Technical Articles Archives - Dawn May Consulting

Configure Collection Services

by Dawn May | Mar 8, 2019

This article reviews key configuration changes you should make to Collection Services.

Health Indicators

by Dawn May | Mar 8, 2019

This article reviews the Health Indicators, which are part of the Performance tasks in Navigator for i.

Find the Needle in the Haystack with Watches

by Dawn May | Mar 8, 2019

This article explains how to use watches to be notified when elusive messages are sent to job logs.

IBM i Open Source

by Dawn May | Jan 5, 2019

Visit this bitbucket repository for authoritative documentation for IBM i Open Source Software.

IBM Advanced Job Scheduler for i

by Dawn May | Jan 4, 2019

This IBM Support web page is a great starting point for the IBM Advanced Job Scheduler for i.

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Prestart Server Jobs and Exit Programs

April 2, 2019

Securing IBM i is essential and it’s important you understand how to control access to your system with prestart server jobs. Prestart server jobs allow users to connect over the network and you must … read more »

TE’s Pick ' n' Mix Client Edition

March 25, 2019

The integrated nature of IBM i has many advantages—but knowing what you need to know can be a challenge because there is so much to know! To complicate things further, there’s hardware, virtualization … read more »

IBM i Job Accounting and Prestart Server Jobs

March 7, 2019

Job accounting can be used to track the use of system resources, such as CPU time, transactions, printed output, and more, to a particular user or groups of users. read more »

QSQSRVR Job Considerations

February 20, 2019

The QSQSRVR jobs handle database requests for jobs with SQL Server Mode enabled. With SQL Server Mode, the SQL statements are not run directly in the requesting job, but rather by a QSQSRVR prestart s … read more »

Client Special Registers are Special

February 12, 2019

An early iCan blog, written by Scott Forstie in October 2009, reviewed Client Special Registers. I’m revisiting this topic since client special registers are very useful for understanding who request … read more »