Performance

How much do you invest in managing the performance of your system? The needs of your business change, sometimes sooner than you expect.

To respond to business changes effectively, your system must change too. Managing your system, at first glance, might seem like just another time-consuming job. But the investment pays off soon because the system runs more efficiently, and this is reflected in your business. It is efficient because changes are planned and managed.

Managing performance on an iSeries™ server can be a complex task that requires a thorough understanding of iSeries work management. Understanding all the different processes that affect system performance can be challenging for the inexperienced user. Resolving performance problems requires the effective use of a large suite of tools, each with its own unique set of requirements and supported functions. Even after you have gathered and analyzed performance data, knowing what to do with that information can be daunting.

This topic will guide you through the tasks and tools associated with performance management.

• What's new in V5R4
  This topic describes what information is new or significantly changed in this release.
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• Plan for performance
  Setting performance objectives for your iSeries server will allow you to have measurable performance benchmarks to compare your performance data. This topic will explain how to set those benchmarks and how to use them later.
• Set up your environment to manage performance
  iSeries servers include powerful applications for managing system performance. However, they must be properly configured in order to meet the specific needs of your unique business environment. Learn how to configure applications to routinely collect, monitor, and analyze performance data.
• Manage iSeries performance
  Performance management is necessary to optimize utilization of your computer system by measuring current capabilities, recognizing trends, and making appropriate adjustments to satisfy end user and management requirements such as response time or job throughput. It is needed to maintain business efficiency and avoid prolonged suspension of normal business activities. Therefore, managing performance is part of your daily operations.
• Applications for performance management
  Managing performance on iSeries systems requires the use of a variety of specialized applications. Each of these applications offers a specific insight into system performance. This topic explains several applications and the intended use of each application.
• Scenarios: Performance
  One of the best ways to learn about performance management is to see examples that illustrate how you can use these applications or tools in your business environment.
• Related information for iSeries Performance
  Listed here are the product manuals and IBM^® Redbooks™ (in PDF format), Web sites, and information center topics that relate to the Performance topic. You can view or print any of the PDFs.