1994 Tuning Letters

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Nov/Dec 1994 (48 pages) 
News of MVS

      •  RAMAC
      •  NPM
      •  SMF
      •  WSC Flashes
      •  RMF
      •  DB2

FOCUS: Software Pricing 

        • Types of Software Pricing
        • Other Pricing Options
        • Pricing Announcements
        • Non-IBM Vendors
        • What to Do Now
        • Implementing MULC

CMOS Update

      Sizing CMOS Processors
      Q & A

      • Can Response Time be Too Good?
      • Starting a Tuning Project

Update Sheet Issued 4/95 

Sep/Oct 1994 (36 pages) 
News of MVS

        • CPU Busy
        • Page Movement
        • RSU
        • MIH
        • GTF
        • JES3

Talklink Forums

      Q & A

      • Multi-Period Batch
      • MAXVIRT for LLA in VLF
      • GRS Storage Isolation

FOCUS: Positioning For MVS/ESA SP 5

      • Advantages of SP 5
      • Disadvantages of SP 5.1
      • Migrate to SP 4.3 or 5.1?
      • Positioning for SP 5
      • Prepare for WLM
      • MVS SP 5.1 Bibliography

Supplement 

          SHARE Trip (8/94) (8 pages)

Update Sheet Issued 3/95

Jul/Aug 1994 (no issue)

May/June 1994 (64 pages) 
News of MVS

      • Manuals
      • Catalog
      • ISPF
      • CPU Overhead
      • 3390-9

Performance Checkup – Part 3 

      • I/O Worksheet
      • Virtual Storage Worksheet
      • Central Storage Worksheet
      • Expanded Storage Worksheet
      • Conclusion

Supplements 

          Performance Checkup Worksheet (16 Pages)
          Diskette

Update Sheet Issued 9/94

March/April 1994  (48 pages) 
News of MVS

        • ISPF/DM
        • Free Newsletters
        • APPC
        • CPU Overhead

Further Thoughts on Part 1

Performance Checkup – Part 2 

        • CPU Worksheet
        • Running MVS Under VM
        • Using a Base CPU Speed

IBM Announcements

        • Parallel Sysplex
        • Software Pricing
        • Workload Manager
        • Announcement Letters

Survey Results

Supplements 

          Performance Checkup Worksheets (8 pages)

Update Sheet Issued 9/94 

Jan/Feb 1994 (36 pages)
News of MVS

      • Erratic CPU Times
      • PDSE
      • 3990-Mod 6
      • WSC Flash 9609
      • Softcopy CD-Rom
      • SMF Blocksizes
      • Slip Trap

Performance Checkup – Part 1

      • Introduction
      • Getting Started
      • Configuration Worksheet
      • Service Level Worksheet

Supplements 

          Sample RMF Reports (24 pages)
          Performance Checkup Worksheets (12 pages)

Update Sheet Issued 9/94