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| Three basic system tools to help you tune your iSeries |
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by Ron Turull
The best time to use the performance management tools offered on the iSeries is before crisis erupts. More often than not, however, performance management is used only in crisis situations, when the system grinds to a halt and you need to determine the cause and remedy. That means these tools are often left idle during the "normal" times when they could instead be used to create a more efficient system.
What are these tools and how should you use them? Find out in part one of this series on performance tuning.
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Three fun things you can do with WRKACTJOB
Sometimes it's the simple tools -- like OS/400's green-screen Work with Active Jobs (WRKACTJOB) -- that you take for granted. WRKACTJOB's a lot older than many readers on this list and -- because of that longevity -- it contains some useful features that can be handy in different situations. Joe Hertvik takes look at three fun things our old friend WRKACTJOB can do.
Tuning the iSeries
Is there a simple way to tune up the iSeries? Site expert Tim Granatir says if interactive performance is your issue, then check the faulting rates in the various pools by using the WRKSYSSTS command.
Checking for failed RAID arrays
Search400.com member Justin Haase shows you how to use the WRKDSKSTS command to quickly determine if you lost a drive over the weekend.
Perfecting iSeries performance
Looking to rev up your disk performance or tune your system? It isn't always an easy task. We've rounded up the latest news, tips, white papers and webcasts to help you achieve maximum performance on your iSeries.
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