Understand Scaled CPU Time
Beginning with the 6.1 release, if you study the Collection Services database files carefully, you will discover a new field called “Scaled CPU time.”
(more…)Use POWER7 Features with IBM i 6.1.1
This blog reviews a few of the key features of POWER7 that were initially supported in the IBM i 6.1.1 release. While this blog is a bit dated, some of the key concepts of SMT, energy management, and processor frequency remain applicable to current current generations of POWER hardware and IBM i releases. Links have been updated to reference current information on these topics.
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