Workload Configuration
The wide variety of hardware configurations and software environments available make it difficult to
characterize a 'typical' high availability environment and predict the results. The following section
provides a simple description of the high availability test.
Large System Configuration
Hardware Configuration
System A
Model
Feature code
Interactive Code
Processor
CPW
# of Arms in
System ASP
Speed of Dasd
Type of IOA's
Size of Dasd
Memory
# of Arms
Speed of Dasd
Type of IOA's
Size of Dasd
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System B
870
870
7421
7421
7421
7421
2486
2486
22000
22000
50
50
15k
15k
2757
2757
35 Gig
35 Gig
64Gig
64 Gig
iASP
180
15k
2757
35 Gig
Chapter 21 High Availability Performance
Cabling Map
System ASP
4 Gigabit Lines
switch
4 Gigabit Lines
System ASP
HSL Line
870 Cluster HSL Cabling Map
iASP
iASP
330