I just went from a /70 to a /928 ...
 
Batch jobs improved from 2* to 8* faster:
 
   DBGeneral Disc-to-disc copy was 17min > now 3 min
   Fortran prog scanning/updating daasets was 16min > now 2 min
   Query.pub.sys scan/update was 38min > now 15min
 
Sessions:
 
   Fortran report program was 70min > now 6 min
   Fortran prog start new process from a menu was 7 sec > now 1 sec
 
System has 128mb, no change in users before/after.
 
The Fortran stuff is native mode.
 
Oh, if I did it again, I would get 64mb more of memory.
My Glancexl screen shows about 25%-30% for user files. 30% if I am lucky.
It doesn't seem to be a problem now, but I expect to do SQL/ODBC later
this year and don't know what that will do to the system yet.
 
The # of tapes went from 3 or 4 to 1 DAT for partial
The # tapes went from 6-7 to 1 DAT for full backup
 
The backup times have not changed much. (I have the 2GB drive now --
waiting for the 4-16gb drive when it is debugged. I understand that will
decrease backup times substantially. Time will tell)
 
HP did not want to support the std 600 UPS for the system so we got the
next size up.
The 1.3kva UPS lasted for 2h 54min during my power down test.
Apps still running when power failed.
System booted to application state w/o intervention when power was restored.
 
Elbert