1997 Tuning Letters

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1997 No. 6 (44 pages)

      Management Issues #14
      S/390 News

      • OS/390
      • Catalog
      • Parallel Sysplex
      • WLM
      • TCP/IP
      • IOS
      • ESCON
      • Software Pricing
      • WSC Flashes
      • The Net
      • Pubs & APARs

FOCUS: Tuning Parallel Sysplex 

        • XCF Tuning
        • Tuning CFs
        • LPAR Considerations

Dynamic LPA

        Parmlib Analysis

        • IEASYSxx Update

Product Review

        • IT Service Vision

Cheryl’s List #9

        • New APAR for Catalog
        • Update on RCCCPUT

Q & A

        • Goal Mode

CICS Performance Tips

      • Sign-on and Security Checking

Supplement 

      • 1991-1997 Table of Contents

1997 No. 5 (44 pages) 
Management Issues #13
S/390 News

      • OS/390
      • Catalog
      • Software Pricing
      • Miscellaneous
      • WSC Flashes
      • The Net
      • Pubs & APARs

FOCUS: OS/390 R4

        • Performance
        • BCP Changes
        • WLM Changes
        • OpenEdition
        • Recommendations

OS/390 R4 Content

      Common OS/390 Terms
      Shared Storage
        Cheryl’s List #7 & #8

        • IBM Manuals
        • High RCT Times
        • COBOL & CMOS

Q & A

        • Quickstart Method to Goal Mode

CICS Performance Tips

      • V4 Changes

1997 No. 4 (60 pages) 
Management Issues #12
S/390 News

      • Catalog
      • OS/390
      • OpenEdition
      • TCP/IP
      • OSA
      • Year 2000
      • WSC Flashes
      • The Net
      • Pubs & APARs

FOCUS: LSPRs and You 

        • Definition of Terms
        • Why Use Vendor Claims
        • How Vendors Meet Claims
        • IBM’s LSPR
        • Amdahl’s Claims
        • HDS’s Claims
        • Why Use These Claims
        • Why Yours May Differ
        • What Can You Do

What’s New

        • IBM’s Latest LSPR Ratings

SHARE Trip (8/97)

        • IMS
        • OS/390
        • Performance
        • WLM
        • Parallel Sysplex
        • LPAR

Goal-Based Initiator Management

      Parmlib Analysis

      • IEAOPTxx, Part 2

Update Sheet Issued 10/97 

1997 No. 3 (48 pages) 
Management Issues #11
S/390 News

      • Catalog
      • WLM
      • Sysplex
      • OS/390
      • OpenEdition
      • LE
      • TCP/IP
      • ISPF
      • DFSMS
      • Miscellaneous
      • WSC Flashes
      • The Net
      • Pubs & APARs

FOCUS: UCB VSCR

        • Introduction
        • The Solutions
        • The Impact
        • Migration Considerations

What’s New

        • TCP/IP

Tuning Tips

        • Alternate Master Catalog

Parmlib Analysis

        • IEAOPTxx, Part 1

CICS Performance Tips

      • Performance APARs

1997 No. 2 (64 pages) 
Management Issues #10
S/390 News

      • Catalog
      • WLM
      • Sysplex
      • OS/390
      • OpenEdition
      • Year 2000
      • DFSMS
      • DFSORT
      • LE
      • ICS
      • Miscellaneous
      • WSC Flashes
      • The Net
      • Pubs & APARs

FOCUS: WLM Velocity Goals 

        • Definition
        • Factors Affecting Velocity
        • Using Velocity Safely

What’s New

        • New Processors

OS/390 R3

        • CICS Transaction Server
        • IP Printway

Dynamic Linklist

        Q & A

        • Why Aren’t CPU Models the Same Speed?

Cheryl’s List #4, #5, #6

        • Capture Ratios
        • TRUNC (OPT)
        • HCD
        • LE Modules
        • OS/390 Reversioning

CICS Performance Tips

      • Storage

1997 No. 1 (36 pages) 
Management Issues #9
S/390 News

      • WLM
      • OS/390 R2
      • DFMSMS
      • Timer Services
      • DB2
      • Year 2000
      • The Net
      • Manuals & APARs

FOCUS: SHARE Trip (3/97) 

      • WLM
      • JES2
      • TSO & ISPF
      • APARs & Flashes
      • Parallel Sysplex
      • RMF
      • Miscellaneous

Tuning Tips

      • Extended Indirect Volser

Q & A

      • Durations & Periods

Cheryl’s List #2 & #3

      • CMOS Update
      • WSC Flashes
      • SMS
      • JES2 Checkpoint
      • Multi-Volume SYSRES

Parmlib Analysis

    • IECIOSxx