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| Using WRKSYSSTS to tune your system |
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by Ron Turull
Once you understand how to assess performance, basic tuning of your system is relatively straightforward. There are two ways to tune your system on the WRKSYSSTS display. You can adjust pool size to reduce page faults, or you can adjust activity levels to minimize wait-to-ineligible and active-to-ineligible transitions. Using those methods, follow these five tuning steps to bring your system in line.
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How to use WRKSYSSTS to monitor your system -- Part I
A well-tuned machine pool is essential for good performance. Use the Work with System Status (WRKSYSSTS) command to monitor and maintain it, as well as other pools on the iSeries.
How to use WRKSYSSTS to monitor your system -- Part II
There are two "meters" of performance on the Work with System Status (WRKSYSSTS) display: page fault rates and job transition rates. Making sure those fall within acceptable levels is the essence of using the WRKSYSSTS display to tune your system.
Three basic system tools to help you tune your iSeries
The three basic performance management tools -- WRKSYSSTS, WRKDSKSTS and WRKACTJOB -- come with OS/400. Unfortunately, they aren't always put to the best use at the best time.
How to boost system performance
Bad system performance equals low productivity. And you don't want that. Here are 10 tips to help you monitor and improve performance.
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EXPERT PROFILE
Tim Granatir, systems management expert
Tim is vice president of Technical Services at Interlink Technologies in Maumee, Ohio. He has worked in the banking, insurance, healthcare and distribution industries in various positions, including programmer/analyst, systems analyst and DP manager. Tim has worked on IBM midrange platforms since 1983.
Let Tim's experience work for you. If you have systems management questions, Tim can help.
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