On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:51 AM, Jim Bohnsack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Writing the accounting code to handle the accounting records is no small
task. I did it in the '80's and would share it except that that was 2 jobs
ago and I almost certainly didn't keep any of it to share.
Writing code
I think that minute-by-minute usage of main memory could be accounted
for in the same manor as CPU can be done if you start with the MONITOR
data instead of the ACCOUNTING data. I think the current ACCOUNTING data
is insufficient for a good chargeback system. Although with today's
LINUX workloads
We are in the process of getting ready to add production Linux guest and we
need to know how you are charging back the customer for running Linux under
z/VM. We currently charge a fixed fee per month for small, medium and large
based on the size of the individual server's memory, cpu, and
The best model is one I heard last week at the ibm conference. One large well known
installation charges only for prime shift, with 3 different rates based on types of
service. All charges are based on resource consumption. With the usage charges and prime
shift only charges, users are
, October 20, 2008 4:45 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Cost accounting for Linux guest running under z/VM
The best model is one I heard last week at the ibm conference. One large well
known
installation charges only for prime shift, with 3 different rates based on
types of
service
I have done it 3 1/2 times. The first time was in FORTRAN under VM/370
R5. Two times at this job using paid-for products (VMAccount and
CA-JARS). Both were too much information for management and not enough
of the right information for me. The 1/2 time was much more recent
thanks to a special
