RE: General AS/400 Question

[Neil Palmer <npalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

For performance measurement/tuning start with IBM's own Performance
Tools (5769-PT1 for V4R2).
You don't need the product to measure the performance, as that's part of
the base OS/400, you just need it for performance reports, modelling
etc.
There'a also a free product called Performance Monitor/400 (PM/400 -
5769-PM1) that's distributed with OS/400 at no cost.  This sort of does
a high level performance monitoring and transmits the summarized results
to IBM Rochester.  You can view summary reports via the PM/400 web site,
or get a more detailed report package for an additional cost.
A lot of what you were used to tuning on the mainframe is handled by the
AS/400 itself, so you may not need to mess with it as much.  OMEGAMON
was licensed for sale on the AS/400 from Candle by IBM a while back -
but I can't recall whether that agreement is still in place.  

One product that incorporates a performance tuning module, but is also
for unattended/automated operations, report distribution, chargebacks,
backup/recovery, paging, etc. etc. is called Robot/400 from help/systems
Inc.  
Seems to be a popular package, although I have no direct experience with
it.  They do run their own conventions for user training.  Check out
www.helpsystems.com

Suggest you also subscribe to a couple of the main AS/400 magazines
ASAP.
News/400 (check out www.news400.com ), and Midrange Computing (check
www.midrangecomputing.com ).




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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Dorr [SMTP:dorrma@bnmis1.bay.k12.fl.us]
> Sent: Monday, April 13, 1998 9:54 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L
> Subject:      General AS/400 Question
> 
> Let me start by saying that I am new to the AS/400 world.  The Bay
> District Data Center (where I work) has been an MVS mainframe shop 
> since 1986.  We are in the process of changing platforms to an AS/400
> S20 model (for application dev) and a 640 series (for production).
> 
> My question:
>    Is there a generally accepted standard set of system tools that
> most
> companies use on their machines.  By way of an MVS example, if you
> want
> to do system performance monitoring, CANDLE Corp. has a widely used
> product called OMEGAMON.  Likewise, if I want printer output control I
> would look at a product from LEVY, RAY and SHOUP called VPS.
> 
>    I am assuming that there are plenty of third party software houses
> that provide powerful/useful tools for the AS/400.  Then again, maybe
> the AS/400 does not need the type of products I asking about.  I just
> don't know.  
> 
>    This is becoming a critical budget issue for my department.  If I
> can't find 'Value Added' tools before our budget deadline, I could be
> forced to go without for a whole year.
> 
> Also, as an MVS system programmer about to embark on a long
> educational
> journey, can anyone give some advice on the best way to get up to
> speed.  After all these years my department has seen fit to provide
> the
> systems/applications group with a little bit of training and money for
> books/manuals.  Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.  MD 
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> -- Michael A Dorr
>    MVS Systems - Bay District Schools
> 
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