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  • 1.  Can IDMS benefit from a ZIIP processor?

    Posted Nov 18, 2020 04:20 PM
    I was asked if IDMS could benefit from or untilize a ZIIP processor.  They are telling me the ZIIP processor can take some of the workload at a lower cost.  So they are checking all the other applications to see is it could be worth more effort. 

    I started looking around, but it may be quicker to ask the group.


  • 2.  RE: Can IDMS benefit from a ZIIP processor?

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Nov 18, 2020 04:29 PM
    Hi Dan,
      Here is the first page of the documentation on the topic of zIIP Exploitation in IDMS
    https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-mainframe-software/database-management/ca-idms/19-0/administrating/administrating-ca-idms-system-operations/z-os-specific-features/ziip-exploitation.html 

    Also 3 helpful Knowledge Articles

    https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=39312 
    https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=43611 
    https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=20350


  • 3.  RE: Can IDMS benefit from a ZIIP processor?

    Posted Nov 18, 2020 04:41 PM
    This is an excellent starting place.  Thanks for the quick response.





  • 4.  RE: Can IDMS benefit from a ZIIP processor?

    Posted Nov 24, 2020 07:02 AM

    Hi All,
    Thanks for your links about zIIp, Brian.  They have been very clarifying now that we have zIIP processors and we are going to start using them.

    In article  https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=43611 
     mention at the end as a additional information:
    RO67699 Title: DISPLAY TOTAL NUMBER OF SWAPS ON DMCT D STAT SYS

    I have not been able to find it and in the DCMT D STAT output I do not see anything about SWAP. I imagine it will appear once the use of zIIPs is activated. Is it so?

    Anyone know anything about RO67699?

    Regards




  • 5.  RE: Can IDMS benefit from a ZIIP processor?

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Nov 24, 2020 07:19 AM
    RO67699 can be found here:
    https://support.broadcom.com/download-center/solution-detail.html?aparNo=RO67699&os=z%2FOS

    Note that it's an r18.5 APAR - it's fixed in source in r19.0.

    And yes, the display only appears if zIIP is in use.

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    Principal Support Engineer
    Broadcom
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  • 6.  RE: Can IDMS benefit from a ZIIP processor?

    Posted Nov 24, 2020 07:27 AM

    I'm sorry.  Using 'Search' in the Support portal nothing has appeared to me.
    Thank you very much for your quick response, Ian ! 

    Best regards.