RE: multi core processors

I'm assuming the new machine comes equipped with an HMC-- you can do all sorts of things with extra cores!

The only issue is, as others have said, you have to license each core you plan to use for IBM-i. The others are yours to fill with VIOS, LINUX, etc.

Paul E Musselman
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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nathan Andelin
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 4:48 PM
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Subject: Re: multi core processors

On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 1:03 PM, DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

To start we never order 'deconfiguration' of any cores. Never.

It does NOT matter to IBM i. You simply use the processors you are
licensed to for i.

The only thing we've seen is that by deconfiguring you save money on the
SWMA for POWERVM which is small money like not even a comma in that
number. This small savings offsets the flexibility to use those cores for
something else or for growth of your IBM i environment.

Having just completed an order for an S914, I think this is good advice.
The price for leaving all the cores active was not much different from the
price of deactivating the others. The price for the IBM i license was the
same. The price for a PowerVM and maintenance was minimal.

You will find a way to use the extra cores, perhaps for another partition
or two.