System i Performance Tuning the Easy Way
Speaker: Chuck Stupca, IBM Rochester

6 December 2007 @ 1.00pm

There are many ways to tune a System i to optimize performance; some methods require fewer modifications than others. This Webcast examines techniques that do not require extensive changes to the default work management settings. Learn the many system and work management values that may be changed without a massive rework of the shipped settings.

Topics covered include:

• Work Management Modifications

• QPFRADJ

• PAGING(*CALC) - expert cache

• Creating a batch pool

• System Value Modifications

• QTSEPOOL

• QPRCMLTTSK

• QTHDRSCAFN

• QTHDRSCADJ

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to optimize their system's performance through easy, proven, and effective changes in a wide variety of environments.

Chuck Stupca has worked for IBM in Rochester, Minnesota, since 1968. Chuck worked for 15 years in the Systems Performance organization, where he analyzed and corrected many customer performance problems that required extensive knowledge of work management. For the last several years, Chuck has been involved with iSeries cluster development and is currently a member of the iSeries Technology Center, where he develops and delivers customer education and provides consultant support.  Since 1983, Chuck has been a frequent speaker at customer events, including COMMON and IBM Education Conferences. He has written several articles and has recently completed work on a newly published book.