Episode 13 - Joe Gentile - z/OS Core Tech... and a little performance




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Summary: <p>What started as a discussion about Mainframe performance ended up being a rather in-depth discussion of z/OS Core Technologies, including GRS, RSM and Enque/Deque. Hey, we chase what's interesting.</p> <p>1:36 Getting Started</p> <p>2:42 ... and before that?</p> <p>3:45 What IS RSM?</p> <p>4:23 But what *IS* RSM?</p> <p>6:26 The Program to LE to VSM to RSM handoff</p> <p>7:15 Security and RSM</p> <p>8:25 Storage Keys to the Kingdom</p> <p>10:13 Better Know a Keystate</p> <p>11:42 Let's talk about GRS for a bit</p> <p>12:57 But really, what *IS* a resource?</p> <p>13:37 ... and now we're talking Enque Deque</p> <p>17:16 Don't be a GRS Goofus</p> <p>19:39 Tuning shared access in Parmlib</p> <p>21:03 The dangers of Hardware Reserves</p> <p>22:57 To actually talk a little bit about... Performance...</p> <p>26:43 Preparing to Test!</p> <p>28:21 Dumpchat</p> <p>30:42 Level 1, Level 2, Level What?</p> <p>32:50 Performance Analysis</p> <p>34:02 z/OS Tools</p> <p>36:40 On the concept of Capacity Planning</p> <p>40:36 Closing Remarks</p> IBM z Systems Batch Network Analyzer (zBNA) Tool <p>https://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS5132</p> <p> </p> <p>Twitter: @terminaltalk</p> <p>Email: contact@terminaltalk.net</p>