Basic z/OS Tuning Using the Workload Manager (ES54G) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Day 1

  • Welcome
  • Unit 1 - Tuning methodology
  • Unit 2 - Using SMF and RMF to monitor performance
  • Lab 1 - Introduction to your system
  • Lab 2 - Using RMF Monitor I and Monitor II

Day 2

  • Unit 3 - Performance impacts when running in a shared LPAR environment
  • Unit 4 - Basic system workload management (part 1)
  • Lab 3 - Implementing a WLM environment on z/OS (part 1)

Day 3

  • Unit 4 - Basic system workload management (part 2)
  • Lab 3 - Implementing a WLM environment on z/OS (part 2)

Day 4

  • Unit 5 - WLM commands, internals, and service
  • Lab 4 - Using RMF Monitor III to solve performance problems

Day 5

  • Unit 6 - z/OS DASD performance topics
  • Unit 7 - Tuning processor storage
  • Unit 8 - Miscellaneous performance topics
  • Lab 5 - z/OSMF and performance management