## 2.6.4 Power Estimation Tool 

The Power Estimation Tool is a web-based tool that allows you to estimate the power consumption for your IBM Z server. The tool also estimates the machine’s weight. 

## 2.6.5 SMC Applicability Tool 

See the IBM Resource Link to access the tool. 

A tool called Shared Memory Communications (SMC) Applicability Tool (SMCAT) has been created that helps customers to determine the value of SMC-R and SMC-D in their environment with minimal effort and minimal impact. 

SMCAT is integrated within the TCP/IP stack and gathers new statistics that are used to project SMC applicability and benefits for the current system. For more information, see the Shared Memory Communications Reference Information website. 

## 2.6.6 zBNA Tool 

zBNA is a PC-based productivity tool designed to provide a means of estimating the elapsed time for batch jobs solely based on the differences in CPU speeds for a base processor and a target processor, the number of engines on each system, and system capacities. Data sharing is not considered. zBNA provides powerful, graphic demonstration of the z/OS batch window. 

The zBNA Tool also provides the capability to project the benefits of exploiting the IBM Integrated Accelerator for zEDC and the ability to estimate the benefit of zHyperLink I/O activity. 

The zBNA tool and its Users Guide can be downloaded from the IBM z Systems Batch Network Analyzer (zBNA) Tool website. 

## 2.7 Hardware Management Console/Support Element setup 

This section introduces the configuration and management tools and procedures available on the Hardware Management Console (HMC) and the Support Element (SE). 

## 2.7.1 Defining the HMC Activation Profiles 

Activation profiles must be customized by using the HMC. Activation profiles are required for central processor complex (CPC) and CPC image activation. They are used to tailor the operation of a CPC and are stored in the SE associated with the CPC. There are four types of activation profiles: 

GLYPH<SM590000> Reset: A reset profile is used to activate a CPC and its images. 

GLYPH<SM590000> Image: An image profile is used to activate an image of a CPC previously activated. 

GLYPH<SM590000> Load: A load profile is used to load a previously activated image with a control program or operating system. 

GLYPH<SM590000> Group: A group profile is used to define the group capacity value for all logical partitions belonging to that group. 

