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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 11, 2022

Make IZPCA extractor task ZIIP eligible

We have a large installation IZPCA. Our customer have 20 application LPARs were we installed ICPCA extractor and spoke component.
The number of SMF records per day is quite high, approx 1 billion.
Customer is dissatisfied about CPU usage of extractor the run on standard CP and impacts his costs.
On a single large LPAR the extractor CPU usage is approx 4% of on CP (40 MIPS).
There is also an additional CPU cost for system LOGGER activity (task IXGLOGR).
We ask to move this CPU from CP to ZIIP.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Apr 4, 2022

    Hello David

    Thank you for your request.

    Our team looked through this request and after carefully considering all implications of making such a change, we determined that we will not be able to consider incorporating this idea in the near future.

    I am closing this request for now. Thank you

  • Guest
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    Mar 21, 2022

    Hello, yes I confirm that I'm referring to the IZPCA SMF extractor.

    Thank you!

  • Guest
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    Mar 18, 2022

    Thank you for your request. Our team is looking into this. We needed a quick clarification, the IZPCA extractor that you mention, is this referring to the SMF extractor?

    Thanks!