RE: How does this software work?? -- MI400

Hi,

i reasearched it a while ago and found nothing that is
doable with cfint. Btw -even if someone found the way
to trick the machine it will probably fail in future
releases.

If it works - the guy who wrote it must have some deep
internals knowledge.
--- "Bale, Dan" <Dan.Bale@handleman.com> wrote:
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> I checked out the web site.  Smells like snake oil
> if you ask me.  From
> the FAQ:
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Q6: Our model 720 has interactive feature 2062. Does
> Fast400 have any
> affect on system job CFINT01 ??
> A6: Fast400 does affect CFINT. It does not do
> anything to the IBM CFINT
> job, but it scans the system to "tune" the
> interactive jobs so CFINT
> does not see them. The effect Fast400 causes is more
> interactive
> processor time for the interactive jobs.
>
> Since you are running a 720-2062, your Interactive
> Feature could be
> 1500, 1501, 1502, or 1503. Fast400 will help ALL of
> them. The 720-2062
> has a CPW of 420. Even with the 1503, you only get
> 240. Fast400 will
> increase your CPW to 420.
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> I'd also be concerned that this might be a trojan
> horse.  I've never
> heard of Tiger Tools.
>
> Dan Bale
> IT - AS/400
> Handleman Company
> 248-362-4400  Ext. 4952
> D.Bale@Handleman.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       bdietz@3x.com [SMTP:bdietz@3x.com]
> > Sent:       Tuesday, October 16, 2001 3:56 PM
> > To: mi400@midrange.com
> > Subject:    [MI400] How does this software work??
> >
> > Not really a MI question although this piece of
> software appears to be
> > a MI
> > program.
> > I ran across this software after a post in
> midrange-l.
> >
> > I am curious to know if anyone has heard of this
> software or even
> > better
> > would know how it works.
> > I have tried, with zero sucess, tried to figure
> out how they
> > accomplish
> > what they claim.
> >
> > It is a very small (20480 bytes) program.
> >
> > From their news release:
> > "TigerTools is proud to introduce Fast400. Fast400
> helps AS400 users
> > get
> > better
> > interactive response time WITHOUT having to
> upgrade the server
> > hardware.
> > This
> > software solution allows interactive users to get
> more throughput on
> > their
> > AS400 server.
> > Fast400 uniquely tunes each interactive job on the
> system to minimize
> > response time."
> >
> >
> > http://www.tigertools.com/
> >
> >
> > Any ideas??
> > Just curious, as I hate to not know how a piece of
> software works.
> >
> > -------------------------
> > Bryan Dietz
> > 3X Corporation
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=====
Shahar mor
consultant

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