Re: Interactive Subsystem Ending

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> IBM's redbook "More Cool Things ..." recommends no more than 300 devices
in
> any one subsystem. I would go for the QINACTIV (the users complain, but
> I usually phrase it as a security issue, and get management to back me). I
> posted a pgm couple weeks ago that monitors the queue, and lets you choose
> to not cancel or disconnect a job, based on either device id or user id.
> This way I protect the users with more clout than me. Let me know if you
> want a copy of the clp/RPG.
> Jim Franz
sorry this took a while to reply, but 1st attempt trapped by someones System
Monitor.
I used a different term for "complain". sorry.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Todd kidwell" <Todd.kidwell@3cc.co.wayne.mi.us>
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 4:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Interactive Subsystem Ending
>
>
> > Paul,
> >
> > <<<<<snip>>>>>>
> >
> > IBM is no help.  They say to split into multiple sbs's with a couple
> hundred in
> > each one.  Maybe that's the answer but I'd like a second or third or
> fourth.....
> >  opinion.
> >
> > <<<<<snip>>>>>>
> >
> > I was having the same problem - hundreds of QPAD* devices costing me 20+
> minutes on my nightly backup.
> >
> > I did two things:  1)  created multiple subsystems (QINTERPAD0,
> QINTERPAD1, etc.) and allocated the devices to the specific subsystems,
and
> 2)  set the QINACTITV value from *NOMAX to 90 minutes.
> >
> > I had tried in the past to get approval to change the inactivity
interval,
> but was rejected due to user pressure.  However, when I was able to
convince
> management the time savings by having inactive users log off, I was given
> the go ahead.  (I was shooting for 30 minutes, but was glad to settle for
> 90).
> >
> > BTW,  my daily backups (SAVCHGOBJ *ALLUSR) used to take over 30 minutes
> each night.  Now they complete in under 10 minutes.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Todd Kidwell (Netstar)
> > AS/400 System Administrator
> > (313) 224-0578
> >
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