LPAR and Performance

Hi All,

 

In the New Year we might be purchasing a new 500E-series machine with
1000CPW.  Our current machine (720-240/35) currently houses both our
production and development services.  We keep our production data in a
specific directory (Source, Objects and Data), and we keep our
development data in another directory (again, source, objects and data).

 

We have run into some occasions where a program or an LF will be
compiled into the live system from the development side.  Of course, it
usually wreaks all kinds of havoc until the rogue file is located and
recompiled.

 

With our new system, I'm thinking of dividing up the production and
development areas via an LPAR.  Can someone discuss their experiences to
me on how it has affected your environment?   I'd like to hear about how
people have found it works.

 

Also, does it affect h/w and s/w licensing costs if you have your
machine LPARed?  Finally, if and when we do get a new box, we'll need to
migrate the data and programs from our old AS/400 to the new box.  Can
you LPAR a machine and migrate the information over without causing too
much havoc?

 

Thanks for your responses!


Brian.

 

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Brian Piotrowski

Specialist - I.T.

Simcoe Parts Service, Inc.

PH: 705-435-7814

FX: 705-435-6746

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