Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter

1995 Tuning Letters

Nov/Dec 1995 (40 pages)

News of MVS
  • VSAM
  • SRM
  • RTM
  • ALC
  • Pubs
  • SVC DUMP
Management Issues
Ongoing Topics
  • SP 5 Experiences
  • Year 2000
FOCUS: ISPF V4
  • Introduction
  • Memo to Users
TSO Tuning TIPS
  • Copying Load Modules
  • TSO Profiles
CICS Performance Tips
  • Start & Return Immediate
Q & A
  • How many page dsns?

Sep/Oct 1995 (52 pages)

News of MVS
  • DFSORT & RAMAC
  • IMS
  • HCD
  • SRM
Management Issues
Ongoing Topics
  • SP 5 Experiences
  • Year 2000
  • Net News
FOCUS: Sysplex
  • IEASYSxx Changes
  • Sysplex Timer
  • Couple Data Sets
  • Connecting Links
  • XCF Services
  • Users of Sysplex
  • Monitoring & Tuning a Sysplex
  • Debugging in a Sysplex
  • Preparing for Sysplex
  • Bibliography
What’s New?
  • OS/390

July/Aug 1995 (40 pages)

News of MVS
  • SMF
  • SORT
Ongoing Topics
  • SP 5 Experiences
  • Year 2000
  • Net News
  • COBOL
  • Software Pricing
FOCUS: SHARE Trip (8/95)
What’s New?
  • Software Bundling
  • CMOS from Amdahl
UCBs in SP 5
Effects of MP Serialization
CICS Performance Tips
  • Traces

Update Sheet Issued 2/96 

May/June 1995 (52 pages)

News of MVS
  • Fixed Frames
  • Pubs
  • DFSMS
  • EPDM
  • RMF
Ongoing Topics
  • SP 5 Experiences
  • Year 2000
  • Net News
FOCUS: Workload Manager
  • WLM Classification
  • A Quickstart Policy
  • WLM Measurements
What’s New
  • New CMOS Machines
  • MVS on a Desktop!
  • DFSORT R13
  • SyncSort R3.6
CICS Performance Tips
  • Statistics
COBOL migration

Update Sheet Issued 2/97 

March/April 1995 (52 pages)

News of MVS
  • ADSM
  • ISPF
  • VTAM
  • JES2
  • Pubs
  • Fixed Frames
Ongoing Topics
  • SP 5 Update
  • Year 2000
  • Net News
FOCUS: Workload Manager
  • WLM Basics
  • WLM ISPF Screens
  • Effective Use of WLM
CICS Performance Tips
  • Governors

Jan/Feb 1995 (48 pages)

News of MVS
  • Capture Ratios
  • ICEGENER
  • RMF
  • ADSM
  • CICS
  • Pubs
  • ISPF
  • PDSE
MVS/SP 5.1 Experiences
Net News
BatchPipes/MVS
Year 2000
FOCUS: SHARE Trip (3/95)
HCD Hints & Tips
CICS Performance Tips
  • Priorities
Product Review
  • ISM/CP
  • SoftAudit