Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter

2011 Tuning Letters

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No. 6 (40 pages)

Management Summary
z/OS 1.13 Parmlib Changes
  • ANTMIN00, ANTXIN00
  • BPXPRMxx, CONSOLxx
  • CSVLLAxx, DEVSUPxx
  • DIAGxx, GRSCNFxx
  • IEAOPTxx, IEASYSxx
  • IECIOSxx, IGDSMSxx
  • IGGCATxx, IXGCNFxx
  • MSGFLDxx, LOADxx
  • SMFPRMxx
User Experiences
  • DB2 DD Accounting
  • New Facility in MXG
  • Tuning DFSORT
  • High CPU in DB2 10
  • WLM CPU Increase on z114
  • More on CPU MF
  • Link-Edit Dates
  • LookAt Tips
z/OS 101
  • Service Levels – Part 1
  • Overview
  • Definitions
  • Philosophy
News
  • New Function APARs
  • SMF APARs
  • Information APARs
  • ATS News
  • Publications 
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
  • Blog Entries

No. 5 (41 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
Focus: z/OS 1.13 Goodies Now
  • SODs
  • Available on 1.11-1.12
  • Older New Function APARS
z/OS 1.13 Parmlib
Changes for z/OS 1.10-1.12
  • BPXPRMxx, CEEPRMxx
  • DEVSUPxx, EXSPATxx
  • IEAOPTxx, IEASLPxx
  • IEASYSxx, IEFSSNxx
  • IGDSMSxx, PROGxx
  • SMFPRMxx
What’s New?
  • DS8000 Enhancements
  • Windows on a zBX! 
  • DB2 Analytics
zBX Update
  • When to Use a zBX
News
  • New Function APARs
  • SMF APARs
  • Information APARs
  • Miscellaneous APARs
  • ATS News
  • Publications 
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
  • Blog Entries

No. 4 (55 pages)

Management Summary
Survey Results
Focus: z/OSMF update
  • Latest References 
  • User Experiences
  • Resource Requirements
  • z/OSMF 1.12 Enhancements
  • z/OSMF 1.13 Enhancements
  • Implementation Recommendations
User Experiences
  • DB2 DD Accounting
  • zHPF Update
  • Classifying Systems Tasks
  • CUNUNIxx Update
z114 Processors
  • Introduction
  • AEWLC Pricing
  • z114 References
  • z114 Enhancements
  • Moving from z10-BC to z114
News
  • SMF APARs
  • Information APARs
  • ATS News
  • Publications 
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts

No. 3 (48 pages)

Management Summary
  • Hot Flashes #25
  • Who is Cheryl Watson? 
  • SMF Type 113s
  • z196 Power Saving Mode
  • z/OS Releases
  • IPL Avoidance
Reader Feedback
  • SMFPRMxx Update
User Experiences
  • DB2 CPU Increase in 1.12
  • Mistaken ‘Z EOD’
  • HiperDispatch Batch Delays
  • IMS Problem w/RSU1103
  • Social Media
  • VTAM Fixed Storage
  • SMF Enhancements
  • Japan Earthquakes
  • Java & SMF
  • Capacity Planning Info
SHARE Requirements
What’s New?
  • IBM is 100! 
News
  • New Function APARs
  • HIPER & Performance APARs
  • SMF APARs
  • Information APARs
  • ATS News
  • Publications 
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts

No. 2 (42 pages)

FOCUS: Parmlib Changes
  • Introduction 
  • Members IEASYSxx, IECIOSxx, IEFSSNxx, IGDSMSxx
  • Member IKJTSOxx, IPCSPRxx, IVTPRM00
  • Members LNKLSTxx, LOADxx
  • Member MSGFLDxx
  • Members PFKTABxx, PROGxx
  • Members SCHEDxx, SMFPRMxx
  • Members TSOKEY00
Parmlib Update
  • SMFPRMxx
  • IEASYSxx WARNUND
z/OS 101
  • IBM z/OS YouTube Training
  • IBM Wildfire Workshops
  • IBM ATS Webinars
Service Levels – Part 3 – Batch
  • Turnaround Overview
  • Turnaround Challenges
  • Turnaround Options
  • Availability
  • Load
  • Quality
z/OS 101
  • Multi-Period Batch
News
  • New Function APARs
  • SMF APARs
  • Information APARs
  • WSC News
  • Publications 
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts

No. 1 (45 pages)

FOCUS: Parmlib Changes
  • Introduction 
  • Members DEVSUPxx, DFHSSIxx, DIAGxx
  • Member EXSPATxx
  • Members GRSCNFxx, GRSRNLxx
  • Member HZSPRMxx
  • Members IDAVDTxx, IEAAPFxx, IEACMD00, IEADMP00, IEADMR00, IEALPAxx, IEAOPTxx
z/OS 101
  • Mean Time to Wait
  • ABCs
Hot Flashes
  • CFs and Links
What’s New?
  • Announcements
News
  • New Function APARs
  • HIPER & Performance APARs
  • SMF APARs
  • Information APARs
  • WSC News
  • Publications
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
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