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Re: Upgrade 979/100 to 979/200 - Good Bang for the Buck?
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Gilles Schipper <[log in to unmask]>
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Gilles Schipper <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 24 Jan 2000 22:06:28 -0500
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You should see an immediate improvement  .......

HOWEVER, if you are trying to reduce the time it takes to complete that
lengthy stand-alone batch job that runs every night, you will be
disappointed to discover that there will be absolutely no reduction in
elapsed time after your upgrade.

A single process can utilize only a single CPU at a given time - no matter
how many CPU's are embedded in the same box.


At 06:53 AM 2000-01-19 -0500, Jim Marshall wrote:
>We are considering upgrading a 979/100 to a 979/200 due to heavy CPU usage
>per SOS from Lund.  Do the apps automatically take advantage of the second
>CPU, or is this software specific (3rd party).  We run mostly home-grown
>COBOL apps.
>
>Jim Marshall
>D.P. Operations
>Steel Warehouse Company
>(219) 236-5104
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>
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Gilles Schipper
GSA Inc.
HP3000 & HP9000 System Administration Specialists
300 John Street, Box 87651   Thornhill, ON Canada L3T 7R4
Voice: 905.889.3000     Fax: 905.889.3001
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