Re: AS400 / Operations Automation

[Gary Feinstein <gfeinste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

dave nix wrote:
> 
> I have an eye on automating my night operations shift. For the past 8
> years we have maintained 24-7 shifts but midnight to six is really just
> sys monitoring stuff for major failures, batch jobs and tape drives. Can
> anyone recommend any good research resources for this subject or maybe
> just some general advice. I am assuming I need a good message
> monitor/page system, either a tape library robot or maybe a 3590, and a
> decent job scheduler. Am I leaving out any biggies? Appreciate all
> input.
> davidnix@hotmail.com
David,
        You pretty much hit the nail on the head.  We use a 3590 tape drive for
our bakup which works really well.  Not only is is super fast, it will
change tapes automatically.  As for paging, I have set up Byteware's
Messenger Plus to alert me of any system abnormalities including Dayend
and Backup.  As for job scheduling, I use the AS/400 scheduler.  I am
currently looking for a 3rd shift operator to watch over everything, and
keep me from getting paged in the middle of the night.  We have our
European locations that need support at 3am so a 3rd shift is
important.  I haven't had much luck finding anyone who can work these
hours AND knows the AS/400.  Good luck.
Gary Feinstein
AS/400 System Administrator
Planet Hollywood International Inc.
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