Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter

2019 Tuning Letters

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No. 4 (169 pages)

Management Summary
Best Practices for Hardware Acquisition – Part 1
  • Prior to IBM Marketing Approaching Your Company
User Experiences and Tips
  • IBM Guidance on ERV Values
  • Coupling Facility Lock Structure Sizes
  • Db2 and zIIPs
  • Suggestions About SCHEDxx Changes
  • zPDT Performance Tips
  • WebSphere Liberty Profile Trivia
IBM’s Tailored Fit Pricing (TFP)
  • Review of R4HA and CPU Consumption
  • A Little History
  • What is TFP?
  • Enterprise Capacity Solution
  • IBM TFP Advantages and Disadvantages
  • Is TFP the best option for you?
  • References
  • Summary
‘Serverless’ DFSMSdss Backups
  • Introduction
  • Challenges of Serverless Backups
  • Implementation
  • Prerequisites
  • References
  • Summary
RACF Tuning
  • Introduction
  • System Programmer Tuning Options
  • Security Administrator Tuning Options
  • References
  • Summary
News
  • Red Alerts
  • Recent APARs
  • News from Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • IBM Redbooks Publications
  • Events / Conferences
Acknowledgments
  • Blog Entries
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
  • Blog Entries

No. 3 (131 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
IBM’s Latest Mainframe – the z15
  • z15 High Level Summary
  • Technical Details
  • New Functions
  • Performance
  • Operating System Support
  • Statements of Direction
  • Reference Information
Watson & Walker Software Pricing Evaluations
  • Country Multiplex Pricing
  • DevTest Solution
  • Tailored Fit Pricing
  • Software Contract Evaluation
  • IBM Software Pricing Health Check
  • MLC to OTC Flips
JES3 – It’s Alive!
What’s New in z/OS 2.4?
  • Additions and Enhancements
    • zCX
    • SMF
    • Transactional Execution
    • Sysplex Enhancements
    • DFSORT Enhancements
    • JES Enhancements
    • z/OSMF Enhancements
    • More Data Set Types Supported by Encryption
    • RACF Availability Enhancement
    • System Recovery Boost
    • Serviceability/System Management Enhancements
    • Unix File Systems and File Sharing
    • Other DFSMS Enhancements
    • The SMIC Is Dead. Long Live the RURS!
    • 2038/2042 Support
    • Other Significant Enhancements
  • Statements of Direction
  • Coexistence
  • References
Proposed Erase-on-Scratch Enhancement
News
  • Red Alerts
  • Recent APARs
  • News from Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events / Conferences
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
  • Blog Entries

No. 2 (121 pages)

Management Summary
User Experiences and Tips
  • SDC Changes – Coming Soon to a z/OS Near You
  • Software AG zIIP Exploitation
  • Latest Guidelines for Paging Space
Watson & Watson Starter Pack Offering
Still Not Familiar With z/OSMF Workflows?
  • Introduction to z/OSMF
  • Getting z/OSMF Up and Running
  • Workflows!
  • Why Should I Care About z/OSMF Workflows?
  • Any Hints or Tips for Using z/OSMF Workflows?
  • This Sounds Interesting, How Would I Create My Own?
  • Using the Workflow Editor
  • Final Thoughts
What’s New in SYS1.PARMLIB?
  • z/OS 2.3 Parmlib Enhancements
  • AXRxx
  • BPXPRMxx
  • CEEPRMxx
  • DEVSUPxx
  • DIAGxx
  • FXEPRMxx
  • IEASYSxx
  • IECIOSxx
  • IEFOPZxx
  • IGDSMSxx
  • IKJTSOxx
  • IRRPRMxx
  • IZUPRMxx
  • SMFPRMxx
  • Additional Parameters in z/OS 2.3
Broadcom Product zIIP Exploitation
  • Why Use zIIPs?
  • Prerequisites for zIIP Enablement
  • CA SYSVIEW Performance Management
  • CA SYSVIEW Performance Management Option for DB2 (Formerly Known as CA Insight DPM)
  • CA Datacom
  • CA Vantage Storage Resource Manager
  • CA Mainframe Resource Intelligence
News
  • Red Alerts
  • Recent APARs
  • News from Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events / Conferences
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts

No. 1 (113 pages)

Management Summary
Cheryl’s SHARE Phoenix Trip Report
  • z/OS Training
  • Some of My Favorite Sessions
  • Update to z/OS Documentation
  • IBM Z Content Solutions
The IMPORTANT_MESSAGES Health Check
  • Introduction
  • The Value
  • Setting Up the IMPORTANT_MESSAGES Check
  • Adding the Required Modules to LINKLIST
  • How Important Messages Are Defined to the Check
  • Defining the Health Check
  • Activating the Companion CNZ_WTOMDBEXIT Exit
  • Dynamically Activating the Check
  • Managing IMPORTANT_MESSAGES Checks
  • How the Check Works
  • Sample Check Execution
  • Summary
Bye Bye User Key Common Storage
  • Beginner’s Guide to Keys and Common Storage
  • Why Is IBM Making This Change?
  • Preparing for the Change
  • Alternatives to User Key Common Storage
  • References
  • Summary
z/OS 2.4 Preview
  • Hardware and Software Coexistence
  • z/OS Container Extensions
  • Hasta La Vista, HFS
  • Installation Process Changes
  • Changes to User Key Common Storage
  • Changes in the JES World
  • z/OSMF Enhancements
  • XCF Transport Class Simplification
  • Other Enhancements
Watson & Walker Publications Website
  • Who Should Use the Website?
  • How Do I Get Access?
  • What Material Is On the Website?
  • Search Engine
  • Enhancements for Site Administrators
  • Subscriber Notifications
  • Difference Between the Watson & Walker Websites
  • Summary
News
  • Red Alerts
  • Recent APARs
  • News from Techdocs
  • Social Media
  • Publications
  • Events / Conference
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
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