Re: RCLSTG formula

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Paul

Here's an official statement -

At R540 and beyond, the *RCLSTG ESTIMATE(*YES)* option can be run to 
assist with determining how long the *RCLSTG* command takes to complete. 
The estimate is calculated by using statistics collected during previous 
*RCLSTG* operations and the values specified for the other *RCLSTG* 
parameters.

This comes from a document at 
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1010683

That document has a lot of information that contributes to the "it 
depends" scenario.

I have to ask, why should IBM reveal anything in detail about this? 
There are still proprietary things. Heh!

HTH
Vern

On 10/16/2015 7:28 AM, Paul Nelson wrote:
> Here's one for the books. At one of my clients, the manager (the former IBM
> Global Services guy), wants to know the formula used by IBM to calculate the
> amount of time it will take to do a full RCLSTG.
>
> He didn't appreciate that IBM would say, "It depends".  :-)
>
> Anybody got a clue? Anybody know which group in Rochester would be able to
> answer this?
>
> I'm not going to add to the long list of laughs IBM has had at this guy's
> expense. Wait, maybe I should.
>
> Paul Nelson
> Cell 708-670-6978
> Office 409-267-4027
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