StorageTek 6 manual

Using the Performance Measurement and Predictive Maintenance System (PM2)	413
Redistribute Scratch Volumes in the Library	414
Maintain Quantities of Scratch Cartridges	414
Define CAP Preferences	414
Use SMF Records to Collect Performance Data	415
Use PARMLIB to Define Static Parameters	415
Define High Dispatching Priority for the HSC	417
Set High-PerformanceHost-to-Host Communications	417
Detailed Information about Host-to-Host Communications	417
Functioning of Host-to-Host Communications	418
Designation of Communication parameters	418
Define Secondary and Standby Control Data Sets	419
Limit View Time to Maintain High Performance	419
Excessive Use of VIew Command Affects Performance	420
How to Monitor Usage of the VIew Command	420
Advantages of Using the VIew Command	420
Loading Cartridges Into the Library	422
Loading Cartridges for Immediate Use in a Newly Installed LSM	422
Loading Cartridges for Later Use in a Newly Installed LSM	422
Reduce Pass-Thrus	422
Unavoidable Pass-Thrus	423
Unnecessary Pass-Thrus	423
Scheduled Pass-Thrus	423
Ways to Reduce Pass-Thru Activity	423
Reduce Operator Intervention	424
ACSPROP EXEC	425
Syntax	426
Parameters	426
Usage Requirements	426
Reduce Scheduling Contention	426
Use Performance Log Reblocker to Format Data	427
Use the Audit Utility Effectively	427
Use LSMs as Scratch Loaders in a Mixed ACS	428
Appendix A. Macros, Control Statements, Utilities, and Commands Syntax Reference	429
Syntax Flow Diagrams	429
Specifying Commands	429
Variables	429
Delimiters	429
Flow Lines	430
Single Required Choice	430
Single Optional Choice	431
Defaults	431
Repeat Symbol	431
Syntax Continuation (Fragments)	432
Library Identification	433
Contents	xiii

1st ed., 6/30/04 - 312579601