Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter

1997 Tuning Letters

No. 6 (44 pages)

Management Issues
S/390 News
  • OS/390
  • Catalog
  • Parallel Sysplex
  • WLM
  • TCP/IP
  • IOS
  • ESCON
  • Software Pricing
  • WSC Flashes
  • The Net
  • Pubs & APARs
FOCUS: Tuning Parallel Sysplex
  • XCF Tuning
  • Tuning CFs
  • LPAR Considerations
Dynamic LPA
Product Review
  • IT Service Vision
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
  • Blog Entries
Q & A
  • Goal Mode
CICS Performance Tips
  • Sign-on and Security Checking
Supplement
  • 1991-1997 Table of Contents

No. 5 (44 pages)

Management Issues
S/390 News
  • OS/390
  • Catalog
  • Software Pricing
  • Miscellaneous
  • WSC Flashes
  • The Net
  • Pubs & APARs
FOCUS: OS/390 R4
  • Performance
  • BCP Changes
  • WLM Changes
  • OpenEdition
  • Recommendations
OS/390 R4 Content
Common OS/390 Terms
Shared Storage
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
  • IBM Manuals
  • High RCT Times
  • COBOL & CMOS
Q & A
  • Quickstart Method to Goal Mode
CICS Performance Tips
  • V4 Changes

No. 4 (60 pages)

Management Issues
S/390 News
  • Catalog
  • OS/390
  • OpenEdition
  • TCP/IP
  • OSA
  • Year 2000
  • WSC Flashes
  • The Net
  • Pubs & APARs
FOCUS: LSPRs and You
  • Definition of Terms
  • Why Use Vendor Claims
  • How Vendors Meet Claims
  • IBM’s LSPR
  • Amdahl’s Claims
  • HDS’s Claims
  • Why Use These Claims
  • Why Yours May Differ
  • What Can You Do
What’s New
  • IBM’s Latest LSPR Ratings
SHARE Trip (8/97)
  • IMS
  • OS/390
  • Performance
  • WLM
  • Parallel Sysplex
  • LPAR
Goal-Based Initiator Management
Parmlib Analysis
  • IEAOPTxx, Part 2

Update Sheet Issued 10/97 

No. 3 (48 pages)

Management Issues
S/390 News
  • Catalog
  • WLM
  • Sysplex
  • OS/390
  • OpenEdition
  • LE
  • TCP/IP
  • ISPF
  • DFSMS
  • Miscellaneous
  • WSC Flashes
  • The Net
  • Pubs & APARs
FOCUS: UCB VSCR
  • Introduction
  • The Solutions
  • The Impact
  • Migration Considerations
What’s New
  • TCP/IP
Tuning Tips
  • Alternate Master Catalog
Parmlib Analysis
  • IEAOPTxx, Part 1
CICS Performance Tips
  • Performance APARs

No. 2 (64 pages)

Management Issues
S/390 News
  • Catalog
  • WLM
  • Sysplex
  • OS/390
  • OpenEdition
  • Year 2000
  • DFSMS
  • DFSORT
  • LE
  • ICS
  • Miscellaneous
  • WSC Flashes
  • The Net
  • Pubs & APARs
FOCUS: WLM Velocity Goals
  • Definition
  • Factors Affecting Velocity
  • Using Velocity Safely
What’s New
  • New Processors
OS/390 R3
  • CICS Transaction Server
  • IP Printway
Dynamic Linklist
Q & A
  • Why Aren’t CPU Models the Same Speed?
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
  • Capture Ratios
  • TRUNC (OPT)
  • HCD
  • LE Modules
  • OS/390 Reversioning
CICS Performance Tips
  • Storage

No. 1 (36 pages)

Management Issues
S/390 News
  • WLM
  • OS/390 R2
  • DFMSMS
  • Timer Services
  • DB2
  • Year 2000
  • The Net
  • Manuals & APARs
FOCUS: SHARE Trip (3/97)
  • WLM
  • JES2
  • TSO & ISPF
  • APARs & Flashes
  • Parallel Sysplex
  • RMF
  • Miscellaneous
Tuning Tips
  • Extended Indirect Volser
Q & A
  • Durations & Periods
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
  • CMOS Update
  • WSC Flashes
  • SMS
  • JES2 Checkpoint
  • Multi-Volume SYSRES
Parmlib Analysis
  • IECIOSxx