IBM eserver i5 User Manual

5486wrkperf.fm Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004
42 IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries System Handbook
Commercial Processing Workload
The performance capacity of all i5 and iSeries servers is represented by a
workload measurement called Commercial Processing Workload (CPW). CPW
values are given to all i5 and iSeries processors and are derived by performing
various monitored and measured workloads on i5 and iSeries servers. The
results (reported values) can be used to compare relative performance
characteristics of processor features offered for i5 and iSeries servers. The
reported values for CPW do not represent a guaranteed level of capacity to
perform a given workload. They can serve as a quick means to compare
performance.
Several IBM and non-IBM tools are available to do performance analysis and
sizing. IBM tools include the IBM Performance Tools for iSeries licensed program
product (5722-PT1) for analysis and sizing and the IBM Eserver Workload
Estimator (WLE) that can be found on the support web site. Refer to “IBM
Performance Tools for iSeries (5722-PT1)” on page 759 and “IBM Eserver
Workload Estimator” on page 54 for further information.
5250 CPW
5250 CPW is an approximate value that represents the amount of processing
power to be used to perform 5250 online transaction processing (OLTP) work.
~ i5 595 Completes the Line
0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000 180000
CPW
520 Express
520 Express
520 1-way
520 1-way
520 1-way
520 2-way
550 1/4-way
570 1/2-way
570 2/4-way
570 5/8-way
570 9/12-way
570 13/16-way
595 8/16-way
595 16/32-way
595 32/64-way
Note: 64-way measured as two 32-way partitions
Upgrade paths
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IBM eserver i5 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	eserver i5
Category	Server
Language	English