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i am very new to the administration on IBM i. I have many years of Developmet experience on as/400 but now my job involves more on admin front than the development. I request you to plz help me with some useful tips and guidelines alongwith some good links on this...

 

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Ram



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as/400,IBM i 6.1
ASKED: Oct 23 2009  10:49 AM GMT
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Just a few highlights off the top of my head:

Get familiar with the following and use on a regular basis:

WRKSYSSTS - quick look at disk utilization, etc.
DSPJOBTBL - job tables can present a big problem if they fill up, so keep an eye on them. This is also a quick way to see how many jobs are allocated to spool files
PRTDSKINF - very good report detailing exactly what is consuming your disk
GO SECTOOLS - a menu with a wide variety of security reports that auditors really like
iSeries Navigator - this is really important if you want to pursue certification
Performance Tools - if you have them installed, definitely use them

I could probably come up with more, but these were just on-the-fly. The following websites are great sources of information, just to name a few:

www.systeminetwork.com
www.search400.com
www.itjungle.com

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From WRKSYSSTS, press F16 for Disk Status, F11 for more info
Use RT VDSKINF to collect info for PRTDSKINF. This may run several hours so schedule during downtime.
WRKPRB to display descriptions of system problems, both system-detected and user-perceived.

Found these old bookmared links, still useful though:

http://wiki.midrange.com/index.php/Main_Page
http://www.mcpressonline.com/
http://faq.midrange.com/data/cache/1.html
http://www.code400.com/
http://www.as400pro.com/viewTips.php
Last Answered: Oct 27 2009  8:43 PM GMT by Whatis23   4040 pts.
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KevinBeaver   7610 pts.  |   Oct 30 2009  7:31PM GMT

Here’s some IT career resources that may help. Best of luck!

 
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