Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter
Cheryl’s List #107 – May 1, 2006
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 2 2. The New IBM z9 Processors 3. Important SRM APAR 4. Annual UKCMG Meeting 5. New Red Alert Regarding Time Changes 6. BPXBATCH Enhancements 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 2 The forty-nine page 2006 No. 2 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on April 27, 2006. Single issues may be obtained for $135 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...
Cheryl’s List #106 – February 28, 2006
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 1 2. See You at SHARE 3. BMC MAINVIEW and 17+ Processors 4. Talking to a Real Live Human 5. Corrections to Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 1 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2006 No. 1 The forty-seven page 2006 No. 1 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on February 24, 2006. Single issues may be obtained for $135 each from our Web site at http://www.watsonwalker.com. The following is a summary of just some of the contents of this latest...
Cheryl’s List #105 – January 13, 2006
1. Question about Charging for SRB Time 2. SHARE Agenda Now Available Online 3. FTC Opens Computer Crime Web Site 1. Question about Charging for SRB Time For many years the MVS operating systems (OS/390 and now z/OS) have maintained separate reporting structures for processor time consumed in task mode (TCB time) versus processor time consumed while running under an authorized subtask (SRB time). Although these measurements are maintained separately in the control blocks and SMF records, we...
Cheryl’s List #104 – December 12, 2005
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 6 2. Lotus Word Pro File Viewer 3. Java 2 SDK 5 is Now Available 4. SHARE in Seattle 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 6 The fifty page 2005 No. 6 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on December 8, 2005. Single issues may be obtained for $135 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: zPCR Tool Now Available In our previous issue we...
Cheryl’s List #103 – December 5, 2005
1. CMG This Week 2. Update to Red Alert for CICS Transactions Using PL/I or C/C++ 1. CMG This Week We hope that many of you will be attending the annual conference of the Computer Measurement Group (CMG) this week in Orlando, Florida. Cheryl will be there for part of the week, and will be participating in a couple of sessions on Thursday, December 8th: 8:00 a.m. - z990 and z9-109 Performance and Capacity Issues We still receive many questions from readers about performance issues related to...
Cheryl’s List #102 – October 21, 2005
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 5 2. August 2005 z/OS CPU Chart 3. Red Alert for CICS Transactions Using PL/I or C/C++ 4. Cheryl at CMG 2005 5. z800 Processor Removed from Marketing 6. Corrections to Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 5 7. Google Earth 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 5 The forty-seven page 2005 No. 5 TUNING Letter was emailed to subscribers on October 19, 2005. Single issues may be obtained for $135 each from our Web site at...
Cheryl’s List #101 – September 20, 2005
1. SHARE Hot Flashes Update 2. Cheryl Watson's z/OS CPU Chart 3. Correction to Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 3 4. Hot Flashes Survey Results 5. Great Reference Location 1. SHARE Hot Flashes Update In our Hot Flashes session at the last SHARE, we included several slides pertaining to the new LSPR ratings produced by IBM. Since then, we have enhanced some of the LSPR charts and made some other minor changes to clarify points or correct minor errors. Please...
Cheryl’s List #100 – August 19, 2005
1. I'll Miss You in Boston 2. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 4 3. IBM Press Books 4. System z9-109 Sessions at SHARE 1. I'll Miss You in Boston I'm afraid that I won't be attending SHARE this month - doctor's orders. In order to stop my real hot flashes permanently (and prevent the possibility of ovarian cancer), I recently had a hysterectomy. Although my recovery is going well, I had no idea of how tired I would be after surgery. I'll miss seeing all of my friends at SHARE and...
Cheryl’s List #99 – July 28, 2005
1. IBM's Hot New Processor 2. New Processor Ratings - The Next Generation 3. zPCR Announcement 4. RedAlert Issued for HFS Users 5. August SHARE in Boston 6. Request to VSAM RLS Users 1. IBM's Hot New Processor On July 26, IBM announced its newest and largest processor, the System z9-109. This new machine is referred to variously as the System z9, the z9-109, or the 2094. Please note that this is *not* part of the zSeries machines, but is the first of IBM's next generation of...
Cheryl’s List #98 – July 5, 2005
1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 3 2. The Fastest Computers in the World 1. Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter 2005 No. 3 The forty-eight page 2005 No. 3 TUNING Letter was emailed to electronic subscribers last Thursday (30Jun2005). Single issues may be obtained for $135 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: PDSE Update We have been very active over the last few months working with...