2023 No. 4 (109 pages)
Management Summary
- Increased Interest in Sub-Capacity CPCs
- Optimizing Partitioned Data Set Performance
- Best Practices for CF Structure Sizing
- Introduction to the z/OS IPL Process
- User Experiences and Tips
- News You Can Use
The Expanding Role of Sub-capacity Processors in Today’s Mainframe Configurations
- Introduction
- Today’s Expanded Role for Sub-capacity Models
- Detailed Customer Case Study
- Why Migration to a Sub-cap CPC Can Take More Effort
- References
- Summary
Optimizing PDS and PDSE Performance
- Background
- PDSEs
- References
- Summary
User Experiences and Tips
- Additional Information About z/OS Connect Metrics
- Adding and Removing RESERVED Memory
- VTOCPROT Option in DEVSUPxx Member
- Using z/OSMF UUID In Your Own Sysres Build Process
- Controlling Implicit Long Term CPU Protection
- Don’t Ignore ‘Renum Recommended’ Message
Best Practices for Sizing CF Structures
- Why Accurate Structure Sizing is Important
- How to Determine, and Maintain, Accurate Structure Sizes
- Traditional Method
- References
- Summary
The Life of a z/OS IPL
- Introduction
- References
- Summary
News
- IBM Z Hardware Alerts
- Red Alerts
- Preparing for z16
- Preparing for z/OS 3.1
- Recent APARs
- Random Helpful Websites
- News from IBM Techdocs
- Conferences
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
- Blog Entries
2023 No. 3 (114 Pages)
Management Summary
- Recovery at Scale – Second Installment
- Monitoring and Managing z/OS Connect
- IBM z/OS 3.1 – The Final Cut
- User Experiences and Tips
- News You Can Use
Recovery at Scale – Part 2
- Logical Data Corruption
- References
- Summary
z/OS Connect EE: Strategic On-ramp to the Mainframe
- Introduction
- References
- Summary
User Experiences and Tips
- SDSF Hidden Treasures
- IPCS Productivity Tools
What’s New in z/OS – 3.1 Enhancements Part 3
- z/OS Base Operating System
- JES2
- SDSF
- DFSMS
- z/OS UNIX
- RMF
- New Grafana Plugin for Modern Interface to RMF Data
- z/OS RMF Data Gatherer
- Change Tracker
- Language Environment
- z/OSMF
- z/OS Management Services Catalog
- RACF
- Communication Server
- Statements of Direction
- References
- Summary
News
- IBM Z Hardware Alerts
- Red Alerts
- Preparing for z16
- IBM Documentation Changes
- Preparing for z/OS 3.1
- Recent APARs
- Random Helpful Websites
- News from IBM Techdocs
- Conferences
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
- Blog Entries
2023 No. 2 (112 pages)
Management Summary
- Recovery at Scale
- Real World z16 Capacity Experiences
- IBM z/OS 3.1 Preview
- IBM Mainframe Apprenticeship Customer Experience
- User Experiences and Tips
- News You Can Use
Recovery at Scale – Part 1
- Failure Scenarios
- Loss of Volume(s)
- Accidental Deletion of Thousands of Data Sets
- Deleted/Corrupted System Data Sets
- Outsourced?
- Testing
- References
- Summary
Real World Experiences with z16 Upgrades
- Introduction
- Comparison Methodology
- Analysis of Delivered Capacity
- Other Observations from the Metrics
- Other z16 Upgrade Observations
- References
- Summary
What’s New in z/OS – 3.1 Preview Part 2
- DFSMSdfp
- DFSMShsm Enhancements
- SMS Enhancements
- DFSMSrmm Enhancements
- RMF Enhancements
- z/OS Authorized Code Scanner and Code Monitor
- z/OSMF Plugin for z Authorized Code Scanner
- z/OS Workload Interaction Correlator
- z/OS Change Tracker
- z/OSMF
- USS
- RACF
- Communication Server
- References
- Summary
User Experiences and Tips
- Using Sysplex Distributor to Help Test Changes
- MODIFY CATALOG Command Alternative
- ISPF Tip – ISRDDN
- Helpful WebSphere on z/OS Hints and Tips
- zIIPs Hints, Tips, and Latest News
Experiences With IBM’s zSystems Apprenticeship Program
- Background
- Post-selection
- Current Status
News
- Security Alerts and Fixes
- IBM Moves Announcements to IBM Docs Website
- IBM Z Hardware Alerts
- Red Alerts
- Preparing for z16
- Product ‘Compliance’ SMF Records
- Recent APARs
- Random Helpful Websites
- News from IBM Techdocs
- Conferences
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
- Blog Entries
2023 No. 1 (119 pages)
Management Summary
- IBM z/OS 3.1 Preview
- User Experiences and Tips
- New Business Class z16 CPCs
- Broadening Your SMF Horizons
- Getting Up to Date on Erase-on-Scratch
- News You Can Use
What’s New in z/OS – 3.1 Preview
- High Level Introduction
- z/OS Base
- JES2
- SDSF
- References
- Summary
User Experiences and Tips
- CPENABLE Experiences
- Syncsort and IBM zSort Accelerator
- DFSORT Sort Accelerator Fix Available
- Considerations for Licensing Linux-Based Products on z/OS
- z/OSMF Guild
- IBM ‘Ideas’ for Your Consideration
Introduction to z16 A02 and AGZ
- Overview
- New Functions
- Rack Mount Model (AGZ) Considerations
- z16 Business Class Relative Capacities
- Hardware Differences Compared to z15 T02
- z16 Business Class Model Upgrade Considerations
- Statements of Direction
- Prerequisites
- References
- Summary
Benefits of Analysis Across SMF Data Types
- Introduction
- Example 1: WLM and CICS
- Example 2: Address Space and Db2 Accounting
- Example 3: CICS and Db2
- Example 4: MQ and CICS
- References
- Summary
Latest on Erase-on-Scratch and SSDs and the UNMAP Function
- Considerations for Erase-on-Scratch
- Prerequisites
- References
- Summary
News
- IBM Z Hardware Alerts
- Red Alerts
- Preparing for z16
- Recent APARs
- News from IBM Techdocs
- Conferences
Acknowledgments
Cheryl’s List Blog Posts
Blog Entries