Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter
2019 Tuning Letters
No. 4 (169 pages)
Management Summary
Best Practices for Hardware Acquisition – Part 1
- Prior to IBM Marketing Approaching Your Company
User Experiences and Tips
- IBM Guidance on ERV Values
- Coupling Facility Lock Structure Sizes
- Db2 and zIIPs
- Suggestions About SCHEDxx Changes
- zPDT Performance Tips
- WebSphere Liberty Profile Trivia
IBM’s Tailored Fit Pricing (TFP)
- Review of R4HA and CPU Consumption
- A Little History
- What is TFP?
- Enterprise Capacity Solution
- IBM TFP Advantages and Disadvantages
- Is TFP the best option for you?
- References
- Summary
‘Serverless’ DFSMSdss Backups
- Introduction
- Challenges of Serverless Backups
- Implementation
- Prerequisites
- References
- Summary
RACF Tuning
- Introduction
- System Programmer Tuning Options
- Security Administrator Tuning Options
- References
- Summary
News
- Red Alerts
- Recent APARs
- News from Techdocs
- Social Media
- Publications
- IBM Redbooks Publications
- Events / Conferences
Acknowledgments
- Blog Entries
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
- Blog Entries
No. 3 (131 pages)
Management Summary
- Passing the Baton
- What’s New in SMF?
- IOPs – the ‘Shrinking Violets’ of I/O Processing
- User Experiences and Tips
- News You Can Use
IBM’s Latest Mainframe – the z15
- z15 High Level Summary
- Technical Details
- New Functions
- Performance
- Operating System Support
- Statements of Direction
- Reference Information
Watson & Walker Software Pricing Evaluations
- Country Multiplex Pricing
- DevTest Solution
- Tailored Fit Pricing
- Software Contract Evaluation
- IBM Software Pricing Health Check
- MLC to OTC Flips
JES3 – It’s Alive!
What’s New in z/OS 2.4?
- Additions and Enhancements
- zCX
- SMF
- Transactional Execution
- Sysplex Enhancements
- DFSORT Enhancements
- JES Enhancements
- z/OSMF Enhancements
- More Data Set Types Supported by Encryption
- RACF Availability Enhancement
- System Recovery Boost
- Serviceability/System Management Enhancements
- Unix File Systems and File Sharing
- Other DFSMS Enhancements
- The SMIC Is Dead. Long Live the RURS!
- 2038/2042 Support
- Other Significant Enhancements
- Statements of Direction
- Coexistence
- References
Proposed Erase-on-Scratch Enhancement
News
- Red Alerts
- Recent APARs
- News from Techdocs
- Social Media
- Publications
- Events / Conferences
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
- Blog Entries
No. 2 (121 pages)
Management Summary
User Experiences and Tips
- SDC Changes – Coming Soon to a z/OS Near You
- Software AG zIIP Exploitation
- Latest Guidelines for Paging Space
Watson & Watson Starter Pack Offering
Still Not Familiar With z/OSMF Workflows?
- Introduction to z/OSMF
- Getting z/OSMF Up and Running
- Workflows!
- Why Should I Care About z/OSMF Workflows?
- Any Hints or Tips for Using z/OSMF Workflows?
- This Sounds Interesting, How Would I Create My Own?
- Using the Workflow Editor
- Final Thoughts
What’s New in SYS1.PARMLIB?
- z/OS 2.3 Parmlib Enhancements
- AXRxx
- BPXPRMxx
- CEEPRMxx
- DEVSUPxx
- DIAGxx
- FXEPRMxx
- IEASYSxx
- IECIOSxx
- IEFOPZxx
- IGDSMSxx
- IKJTSOxx
- IRRPRMxx
- IZUPRMxx
- SMFPRMxx
- Additional Parameters in z/OS 2.3
Broadcom Product zIIP Exploitation
- Why Use zIIPs?
- Prerequisites for zIIP Enablement
- CA SYSVIEW Performance Management
- CA SYSVIEW Performance Management Option for DB2 (Formerly Known as CA Insight DPM)
- CA Datacom
- CA Vantage Storage Resource Manager
- CA Mainframe Resource Intelligence
News
- Red Alerts
- Recent APARs
- News from Techdocs
- Social Media
- Publications
- Events / Conferences
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
No. 1 (113 pages)
Management Summary
Cheryl’s SHARE Phoenix Trip Report
- z/OS Training
- Some of My Favorite Sessions
- Update to z/OS Documentation
- IBM Z Content Solutions
The IMPORTANT_MESSAGES Health Check
- Introduction
- The Value
- Setting Up the IMPORTANT_MESSAGES Check
- Adding the Required Modules to LINKLIST
- How Important Messages Are Defined to the Check
- Defining the Health Check
- Activating the Companion CNZ_WTOMDBEXIT Exit
- Dynamically Activating the Check
- Managing IMPORTANT_MESSAGES Checks
- How the Check Works
- Sample Check Execution
- Summary
Bye Bye User Key Common Storage
- Beginner’s Guide to Keys and Common Storage
- Why Is IBM Making This Change?
- Preparing for the Change
- Alternatives to User Key Common Storage
- References
- Summary
z/OS 2.4 Preview
- Hardware and Software Coexistence
- z/OS Container Extensions
- Hasta La Vista, HFS
- Installation Process Changes
- Changes to User Key Common Storage
- Changes in the JES World
- z/OSMF Enhancements
- XCF Transport Class Simplification
- Other Enhancements
Watson & Walker Publications Website
- Who Should Use the Website?
- How Do I Get Access?
- What Material Is On the Website?
- Search Engine
- Enhancements for Site Administrators
- Subscriber Notifications
- Difference Between the Watson & Walker Websites
- Summary
News
- Red Alerts
- Recent APARs
- News from Techdocs
- Social Media
- Publications
- Events / Conference