Re: Interactive Subsystem Ending

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

IBM's redbook "More Cool Things ..." recommends no more than 300 devices in
any one subsystem. I would go for the QINACTIV (the users bitch & moan, but
I usually phrase it as a security issue, and get management to back me). I
posted a pgm couple weeks ago that monitors the queue, and lets you choose
to not cancel or disconnect a job, based on either device id or user id.
This way I protect the users with more clout than me. Let me know if you
want a copy of the clp/RPG.
Jim Franz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd kidwell" <Todd.kidwell@3cc.co.wayne.mi.us>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: Interactive Subsystem Ending


> Paul,
>
> <<<<<snip>>>>>>
>
> IBM is no help.  They say to split into multiple sbs's with a couple
hundred in
> each one.  Maybe that's the answer but I'd like a second or third or
fourth.....
>  opinion.
>
> <<<<<snip>>>>>>
>
> I was having the same problem - hundreds of QPAD* devices costing me 20+
minutes on my nightly backup.
>
> I did two things:  1)  created multiple subsystems (QINTERPAD0,
QINTERPAD1, etc.) and allocated the devices to the specific subsystems, and
2)  set the QINACTITV value from *NOMAX to 90 minutes.
>
> I had tried in the past to get approval to change the inactivity interval,
but was rejected due to user pressure.  However, when I was able to convince
management the time savings by having inactive users log off, I was given
the go ahead.  (I was shooting for 30 minutes, but was glad to settle for
90).
>
> BTW,  my daily backups (SAVCHGOBJ *ALLUSR) used to take over 30 minutes
each night.  Now they complete in under 10 minutes.
>
> HTH,
>
> Todd Kidwell (Netstar)
> AS/400 System Administrator
> (313) 224-0578
>
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