implemented. Now customers can audit SCRT which is the input to the invoice, and the resultant invoice itself. Best regards, Al -- Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC), LPARs and LCS Software Semin

Re: Predict WLC invoice amount ...

2013-05-14 Thread Al Sherkow
y the same as SCRT's calculated four hour rolling average either. -- Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC), LPARs and LCS Software Seminars on IBM Mainframe Softwar

Re: SMF42 subtype 6 interpretation

2013-04-22 Thread Al Sherkow
The examples did not use anything exotic like that. This was "direct" attached DASD and the write misses were occasionally half a second and that showed up in the SMF42-6 data as that records average and maximum service times. -

Re: SMF42 subtype 6 interpretation

2013-04-21 Thread Al Sherkow
ed how to use the SMF 42-6 data to better understand response time for cache hits and cache misses. Hard to believe that was 15 years ago that I did that work. Al Sherkow -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / arch

Re: Defined capacity

2013-02-26 Thread Al Sherkow
Capacity Limits. What does not work as you might expect is LPAR Group Capacity Limits and IRD Weight Management, as IRD stops adjusting weights when the LPAR Group Capacity Limit is limiting the group (or softcapping the group) . Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise

Re: Defined capacity

2013-02-25 Thread Al Sherkow
Capacity by itself. I'm interested to continue the discussion of IRD and DC if someone wants to share their experience. Regards, Al Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges

Re: Defined capacity

2013-02-15 Thread Al Sherkow
, to the LPARs that are impacting more important work. This is what IRD weight management would do. You can use both of these capabilities together, but you must understand that weight management stops, as it is at the time the group cap "turns on". Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strat

Re: Defined capacity

2013-02-15 Thread Al Sherkow
The "initial capping" checkbox on the HMC is the original (back to the 3090?) PR/SM Hard Capping control. HardCapped LPARs do not work with Defined Capacity or LPAR Group Capacity Limits. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Ch

Analysis of "Technology Update Pricing for AWLC" on zEC12s

2013-01-25 Thread Al Sherkow
ricing change I would not expect any site to install a zEC12 for the "software" savings, but it is a component of ROI and/or TCO. Please see: http://bitly.com/14ePd7b or http://www.sherkow.com/updates/tup_for_awlc_new_slopes_for_pricingplexes.html Al Sherkow I/S M

Re: Service Unit rate and HiperDispatch

2013-01-04 Thread Al Sherkow
HW or SW Service Units) does not really have any control over the Service Units. That is controlled by whomever sets up WLM and how WLM, z/OS, and PR/SM manage each machine. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License Charges (WLC), LPARs and LCS Sof

Re: IBM warns mainframe shops of 2013 price hike

2012-11-24 Thread Al Sherkow
FWLC was introduced with Workload License Charges, z/OS and the z900. This is a metric per footprint, regardless of the size of the machine. MVS DITTO V2 (5695-100) is one of these products. The price of FWLC products is not based on the size of the full CPC MSU. This product is being increased

Re: Logical CP to physical CP ratio

2012-10-12 Thread Al Sherkow
erheads of various configuration. Barbara Nitz's post was right on. I agree with all of that. I don't recall reading about her configuration of the sandplex, and I think that is a very good idea. Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on IBM Workload License