Stream: zP&C
Time: 16:30 - 17:15
Do I really know how my FICON infrastructure is connected? SMF data can be used to help you see what you have and how it is connected.
SMF Link Diagnostics Statistics are very useful for your FICON health, but you can do more with these (and other) SMF records.
We look at a how a combination of SMF records can be used to create a FICON topology view of your important infrastructure. From the PCHIDs in your CEC, via your logical LPAR CHPIDs, thought the FICON Directors to your Disk or Tape units. A vital path that can sometimes be hard to fully visualize and understand.
John Baker, Principal Consultant at IBM, has been working with mainframes for over 30 years, both as a customer and consultant. His primary focus has been on system and application performance. As a customer, John designed, implemented and maintained many critical projects such as WLM Goal Mode, GDPS/Data Mirroring, and merging datacenters. As a consultant, John has assisted many of the world's largest datacenters with their z/OS performance challenges. John is a frequent and much appreciated speaker at industry events like SHARE, CMG, GSE and IBM conferences. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Computer Measurement Group (CMG) and currently volunteers with the MVS Performance Project (MVSP) at SHARE. In his spare time, John enjoys pool, motorcycles, his dog, old port and a spirited political debate. He lives with his family near Toronto, Canada.
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