""Joe jeffries"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > Hi, > > I've been allowed 1 day a week to start I/O performance monitoring/tuning > for a large multinational who has a capacity and performance team but who > do not respond to I/O performance problems. > > I'm looking for someone who can spend 5-10 minutes a week to help with
> setting the monitoring for the production sysplex. There are a further 6 > sysplexes to be setup but I figure that once I've setup the first one, I > can setup the remainder on my own. > > With just 1 day per week, it will be a fairly slow process but better 1 day > a week than none. > > We run ESS and HDS dasd and have no I/O performance problems to speak of as > yet. The person who used to fulfill this role left 18months ago and nothing > has been done since. > > My background is ex-sysprog/data storage admin (5 years out playing > poker/golf) so i'm aware of I/O control blocks and how I/O moves through > the system and what the RMF reports are telling me (I use MON3 fairly > regularly and used RMF a great deal in my previous mainframe life - The > problem is, it was already setup and I knew where to look). I need to start > this from scratch so could do with some help in the short term to > start/setup RMF trend analysis for my site. > > I've had my head stuck in RMF manuals for the past couple of weeks so have > an idea of where i need to go, it's just the first few steps that are > losing me. How do you start the longterm monitoring? > > Either direct to my/your email or via the list would be fine if anyone can > spare the time. A large bottle of single malt (or alternative of your > choice) and my undying gratitude is the sweetner(if you are happy to supply > an address). I'm more than happy to ship it anywhere in the world. > > Regards, > > Joe Jeffries > Joe, If you have really not kept up with the techniques of the last 5 years, I suggest you get some ESS and WLM books for a change. PAV's, especially WLM managed dynamic PAV's take a lot of tuning work out of your hands. Why do it yourself if you can let the system do it for you, we are the automation department, aren't we? Success, Kees. ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
