WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI Why Use POWER PNET? Ken Meyer, CSI

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI Why Use Power PNET? What is it? What is it? How can it help me? How can it help me?

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI What is POWER PNET? Routines that allow transfer of data between network nodes Routines that allow transfer of data between network nodes Jobs Jobs Output Output Commands Commands Messages Messages

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI What is POWER PNET? Can be used to communicate to Can be used to communicate to VSE systems (with PNET) VSE systems (with PNET) MVS and z/OS systems using JES2 and JES3 MVS and z/OS systems using JES2 and JES3 VM systems using RSCS VM systems using RSCS Iseries systems Iseries systems

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI How can it help me? More options More options Improve performance Improve performance Better security Better security Less overhead Less overhead Improve productivity Improve productivity

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI More Options More versatile than Shared Spooling with less overhead More versatile than Shared Spooling with less overhead Able to connect more systems Able to connect more systems Multiple releases of VSE can be handled simultaneously Multiple releases of VSE can be handled simultaneously No locking No locking

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI Improve Performance Use VTAM or TCP/IP as a mechanism to transfer members Use VTAM or TCP/IP as a mechanism to transfer members Offload processing to other systems Offload processing to other systems Potentially better cache hit ratios when accessing members Potentially better cache hit ratios when accessing members

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI Better Security Less users with access to your production work Less users with access to your production work Better control of production jobs and output Better control of production jobs and output Quicker recovery of production jobs Quicker recovery of production jobs

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI Less Overhead Reduce production workload and unnecessary overhead Reduce production workload and unnecessary overhead Backup power data elsewhere Backup power data elsewhere Archive your production data for quicker recovery Archive your production data for quicker recovery Reduce the size of the POWER partitions and disk files for your production systems Reduce the size of the POWER partitions and disk files for your production systems

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI Less overhead Balance CPU requirements Balance CPU requirements Midrange Workload Licensing Charges (MWLC) Midrange Workload Licensing Charges (MWLC) On-line users On-line users Print and access POWER members from less used systems Print and access POWER members from less used systems

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI Improve Productivity Information where it is easy and secure to access Information where it is easy and secure to access Reduce batch window Reduce batch window Protect your production data Protect your production data Reduce costs Reduce costs

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI Questions ?

Remaining CSI Sessions Sunday Sunday “Entrée ─ Uncut and Unrated (24 x 7 Widescreen)” “Entrée ─ Uncut and Unrated (24 x 7 Widescreen)” ─ Tim Kessler, Sunday, 9:15 A.M. (Room A4) ─ Tim Kessler, Sunday, 9:15 A.M. (Room A4) “VSAM Performance Part 1” “VSAM Performance Part 1” ─ John Mycroft, Sunday, 10:30 A.M. (Room B-1/B-2) ─ John Mycroft, Sunday, 10:30 A.M. (Room B-1/B-2) “CSI TCP/IP Update” “CSI TCP/IP Update” ─ Ed Franks, Sunday, 10:30 A.M. (Room A-1) ─ Ed Franks, Sunday, 10:30 A.M. (Room A-1) “What’s All the Buzz About Data-Miner” “What’s All the Buzz About Data-Miner” ─ John Mycroft, Sunday, 5:30 P.M. (Room A-4) ─ John Mycroft, Sunday, 5:30 P.M. (Room A-4)

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI Remaining CSI Sessions Monday Monday “TCP/IP Performance for TCP/IP for VSE” “TCP/IP Performance for TCP/IP for VSE” ─ John Rankin, Monday, 9:15 A.M. (Room B-1/B-2) ─ John Rankin, Monday, 9:15 A.M. (Room B-1/B-2) “VSAM Performance Part 2” “VSAM Performance Part 2” ─ John Mycroft, Monday, 10:30 A.M. (Room A-2) “CSI Green Bay (Moderated by Jon Henderson)” “CSI Green Bay (Moderated by Jon Henderson)” ─ CSI Management Team, Monday, 3:00 P.M. (Room A4) ─ CSI Management Team, Monday, 3:00 P.M. (Room A4) “VSE Internals” “VSE Internals” ─ Ken Meyer, Monday, 3:00 P.M. (Room B-1/B-2) ─ Ken Meyer, Monday, 3:00 P.M. (Room B-1/B-2)

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI Remaining CSI Sessions Monday, continued Monday, continued “Tuning Myths” “Tuning Myths” ─ Ken Meyer, Monday, 4:15 P.M. (Room B-1/B-2) ─ Ken Meyer, Monday, 4:15 P.M. (Room B-1/B-2) “Tuning Myths” “Tuning Myths” ─ Ken Meyer, Monday, 5:30 P.M. (Room B-1/B-2) ─ Ken Meyer, Monday, 5:30 P.M. (Room B-1/B-2)

WAVV 2007, Green Bay, WI Thank you… Enjoy the rest of WAVV! Enjoy the rest of WAVV!