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AS/400e System Handbook
system. It provides printed and on-line reports. These can be in graphic or tabular form. A
Performance Advisor function assists the user in analyzing system performance and provides
recommendations. Performance Tools for AS/400, through its modeling facility, can be used
to help predict probable system performance before changes are made.
Performance Tools for AS/400 uses an easy-to-use menu interface. From this menu
interface, users can initiate requests for performance reports and enter the results into a
capacity planning session.
The Performance Advisor component of Performance Tools for AS/400 makes
recommendations to improve system performance and can implement tuning
recommendations, if specified by the user. The knowledge-based Advisor also provides
detailed explanations of its analysis, which is of great benefit to novice and experienced
users.
A capacity-planning product, the BEST/1-400 Capacity Planner is integrated into
Performance Tools for AS/400. BEST/1-400 is written by BGS Systems.
Performance Tools for AS/400 is divided into three elements: Enabler, Manager, and Agent.
The Enabler is the base code onto which you must add Manager
or Agent. Adding Manager
to the Enabler gives full Performance Tools functionality as described above. Adding Agent to
the Enabler gives the equivalent of Performance Tools Subset functionality for those
customers who do not require all of the tools contained with Manager and Enabler. Key
functions such as Collect Performance Data, Delete/Copy/Convert Data, Display
Performance Data, Work with Historical Data, and the Performance Advisor are included in
the Agent. Functions not contained are Select Status Type, Performance Reports, Capacity
Planning, Programmer Performance Utilities, System Activity, and Performance Graphics.
Manager and Agent elements are mutually exclusive.
Performance Tools for AS/400 includes the Performance Explorer, which is the primary
detailed analysis tool for AS/400 based on PowerPC technology.
IBM Content Manager OnDemand for AS/400 V4R5, 5769-RD1
IBM Content Manager OnDemand for AS/400 V4R4 provides computer output to laser disk
(COLD) and extended archiving functions on disk, optical, or tape storage media.
Note: The two prior names for Content Manager were EDMSuite OnDemand for AS/400
(5733-218) and Report/Data Archive and Retrieval System (R/DARS) for AS/400 (5763-RD1,
5716-RD1). The name change reflects the commitment by IBM to further align these products
as part of the Content Manager family.
Graphical administration functions are provided through Operations Navigator, making
OnDemand easy to setup, administer, and manage. ContentConnect and client-based