Re: How big is my i?

[Wayne McAlpine <wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The bible for this sort of information is the System Handbook and its 
related System Builder publication.

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247486.html?Open


Aaron Bartell wrote:
> Sorry Chris, I am dumb in this area.  Which of the below do I google for?  I
> tried googling for "9406-520 cpw" and got nothing definitive.
>
> Resource        Type-model  Status                Text                   
> CEC01            9406-520   Operational           Main Card Enclosure    
> PN01             28E5       Operational           System Control Panel   
> MP01             8325       Operational           System Processor Card  
> PV01             528F       Operational           Processor Capacity Card
> SP01             293A       Operational           Service Processor Card 
> BCC01                       Operational           Bus Adapter            
> BCC02            8325       Operational           Bus Adapter            
> BCC03            8325       Operational           Bus Adapter            
> BCC04            8325       Operational           Bus Adapter            
> BCC05            8325       Operational           Bus Adapter            
> MS01             313A       Operational           512MB Main Storage Card
> MS02             313A       Operational           512MB Main Storage Card
> MS03             313A       Operational           512MB Main Storage Card
> MS04             313A       Operational           512MB Main Storage Card
>
> > But are you running interactive or batch?  
>
> Batch, it is a CGI job.
>
> > How much RAM is allocated to the subsystem that the job is running in?
>
> Not sure, but regular CGI programs run fine.  It is just when I introduce
> QShell that it seems to perform poorly. (sed command issued via QCMDEXC)
>
> > How many disk arms are there?  What is the disk controller?
> How do I check these?
>
> Thanks,
> Aaron Bartell
> http://mowyourlawn.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Bipes
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 9:33 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: How big is my i?
>
> WRKHDWRSC *PRC will give you the process feature code.  You can then
> GOOGLE the code to see what the CPW is rated at.  WRKLICINF will give
> you the P## number but that really is no indication of CPW
>
> But are you running interactive or batch?  Some older systems have the
> interactive crippled while a newer smaller box will not if you purchase
> the enterprise edition.
>
> How much RAM is allocated to the subsystem that the job is running in?
>
> How many disk arms are there?  What is the disk controller?
>
> All of these items make a difference on an individual job performance.
>
> Chris Bipes 
> Director of Information Services 
> CrossCheck, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aaron Bartell
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 7:08 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: How big is my i?
>
> First, what are the "things" I would look at to relate one box to
> another
> concerning processing power?
>
>  
>
> Second, how do I display those things so I can to the comparison? (i.e.
> DSPSYSVAL QMODEL)
>
>  
>
> Scenario:
>
> I have two machines.  The one I perceived to be much smaller runs a
> particular QShell program (sed) in no time flat (less than 1 second),
> and
> the same program on the perceived larger machine takes 77 seconds.  Both
> machines have plenty of disk and both machines have less than 10% CPU
> usage.