Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter

1.  Important APARs 2.  Request for More SMF Information 3.  Status of Tuning Letter 2008 No. 2 1.  Important APARs Here are some APARs that I think are important: Ken Williams, an independent consultant for CPT Global, pointed out a new OPEN APAR (5May2008), that I think is important because of the large number of lost MIPS that can be involved.  Here’s his email: Here’s an unsolved APAR without a PTF that your readers might want to be aware of - it hit us hard here and could be worth more...

1.  March 2008 CPU Chart Published 2.  Important White Paper on CPU Utilization 3.  Updated zPCR 4.  Tuning Letter 2007 No. 3 Update 5.  EPSPT Tool for z10 6.  Access to CMG Proceedings 7.  Request for SMF Information 1.  March 2008 CPU Chart Published Our newest CPU Chart, which contains the latest z/OS 1.8 LSPRs and z10 processors was distributed to Tuning Letter subscribers on March 18, 2008.  The CPU Chart is also available as a stand-alone publication for $250.  That price also includes...

1.  IBM Announces z10 EC Processors 2.  IBM Previews z/OS Version 1.10 3.  Typo in Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2008 No. 1 1.  IBM Announces z10 Processors Yesterday, February 26th, IBM announced (and made available) the latest series of system z processors, the z10 EC.  The article we wrote in our most recent newsletter describes the hardware itself.  What we couldn't discuss at the time was how large the processor line was.  There are 100 new models, including three sub-capacity series of...

1.  Highlights of Cheryl Watson's Tuning Letter 2008 No.  1 2.  New IBM Red Alert for JES2 3.  SHARE 1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson's Tuning Letter 2008 No. 1 The forty-eight page 2008 No. 1 Tuning Letter was emailed to subscribers on February 21, 2008.  You may visit our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com to obtain single issues for $155 each.  The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this latest Tuning Letter: Performance Results The main two articles in this issue...

1.  Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 6 2.  New IBM Red Alert for QSAM 3.  2008 Collection DVD Available Soon 4.  SHARE and zNextGen 5.  Computer Snowflakes 1.  Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 6 The fifty-four page 2007 No. 6 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on December 17, 2007.  You may visit our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com to obtain single issues for $155 each.  The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this latest...

1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 5 2. How to Succeed in Business (and in Life) 3. Rumors of a new IBM System z Processor 4. Google Search Trends 1.  Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 5 The forty-two page 2007 No. 5 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on October 31, 2007.  You may visit our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com to obtain single issues for $155 each.  The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this latest TUNING...

1. Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 4 2. Latest SHARE Proceedings Now Online 3. Index of Withdrawn z/OS Functions 4. Best User Session Award 1.  Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 4 The forty-five page 2007 No. 4 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on August 30, 2007.  You may visit our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com to obtain single issues for $155 each.  The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this latest TUNING Letter:...

1.  Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 3 2.  SHARE in San Diego 3.  New Latent Demand Metric 4.  Red Alert for JES2 Users Under z/OS 1.8 1.  Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 3 The fifty page 2007 No. 3 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on June 27, 2007.  Single issues may be obtained for $155 each from our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com.  The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this latest TUNING Letter: The Future of...

1. IBM Education Offerings 2. UKCMG Annual Conference in June 3. The Death of FLEX-ES 1.  IBM Education Offerings In our previous Cheryl's List (#114), we included we included an item about where to find z/OS training without spending a lot of money.  We mentioned some of the introductory z/OS sessions at SHARE, which can be downloaded for free if you cannot attend the conference.  Although attending a week of SHARE does not present the same in-depth training that can be obtained in the...

1.  Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 2 2.  Potential System z9 Hardware Problem 3.  Corrections to Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 2 4.  z/OS Training 5.  The zNextGen Project 1.  Highlights of Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2007 No. 2 The fifty-one page 2007 No. 2 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on April 26, 2007.  Single issues may be obtained for $155 each from our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com.  The following is a summary of just some of the...