Use zSoftCap to identify the effect of capacity changes

Description

The zSoftware Migration Capacity Planning Aid (zSoftCap) is a PC-based tool that evaluates the effects of software release migrations.

Table 1 provides more details about this migration action. Use this information to plan your changes to the system.

Table 1. Information about this migration action
Element or feature:	Multiple.
When change was introduced:	General migration action not tied to a specific release.
Applies to migration from:	z/OS V2R1 and z/OS V1R13.
Timing:	Before installing z/OS V2R2.
Is the migration action required?	No, but recommended to help in assessing processor capacity and available resources when migrating to new software levels.
Target system hardware requirements:	This tool runs on your workstation. The requirements are: A dual-core technology, or faster, processor. An SVGA display 1024 x 768 or better. Approximately 5 MB of hard disk space for the zSoftCap application and user's guide, plus 80 MB for the IBM Java 1.6 runtime environment.
Target system software requirements:	This tool runs on your workstation. Requirements are: Windows 7. IBM® Java™ 1.6, or later, runtime environment. This environment is available with the tool.
Other system (coexistence or fallback) requirements:	None.
Restrictions:	None.
System impacts:	None.
Related IBM Health Checker for z/OS® check:	None.

Follow these steps:

Download zSoftCap from one of the following web sites:
- Customers: http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS268.
- Business partners: https://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/tech_PRS1762. Note that this requires an ID on PartnerWorld®.
Run zSoftCap to determine your expected increase in CPU utilization (if any).

For more information, see zSoftCap User's Guide, which is provided with the tool.