1. Cheryl Wins CMG’s Michelson Award 2. Last Y2K Items 1. Cheryl Wins CMG’s Michelson Award A Note from Tom: Cheryl has just received a very high honor! Here is the notification from the Computer Measurement Group: The 1999 A. A. Michelson Award for the Advancement of Computer Systems Cheryl Watson The A. A. Michelson…
1. CMG in December 2. HFS on Non-SMS Volumes 3. SURVEY Results 1. CMG in December Installations seem to feel secure enough with Y2K that they aren’t staying away from important conferences at this time of the year. The registrations for the CMG conference scheduled in Reno for December 6-10 are higher than anticipated. Over…
1. New MP3000 Announcement 2. SURVEY 3. Funny Y2K Cartoon 1. New MP3000 Announcement On September 20th, IBM announced a new series of S/390 servers, the Multiprise 3000 (announcement # 199-240, 299-269, 299-271). This is an unusual series of processors because they will be marketed primarily by IBM business partners and because they provide a…
1. Clarification on WC=YES In our last TUNING Letter issue (1999, No. 4), we had an article on page 5 describing a technique for limiting CPU capacity. We described how a reader had set WC=YES on a single test LPAR to ensure that the LPAR took its entire weight, thus restricting that amount of capacity…
In this issue, I’ll cover the following: 1. We’ve moved (again!) 2. Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 1999, No. 4 Summary 3. NEWWORK Clarification 4. CPU Chart Correction 1. We’ve Moved Tom and I finally sold our last home and have spent the last two weeks moving to our new home in another part of Sarasota….
In this issue, I’ll cover the following: 1. Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 1999, No. 3 Summary 2. CMG Australia 3. SHARE in Chicago 1. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter, 1999, No. 3 Summary The 1999, No. 3 TUNING Letter issue should be mailed the end of next week. Current electronic subscribers (see Cheryl’s List #28) should…
In this issue, I’ll cover the following: 1. CD-ROM Offer EVERY PAST TUNING LETTER, SIX FUTURE ISSUES, ALL SEARCHABLE, ALL FOR $695! Hello! This is Tom Walker, Cheryl’s partner. We have a new electronic offering we want to tell you about. We hope you’ll agree it’s a great value. As you probably know, since 1991…
In this issue, I’ll cover the following: 1. IBM LSPR Update 2. WANTED: Your Performance Stories 3. SHARE Members-only Service 1. IBM LSPR Update On July 15, IBM updated their LSPR ratings for the following processors: 9672-RA4, -RB4, -RC4, -RA5, -RB5, and -RC5. These result in some minor changes to the MIPS ratings in our…
In this issue, I’ll cover the following: 1. Upcoming SHARE Conference 2. OS/390 Coexistence Policy 1. Upcoming SHARE Conference I’ve been a big SHARE fan for many years now and think it’s some of the finest (and least expensive!) training available today. This next conference focuses on my favorite topics, performance and capacity planning. It’s…
In this issue, I’ll cover the following: 1. Amdahl Processors 2. IBM Processors 3. HDS Processors 1. Amdahl Processors On June 8th, Amdahl announced a new series of Millennium CMOS processors, the GS2000 series, consisting of 114 new models. There are three model groups. The GS2000A series, with uni-processors ranging from 88 MIPS to 112…
