Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter

2017 Tuning Letters

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No. 4 (106 pages)

Management Summary
User Experiences and Tips
  • Long Running D XCF,STR Commands
  • System Symbol Logging
  • How Much CPU is DB2 Using?
LPAR Design Tool
  • Introduction
  • What Can I Do With the LPAR Design Tool?
  • Using LPAR Design
  • Prerequisites
  • References
  • Summary
CPU MF Part 3 – Optimizing CPC Cache
  • Introduction
  • Optimizing Your HiperDispatch Configuration
  • References
  • Summary
z/OS 2.3 Highlights
  • z/OS 2.3 Basics
  • Selected z/OS 2.3 Enhancements
  • References
  • Summary
WLM Best Practices
  • Workload Manager
  • References
  • Summary
News
  • Red Alerts
  • Recent APARs
  • News from Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events / Conferences
Acknowledgments
  • Blog Entries
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
  • Blog Entries

No. 3 (122 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
Introduction to the New IBM z14
  • Hardware
  • New Functions
  • Performance
  • Operating System Support
  • Reference Information
  • Summary
z/OS Documentation and Library Changes User Experiences
  • z/OS 2.3 Support for Older CPCs
  • Helpful ISPF Edit Command
  • Software Delivery Options
  • System Automation for z/OS Videoss
  • Something Borrowed, Something Blue
  • CICS and Db2 SMF Compression
IBM zBenefits Estimator
  • Getting Started
  • Reports
News
  • Red Alerts
  • Recent APARs
  • News From Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events/Conferences
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
  • Blog Entries

No. 2 (113 pages)

Management Summary
New Watson & Walker Online Tuning Letter and Archives Website!
WLM ‘Metering and Capping’
  • Background
  • What is New in This Stage?
  • Honor Priority by Service Class
  • Limiting Real Memory Consumption
  • Recommendations
  • Futures
  • Reference Information
  • Prerequisites
  • Summary
What’s New in SMF 2.2? (Part 3)
Spark for z/OS and SMF – Part 3
  • Introduction
  • Sample Queries
  • Running Spark Programs in Batch
  • References
  • Summary
New Home for IBM Technical Bulletins
What’s New?
  • IBM to Supply Next Generation Hitachi Mainframe
  • zIT Consulting GmbH is now CA Technologies
  • BMC Considering Buyout of CA Technologoes
  • Other News
News
  • Red Alerts
  • Keeping Up-to-Date
  • Recent APARs
  • News From Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events/Conferences
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts

No. 1 (140 pages)

Management Summary
SCRTPro – Bringing Light to the Darkness
  • Introduction
  • What is SCRTPro
  • Summary
Selecting the Best JES2 Checkpoint Mode
  • Introduction
  • General JES2 Checkpoint Data Set Overview
  • References
  • Summary
CPU MF Part 2 – Concepts
  • Introduction
  • Can You Influence Your RNI?
  • CPU MF SMF Records
  • References
  • Summary
IBM zEvent – Facebook for Your z/OS
  • Introduction
  • Technical Overview
  • Setting Up zEvent Using z/OSMF
  • Examples of How zEvent Can Help You
  • Reference Information
  • Summary
Common Data Provider for z/OS
  • CDPz Overview
  • Product Positioning
  • Considerations
  • Licensing
  • References
  • Summary
News
  • Red Alerts
  • Recent APARs
  • News from Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events / Conference
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
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