Re: Single-System Independent Auxiliary Storage Pools

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No question breaking it up is an issue especially if you get it wrong to 
start!! Clearly better when it's hosted (IBM i host or SAN) because you 
can parcel out as needed and you can use non standard disk sizes to 
assure sufficient arms even when the ASP is small.

        - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 12/6/2017 7:07 PM, Rob Berendt wrote:
> I think the big problem with ASP's, either iASP or the other kind, is
> people hate having islands of space.  Picture this, I have my system ASP
> and I have my other ASP.  You kind of like to have neither approach over
> x% full.  So now you've got islands of free space.
>
> One thing I like about hosting/guesting is you can pass out what you need
> from the host to a guest as needed.  Granted, I don't like to have any
> guest approach 90%.
>
> Then there's the age old argument "do you really need to keep x% free of
> such larger disk spaces?"  I say, yes, you still do.
>
>
> Rob Berendt