Prestart Jobs and Server Jobs
August 16, 2018
IBM i expert Dawn May on the user interface for displaying server jobs and how to manage your prestart server jobs
ArticlesSubsystem Configuration for Prestart Jobs
August 3, 2018
Separating prestart jobs across multiple subsystems can offer several benefits.
ArticlesOf Dials and Switches: More about Tunables
August 1, 2018
Learn how to obtain more detailed information on each tunable.
ArticlesDisplay Active Prestart Jobs
July 24, 2018
The Display Active Prestart Jobs (DSPACTPJ) command can be very helpful to determine the values to use for those configuration parameters.
ArticlesPrestart Job Configuration Settings
July 11, 2018
There are two main considerations for how prestart jobs are managed by the system.
Of Dials and Switches: An Introduction to Tuning the AIX Kernel
July 1, 2018
The kernel is the heart of any operating system. A major function of this core code is to provide access to the hardware on which it runs.
ArticlesIBM i System Supplied Prestart Job Entries
June 29, 2018
Prestart job entries that ship with the system in the QSYSWRK, QUSRWRK and QSERVER subsystems.
ArticlesIntroduction to Prestart Jobs
June 18, 2018
Prestart jobs provide improved performance by allowing a job to be started prior to handling a work request and can be reused for multiple requests—but they can be difficult to manage.
ArticlesWhy It’s Important to Create a Library of Network Documentation
April 1, 2018
I’ve always been a strong advocate of documentation, because in my very first programming project, I got a profound lesson on why no project or assignment was complete until descriptive written information accompanied the work product. I was a graduate assistant in a business Master’s Degree program, and the associate dean offered me a summer […]
ArticlesTrapping the Elusive Error with AIX Kernel Tracing
April 1, 2018
Spotting error conditions requires time spent intensively studying your own AIX environment.