iSeries Capacity Planning
Capacity planning is a 'business as usual'
When doing capacity planning for models with standby processors, one must plan ahead for any potential disruptive actions that would inhibit the full utilization of activated processor capacity. Some actions you may want to take prior to ever activating any processors are:
-Perform any I/O conditioning (e.g., new cages, or other I/O infrastructure)
-Perform memory upgrades
-Prepare LPAR partitions
Planning Ahead
By planning ahead, customers can accommodate the growth of existing workloads as well as handle new workloads without requiring a server outage.
Simply activating standby processors may not provide you with the full potential of capacity improvements you require. Other components of a server affect performance and overall throughput of workloads. By planning ahead and taking into account the complete server configuration, a customer can ensure they get the full benefit of
processor activations.
iSeries Benchmark Center
IBM facilitates bench marking of customer and solution provider application environments. For more information, see their website at http://www.as400.ibm.com/developer/cbc.
iSeries Solutions Center
Information regarding an IBM consulting service which can assist customers with their capacity planning needs can be found at the following website:
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