Doesn't answer your Q. However, unless you have a very I/O intensive workload e.g. TPF system, normally there is sufficient SAP capacity for Z servers. The other point to note is SAPs on z14 servers also support SMT (Simultaneous Threading) as standard..
Regards Parwez Hamid​ ________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Richards, Robert B. <000001c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: 04 June 2019 09:39 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SAP Processor Utilization Thank you, Horst. My colleague ran reports on them over a 60 day period for two different CPCs. Are there any benchmarks in use that would indicate the necessity for more (or less) SAPs? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Horst Sinram Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 4:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SAP Processor Utilization On z/OS, you can use SMF78.3 and the RMF IOQ report. Plus, there are some related overview conditions. Horst Sinram - STSM, IBM z/OS Workload and Capacity Management ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN