RE: OS V4R5 -- SYSTEM21

Sorry Arthur...  We had pitiful performance with our model 620 after
ramping up our 15 plants...
The first 5 - 10 plants were ok but once we got them all live with over 250
users the performance became unacceptable...
We upgraded to a model 720 and the difference was like night and day...

I doubt you could buy a new 7xx series now, you'll probably have to go up
to the 8xx series...

I know it is a hard pill to swallow if you haven't budgeted for it but your
users will love you for it and it will do wonders for your stress level...
Trust me, I know...

It's not the amount of RAM or DASD so much as the Processor size/speed/and
configuration...   Yes you need ample RAM and DASD but the processor is
king in this scenario...

The 720 was/is a server model where batch processing had separate resources
than interactive and things ran more efficiently...

If there is any way you can swing it in your budget I would seriously
consider the upgrade option...

Good luck...





"Arthur S. Weiner" <arthur@sgfootwear.com> on 12/19/2000 03:12:46 PM

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We had the same experience, DSPFLD problem after V4R4M0 upgrade form
V4R2M0.

We have also been experiencing greatly decreased performance. We have a
9406/620/2179 with 384 MB of memory (128MB more than JBA recommended). We
have been told, recently, that we should have a minimum of 2GB to run
efficiently. The degradation, since the upgrade, seems to be in batch jobs.
Overall performance has never been terrific in any area.

Does anyone have any knowledge or experience in performance issues from
V4R2
to V4R4?



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Arthur Weiner
Manager, Information Systems
S. Goldberg & Co., Inc.
20 E. Broadway
Hackensack, NJ 07601
V. 201-342-1200
F. 201-342-4405
arthur@sgfootwear.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jbausers-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-jbausers-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Randy Stratton
> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 1:00 PM
> To: 'JBAUSERS-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: OS V4R5
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> The DSPFLD phenomenon started for us when we upgraded to V4R4.
>
>
> Randy Stratton
> Director IS
> Alsons Corporation
> 517-439-1411
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   Jim_Hawkins@tsss.com [mailto:Jim_Hawkins@tsss.com]
> Sent:   Tuesday, December 19, 2000 9:54 AM
> To:     JBAUSERS-L@midrange.com
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> As I stated before we are currently on V4R4, but we also
> experience the
> DSPFLD phenomenon that Steve describes.  We noticed this starting with
> 3.5.1 or JBA and it continues at 3.5.2b SP3.
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> Betsy,
>      We upgraded to V4R5 on October 28.  So far, it's all
> good.  The only
> issue we have seen is a minor problem with the DSPFLD
> command.  When the
> screen is initially displayed, you only see the first field
> and must press
> F10 to display the remaining fields.  GEAC is aware of this
> but we do not
> know if this is being corrected.  We are on Version 3.5.1 SP2 standard
> using extended Production Systems on a 9406/S20.
>      As an FYI, we also use Future3 for EDI and have
> encountered one issue
> with V4R5 and AutoRelease.  There was a problem with a shipper inquiry
> function that we presented to IBM and Future3.  They are
> working to resolve
> the issue, we have programmed around it.
>      All in all, nothing major to report.
>
> Happy Holidays,
> Steve Haessler
> Strattec Security Corporation
>
> >>> BMuir@newcor.com 12/19/00 07:22AM >>>
> Has anyone upgraded to V4R5?  Any problems with JBA?
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> Thanks,
> Betsy Muir
> Newcor, Inc.
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