Re: New QMGTOOLKIT 1.23.2025

My own conjecture is the fragmentation they are discussing is not the same
thing as the data dispersion in single level storage. Since unstructured
data is growing significantly on the platform, seeing storage segments
getting fragmented due to write/delete/write/update actions is very
possible, particularly now that we have open source object oriented
technology on the system. Not so much at the storage level as in the file
system level. Also I wonder if this also indicates file extensions in
DB2. As low as those numbers in the example were, I'd be hard pressed to
get excited about it. I'll wait for an IBM case where the technician asks
for that information to get too involved with it.

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On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM Gerald Magnuson <gmagqcy.midrange@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I am so curious why this function exists on a IBM i. I was thinking that
fragmentation was a good thing with objects distributed across the many
arms of the ASP.


On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM Gerald Magnuson <
gmagqcy.midrange@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I just updated my QMGTOOLS now. I show build date of 01/23/25 V7R5M0.

the

function works for me. the output:

System ASP Fragmentation Report 2025-01-30
09:28:02
for system XXXXXXXXX (V7R5M0 9009-41A 78-XXXXX:1)



ASP threshold = 90% Storage lower limit = 20.0000%



Map size = 2.83822231E+9

Free space = 1.61094123E+9 56.76%

Level 0 = 8564032 0.30%

Level 1 = 403672 0.01% "Fragmented" (L0 & L1):
0.32%
Level 2 = 296944 0.01%

Level 3 = 265056 0.01%

Level 4 = 1464064 0.05%

Level 5 = 11273472 0.40%

Level 6 = 1.58867201E+9 55.97% "Unfragmented" (L2...L6):
56.44%

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On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM Michael Mayer <

michael.mayer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

wrote:

People ... IBM just came out with a new QMGTOOKIT dated 1.23.2025.
If you go to the change log for it ....
https://public.dhe.ibm.com/services/us/igsc/has/

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You'll see something like this:

2025-01-23
* Improve FINDCLASS to allow output file
* New Migrate while Active data collection tool (COLMWA)
* Adjust RST process for /tmp/qmgtools to resolve *PUBLIC aut

issue.

* Add DUMPFSMAPINFO macro to RUNAA
* Add FCIOA macro to RUNAA
* New "Check Disk Fragmentation tool" (CHKDSKFRG) for Internals

Menu

Download the new toolkit version.
Open option 16 - Internals menu.

MG Must Gather Data Collector
(C) COPYRIGHT IBM CORP. 2009, 2012
Select one of the following:
1. System Snapshot 14. External Storage
2. HA (High Availability) 15. Work Management
3. Performance/Misc collection 16. Internals
4. Client/Server 17. Electronic Services
5. Communications menu 18. Data Upload Menu
6. Database menu 19. Hardware data collection
7. EBIZ (JAVA/HTTP/DCM/WAS/SMTP/LDAP) 20. HMC menu
8. Save/Restore menu 21. DB2 Mirror Menu
9. Misc tools 22. QSPTLIB menu
10. FTP data to IBM 23. FTP spoolfile to IBM
11. View FTP to IBM statuses 24. PTF menu
12. Display build date 25. Store FTP2IBMCMD
credentials
13. Check IBM for updated QMGTOOLS 26. QMGTOOLS Help

Internals menu:

INTMNU Internals Data Collection Menu
Select one of the following:
1. Temp Storage Menu
2. Directory Dump menu 14. Start Piranha
3. Damage Menu 15. ASMI/Piranha access on

HMC

4. MSD Toolkit 16. Piranha to IBM i using

SSH

5. License Management Menu 17. Verify storage
6. Scan History Log
7. Auxiliary Storage Summary
8. Display UPS status
9. SYSBASE PERM SM size
10. Check Disk Fragmentation 22. Display Platform
Information

12. Internals SYSSNAP Collection 24. Internal Menu help

Run option 10 - Check Disk Fragmentation:

INTMNU Internals Data Collection Menu

Select one of the following:

1. Temp Storage Menu
2. Directory Dump menu 14. Start Piranha
3. Damage Menu 15. ASMI/Piranha access on

HMC

4. MSD Toolkit 16. Piranha to IBM i using

SSH

5. License Management Menu 17. Verify storage
6. Scan History Log
7. Auxiliary Storage Summary
8. Display UPS status
9. SYSBASE PERM SM size
10. Check Disk Fragmentation 22. Display Platform
Information
12. Internals SYSSNAP Collection 24. Internal Menu help

Selection or command
===>
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel
F13=Information Assistant F16=System main menu

--> Command CHKDSKFRG in library QMGTOOLS not found.

This item is missing. I've opened an IBM case about it.






Respectfully,

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