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
- Improved Support for ICF Catalog Recovery
- New System Service to Access Cloud Data from z/OS
- 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
- z/OS Management Services Catalog
- 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
- Integration of Redbooks with IBM Docs Website
- IBM Z Hardware Alerts
- Red Alerts
- Preparing for z16
- Product ‘Compliance’ SMF Records
- Recent APARs
- Random Helpful Websites
- Finding ‘Old’ Manuals
- CICS and CICS-Related APAR Information
- Omegamon and AIOps and Related Stuff
- z/VM Service Information
- 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