Re: IBM iseries comparison site??

[Kirk Goins <kgoins@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

LPAR can save you money when it comes to IBM SW charges like SW 
Sub/Maint etc. Vendor SW well who knows, it depends

LPAR is tricky when it comes to HW. LPAR allocates HW at the IOP. I 
requires a dedicated Console, disk and any other HW needed FULL time buy 
a partition. You  can get away with sharing tape/cd etc depending 
how/when you need it. All in all look at the Total cost over say a 3yr 
period.

You can LPAR a 720 "IF" it has multiple processors only and I think you 
must allocate whole processors on 720s vs fractional on the newer HW.

Talk to your BP or IBM and have them build an LPAR CFG...

Goodbar, Loyd (ETS - Water Valley) wrote:

> Is there an IBM site that could show me an 820 machine, LPARed, would be
> equivalent to two 720 2061 with a 1501 interactive feature, 1GB memory?
>
> We are trying to justify an upgrade from our 720 to an 810, and we were
> posed the question, "can we get a used machine to do the LPAR?" We want the
> 810 to LPAR into development and test, in one machine to reduce footprint
> size and number of boxes. My understanding is the 820 is the best match
> equivalent for LPARing a 720.
>
> Or... can I LPAR a 720?
>
> Thanks,
> Loyd
>
> --  
> Loyd Goodbar
> Programmer/analyst
> BorgWarner Incorporated
> ETS/Water Valley
> 662-473-5713
> lgoodbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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