Managing Metered Systems
The availability of CPU metering and the ability to increase memory and I/O capacity on demand with the new Libra and Dorado platforms makes it easy to have the capacity you need to maintain acceptable performance levels within a given environment. Metered systems do offer saving from transportation and installation costs for the additional equipment. Since these components are already installed in the platform, the system can give your organization as much or as little performance as you require. The challenge you are faced with is to manage the capacity needed within your approved budget. Metered systems make part of the process easy. However, your ability to implement processes and controls to monitor system utilization can present a number of challenges.
