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Suggested Reading
The primary data source that is used by IT
Service Vision for MVS is the SAS data sets that are output by
MXG software.
- An introduction to this data source can be
found in chapters 32-33 of Merrill's Expanded Guide
to Computer Performance Evaluation Using the SAS System.
By H.W. "Barry" Merrill. 1984. SAS Institute
Inc. ISBN 0-917382-54-4.
- A companion book to that guide is Merrill's
Expanded Guide Supplement. By H.W. "Barry"
Merrill. 1987. SAS Institute Inc. ISBN 1-55544-067-3.
- Update information is available in the
ADOC* members of the MXG PDS named MXG.MXG.SOURCLIB or by
following this path from the IT Service Vision main menu
Help
-> MXG ADOCs
For more information on performance tuning and
evaluation of the MVS operating system, read the following IBM
manuals:
- MVS Initialization and Tuning Guide
- MVS Initialization and Tuning
Reference.
Also consult your source of IBM manuals to
locate other manuals of this type.
Additionally, the following books are
available:
- MVS: Concepts and Facilities. By
Robert Johnson. 1989. Intertext Publishers. ISBN
0-07-032673-8.
- MVS I/O Subsystems: Configuration,
Management, and Performance Analysis. By Gilbert E.
Houtekamer and H. Pat Artis. 1993. McGraw Hill. ISBN
0-07-002553-3.
- MVS Performance Management (ESA/390
Edition). By Stephen L. Samson. 1992. McGraw Hill.
ISBN 0-07-054529-4.
IT Service Vision also is used for evaluation
of data from several MVS subsystems, including CICS, IMS, VTAM,
and DB2. For example, for CICS and DB2, the following subsystem
books are available:
- CICS: A Guide to Performance Tuning.
By Eugene Hudder. 1992. QED Technical Publications. ISBN
0-89435-395-0.
- DB2 Performance Design and
Implementation. By David Silverberg. 1992. McGraw
Hill. ISBN 0-07-057553-3.
IBM has performance tuning manuals for each of
the MVS subsystems. Consult your source of IBM manuals to locate
manuals of this type.
For advanced MVS applications and ideas,
including resource management and tuning, read Cheryl Watson's
TUNING letter. You can subscribe from:
Watson & Walker Inc.
1605 Main Street, Suite 900
Sarasota, FL 34236
USA
Phone (800) 553-4562 or (941) 366-7708
FAX (941) 366-6479
