Administrator Tip: Hard disks important in performance tuning

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A newsletter published by TechTarget   November 12, 2003 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  iTera High Availability: Free White Papers -- Affordably Increase System Availability >>  Concise Systems: Custom iSeries software & support  Today's Highlights   >>  FEATURED TIP:  Why hard disks are important in performance tuning >>  TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED:  More tips, advice on performance tuning >>  USER SURVEY:  What are your spending plans for 2004?  Tips   FEATURED TIP Why hard disks are important in performance tuning by Ron Turull Of all the components in a computer, the auxiliary storage devices are the slowest. While the hard drives (i.e., DASD) are the fastest of all the auxiliary storage devices, they are painfully slow when compared to the speed of the other components (which operate at essentially the speed of electricity). It is, therefore, essential to make sure that your hard drives are tuned to the utmost. >>View Complete Tip SPONSORED BY: iTera High Availability Free White Papers: Affordably Increase System Availability Thinking that full-featured iSeries high availability is prohibitively expensive and complex? Think again. iTera's Echo2 High Availability solution incorporates remote journaling and extensive autonomic features to ensure efficient performance and easy, reliable operation at less than half of the cost of most High Availability solutions. To learn more, download our Free High Availability White Papers. Download now  Technical Questions Answered   Using the WRKDSKSTS command to increase performance Still running OPM programs? The Work With Disk Status (WRKDSKSTS) command can tell you a lot about your system -- information you can use to boost your system's performance. Determine DASD cache battery life In this Hall of Fame tip, Justin Haase provides an easy way to see when you can expect your cache batteries to start posting warnings and have your CE replace more than just the one the next time they come out. DASD failure notification Search400.com member Keith Kerlin provides a program to get your pager to notify you of a DASD failure -- 24x7. Save spool files, trees, and money at the same time Do you have users that insist on keeping important spool files online yet rarely reference them? If so, you'll want to check out this tip by Search400.com member Bob Fish. Bob explains how he saved money by not having to buy third-party software. SPONSORED BY: Concise Systems Our business philosophy centers around providing custom AS/400 and iSeries software and support at a much lower cost, quicker turnaround, and at a higher level of satisfaction than most package software. 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