Function Usage Replaces Application Administration in New Navigator for i
November 29, 2021
In the Heritage Version of Navigator for i, Application Administration was used to allow or deny user access to functions—among them, the ability to customize what tasks were available to users in the Navigator console. Application Administration in Navigator for i had been ported from the original Client Access support and featured a very dated and cumbersome […]
ArticlesWhy Everyone Should Capture Performance Baselines
November 2, 2021
With most numerical data, a number requires a reference point for meaning, and performance data is filled with numbers. Baseline data provides reference points for numerical data and are essential for good performance management. A baseline is simply a collection of system performance metrics saved from a known point in time. Baselines are useful to […]
ArticlesActive Prestart Jobs in New Navigator
October 13, 2021
With New Nav, you have a graphical user interface and you no longer need to craft your own queries to get at the data. Learn the benefits from Dawn May here.
ArticlesDitch DSPLOG—History Log Info Is Superior
September 7, 2021
The history log is a great repository of messages on your IBM i partition; all messages sent to QSYSOPR, QSYSMSG and QCFGMSGQ are also sent to the history log. There are many functions that log additional messages to the history log, although they may not send those messages to the system operator message queue. Mining […]
ArticlesGet Notified When Nearing the Maximum Number of Spooled Files
August 11, 2021
An issue I encounter more frequently than I should is systems with a very large number of spooled files. This is a concern because IBM i has an upper limit on the number of spooled files. IBM i creates spooled output all the time, if for no other reason than job logs. If you hit […]
Understanding Disk Space Utilization With IBM i Navigator Performance Tasks
July 14, 2021
Disk space utilization is simply how much of your available disk space is in use. Understanding disk space utilization is something all shops need to do since disk space utilization tends to creep up over time. In my experience, those who are not proactive in understanding where their disk space is going often end up […]
ArticlesIBM i Navigator System Monitors
July 6, 2021
Everyone should be proactively monitoring key metrics on IBM i. If you’re not already monitoring your system, I recommend getting started with IBM i System Monitors, which are included with Navigator for i. The feature article, Monitor Your IBM i Application and System Health, reviews why you should proactively monitor your system; this blog post shows you how to get […]
ArticlesConsolidate SQL Educational Resources With the SQL Tutor
June 8, 2021
Developers often use SQL to access data in Db2 for i. With the ever-increasing number of IBM i Services, system administrators have a need to learn SQL as well. Regardless of whether you are new to SQL, or an experienced SQL developer, there is always more learn. A relatively new resource, the SQL Tutor, is available […]
ArticlesDetails on COMMON’s NAViGATE 2021 Conference
May 5, 2021
The past year has seen an incredible amount of online education, much of it available for free, and much of it produced by local user groups. Amid such abundance, I still believe COMMON’s NAViGATE conference offers an excellent value. Live, Quick-Hitting 20-Minute Sessions NAViGATE is scheduled in Columbus, Ohio May 24-26. This is a hybrid […]
ArticlesIBM i 7.3 TR10 and IBM i 7.4 TR4 Offer a New Query Supervisor Feature
April 14, 2021
IBM announced IBM i 7.3 TR10 and 7.4 TR4 on April 13. This announcement contains all sorts of goodies and enhancements designed to make life of the system administration and performance professional much easier. The most exciting feature is the Query Supervisor. We all know that Db2 for i is easy to manage compared to many other databases, but understanding […]