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…
In this issue, I’ll cover the following: 1. Quickstart Policy Update 2. New HDS Processors 3. OS/390 R6 Re-ordering 4. Important WLM APAR Available 5. Update on DB2 APARs 6. SHARE Proceedings on the Web 7. CMG Roadshow 1. Quickstart Policy Update My Quickstart Policy has helped hundreds of sites move easily into goal mode….
1. New IBM G6 Processors Yesterday (May 3rd), IBM announced their newest CMOS G6 processors, which provide a 32 to 54% improvement over the G5 models. The G6 models provide two series from 1-way machines to 12-way machines. The non-turbo model (9672-Xx7) is based on a 174 MIPS uni-processor and the turbo model (9672-Zx7) is…
In this issue, I’ll cover the following: 1. Update on My Heart Attack 2. Clarification on LPARs 3. Important Y2K Web Site 4. Update to APARs in 1999, No. 1 Issue 5. HDS Trinium Series 6. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter, No. 1 Summary 7. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter, No. 2 Summary 1. Update on My…
In this issue, I’ll cover the just following: 1. IBM’s Change in Ordering for OS/390 R6 Last Wednesday, March 10, IBM released WSC Flash W99013 (OS/390 V2R6 Ordering Update). This flash announces that OS/390 R6 ordering will be reopened by May 28, 1999 for a further six month ordering period. That’s very good news for…
In this issue, I’ll cover the following: IBM Announcement In the last TUNING Letter, I suggested that people look at WSC Flash W98044, which recommends that multi-system customers be on OS/390 R2.5 by January 1, 2000. At SHARE this week, most of the speakers at the IBM OS/390 sessions are stressing the point that multi-system…
In this issue, I’ll cover the following: 1. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter, 1998, No. 6 Summary 2. Important APARs 3. Good Web Site 4. SHARE in SF 1. Cheryl Watson’s TUNING Letter, 1998, No. 6 The 1998, No. 6 TUNING Letter issue was mailed on February 11, 1999. The Management Issues section is included below…
In this issue, I’ll cover the following: 1. My Heart Attack 2. We’re Moving 1. My Heart Attack If you were a subscriber to Cheryl’s List on December 10, you are aware that we were robbed at gunpoint in our home. See http://www.watsonwalker.com/clist17.html. At the time I wrote Cheryl’s List #17 we were in the process…
