December 1991 (14 pages)
MVS Review
- Exchange Swapping
- ISV
FOCUS: IPS Design
- Defining Exchange Swapping (SP 4.2)
- Defining Exchange Swapping (Pre 4.2)
- Summary of IPS Design
- Converting to SP 4.2
Miscellaneous
- Dedicated & Shared LPARs
November 1991 (26 pages)
MVS Review
- SRM Second
- Service Rate
- MPL Determination
FOCUS: IPS Design
- Determining Domains
- Setting MPL Thresholds
- Defining Domains
- Evaluating Domains
Miscellaneous
- Deleted Trace Elements
- Feedback
- PDS Blocksizes
- More on IDRC
- VSAM Comments
- Estimating ESTOR
- Tuning DASD
- ESTOR Page Movement
Supplements
- RMF Part 1: Trace (4 pages)
- SRM Service Objectives (6 pages)
October 1991 (18 pages)
FOCUS: Designing A New IPS (SP 4.2)
- Updating the ICS and IPS
- Creating an ICS
- Defining Periods
- Determining Priorities
- Assigning PGNs
- Defining Domains
Miscellaneous
- Tuning VSAM Under CICS
September 1991 (22 pages)
FOCUS: Tuning VSAM
- General VSAM Tuning Tips
- Tuning ESDS Files
- Tuning RRDS Files
- Tuning KSDS Files
- Tuning KSDS Buffers – NSR
- Tuning KSDS Buffers – LSR
- Using Batch LSR
- VSAM Bibliography
MVS Review
- VSAM Basics
MVS Measurements
- VSAM LISTCAT
- SMF Records
Feedback
- SMF Dumping
Update Sheet Issued 2/94
August 1991 (22 pages)
Determining Workloads
Finding System Constraints
FOCUS: Reducing CPU
- Reducing Monitors
- Reducing MVS Overhead
- Tuning Applications
- Alternatives
Feedback
- TSO Recovery
July 1991 (19 pages)
FOCUS: Reducing I/O
- Increasing Tape Blocksizes
- Using IDRC
- Increasing DASD Blocksizes
- Increasing Buffers
- Unnecessary I/Os
- Using VB Files
I/O Product Bibliography
- Tuning Bibliography
- On a Personal Note
- Feedback
Update Sheet 8/91
June 1991 (22 pages)
FOCUS: MVS/ESA Measurements
- I/O Measurements
- CPU Measurements
- Storage Measurements
- MVS/ESA Facilities
- Other Measurements
MVS Review
- SMF Records
Feedback
- Uploading DB2 Tables
- TSO Recovery
Update Sheet 5/92
May 1991 (24 pages)
MVS Review
- Paging & Swapping
MVS Measurements
- Paging & Swapping
FOCUS: Tuning Paging & Swapping
- Page & Swap Data Sets
- Swapping to Page Data Sets
- Swapping to Swap Data Sets
- Combining PLPA & Common
- Unnecessary Swaps
Miscellaneous
- Amdahl’s MDF
- Something Old, Something Blue
- Reblocking SMF
Feedback
Update Sheet 9/91
April 1991 (26 pages)
MVS Review
- What’s An EXCP?
- DASD I/O Explained
MVS Measurements
- How To Measure I/O
FOCUS: Tuning DASD
- Reducing PEND Time
- Reducing IOSQ Time
- Reducing Disconnect Time
- Controlling Connect Time
RMF Report JCL
Update Sheet Issued 11/93
March 1991 (22 pages)
FOCUS: Central Storage
- Fencing Loved Ones
- Limiting Baddies
Other Tips
- Reducing I/O Elongation
- New PR/SM APAR
- Reblocking SMF
MVS Review
- SRM Service Units
- Storage Isolation Overview
Update Sheet Issued 12/96
February 1991 (28 pages)
FOCUS: PR/SM
- Nature of PR/SM Overhead
- Computing Overhead Without a Benchmark
- Changing SRM Parameters
- PR/SM Tuning Tips
- PR/SM Bibliography
FOCUS: Central Storage
- Reducing Storage Movement
MVS Review
- PR/SM Overview
- UIC and Page Stealing
MVS Measurements
- Calculating Capture Ratio
- CPU Under PR/SM
- Determining CSTOR Users
Feedback
- Miscellany
Update Sheet Issued 3/91
January 1991 (16 pages)
FOCUS: Tuning TSO
- Reducing ISPF Response
- Eliminating TSO STEPLIBs
- Reducing O/P Wait Swaps
- Reducing TSO Period Swaps
- Invoking CLISTs Faster
- Reducing CLIST Response
- Consistent Response
MVS Review
- MVS Program Fetch
MVS Measurements
- TSO Response Time
- TSO Command Use
Miscellany
Update Sheet Issued 9/95