Rob,
If you buy a used HMC, how do you get software and support for it? All the
software downloads are now tied to a serial number which is checked against
the SWMA on that number.
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Subject: RE: Running jobs on a separate core
See if you can correct that when you get your new box. That will help with
new version testing.
In the meantime, there's always cloud for testing...
Or, I would think there would be a plethora of old HMC's going cheap. We
have two we're going to send back to our BP shortly because they won't
support anything newer than a P6.
Rob Berendt
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From: Brian Piotrowski <bpiotrowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: 05/22/2014 02:05 PM
Subject: RE: Running jobs on a separate core
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Nope. No HMC and a single LPAR.
/b;
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You got an HMC and multiple lpar capability?
That may help.
Rob Berendt
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From: Brian Piotrowski <bpiotrowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: 05/22/2014 12:06 PM
Subject: RE: Running jobs on a separate core
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
I agree....we are totally guilty of that. Unfortunately our project
timelines are so tight and many projects are back to back that we do not
have the time to check it (yes, it's a sad excuse, but it's unfortunate
reality).
/b;
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Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 10:21 AM
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7.1 has been GA for over 4 years now. Since 4/23/2010. Now, by dragging
your feet in going to 7.1, you have taken going to Power 8 off the table.
Having personally worked on Power 8 equipment and the awesome, FREAKING
AWESOME, performance benefits I am seeing on it, I really think any second
you delay in getting to 7.1 (or beyond) is another bullet through your
foot.
http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/i/planning/upgrade/suptschedule.html
What hardware are you running that you've not gone to 7.1?
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssm1platformibmi
Rob Berendt
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From: Brian Piotrowski <bpiotrowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: 05/22/2014 10:02 AM
Subject: RE: Running jobs on a separate core
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Thanks, Rob.
In reviewing various documents a lot of them point to creating a new
subsystem and pushing the QZDASOINIT jobs onto it. I guess it's something
we'll have to investigate once the new box arrives.
We would have purchased one of the new i8 boxes coming out next month, but
our applications are unproven on 7.1 and I wasn't going to risk having a
primary box with untested apps on it.
/b;
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Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 9:47 AM
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Subject: Re: Running jobs on a separate core
Now there's an oxymoron: "new 400".
I don't believe there is a way to dedicate out processors like you can
memory. With memory, you can bust it up into subsystems and whatnot. This
has been around since, well, back on 400's.
About the only way to dedicate processors is to create separate
partitions.
Rob Berendt
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Date: 05/22/2014 09:26 AM
Subject: Running jobs on a separate core
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
All,
In the next month or so our new 400 will be delivered to us. The new box
will have two cores because right now our single core machine is being
crushed by the QZDASOINIT jobs (they occupy anywhere from 75% - 90% of the
CPU utilization at any given time).
Yes, we are investigating the reasons why these jobs are occupying so
much, but I wanted to know if there's a way I can dedicate a core to a
specific job or subsystem? I would like to move the web jobs off to their
own core so the other core can focus on taking care of the other tasks.
Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated.
Thankee-sai!
/b;
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