Re: Does 6.1 need more "horsepower" than V5R4?

There is no good way to answer this question since there are too many variables. V6 is a bit more sensitive to memory and disk arms, but you get back quite a bit in other places. The best way to answer your question is to use Performance Navigator from Midrange Performance Group (I am a registered re-marketer of MPG but I'm sure a partner in your area is too) Collect the data for a few weeks and then run it though the tool. It will give you a very good idea of what you might expect in a jump from V5R4 to V6. V5R2 is too far back to make good judgement about. Most partners can use the software on your box for 30 days for just such a project. There is a cost for the software, and I'm sure the partner will charge you for the analysis. MPG will also do it for you for a fee.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 4/10/2012 11:20 AM, John Yeung wrote:

We're currently using V5R2 on a Model 810 (feature 7409) and are
testing V5R4 on another box with the same specs (though more disk
space). Once we're confident everything we need works on V5R4 (seems
likely), the plan is to upgrade to 6.1.

My question is: If we install 6.1 on the same machine that V5R4 is on
now, will there be a drop in performance? (Or could it possibly even
become slightly faster?)

John
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