Re: How much memory do you REALLY have?

One thing to realize is that every system has a service processor.

The SP is what get booted when you get to DST.

It has just got more attention with the new i5's.

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Bryan Dietz
Aktion Associates


midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 10/20/2005 11:14:24 PM:

> OK Smart guy, explain this then:
>
> ==================
> Work with Shared Pools
> System: FRANKIE
> Main storage size (M) . : 2997.40
> ==================
>
> 8x256MB Cards and 8x128MB Cards adds up to 3096MB Memory but JUUUUUST a
> fuzz under 100MB has gone missing. It ain't the FSP taking it either as
> Frankie is a 170!
>
> Actually on i5's you and Bryan are correct. The FSP takes memory whether
> you have 1 partition or many.
>
> It appears that V5R3 does abscond with some memory for it's own use,
> however even V5R2 did this to a lessor extent:
>
> ==================
> Work with Shared Pools
> System: LILY
> Main storage size (M) . : 1013.34
> ==================
>
> Lily is a V5R2 170 with 8x128MB for 1024MB Total.
>
> - Larry
>
>
>
> kirkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >Bryan has it right. The i5's FSP ( Flexible Service Processor  ) is
using
> >the missing memory. How will depend on the HW you have and things like
> >Virtual Ethernet ports etc.  You can get a guesstimate by using the LPAR

> >Validation Tool (LVT). You can tell it just "1" LPAR if you want.