Specifications

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102 IBM Power System S822 Technical Overview and Introduction
Integration between the System Planning Tool and both the Workload Estimator and IBM
Performance Management allows you to create a system that is based on performance and
capacity data from an existing system or that is based on new workloads that you specify.
You can use the SPT before you order a system to determine what you must order to support
your workload. You can also use the SPT to determine how you can partition a system that
you already have.
Using the SPT is an effective way of documenting and backing up key system settings and
partition definitions. With it, the user can create records of systems and export them to their
personal workstation or backup system of choice. These same backups can then be imported
back onto the same managed console when needed. This step can be useful when cloning
systems. enabling the user to import the system plan to any managed console multiple times.
The SPT and its supporting documentation is on the IBM System Planning Tool site:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/tools/systemplanningtool/