XP302 - Pathway Tuning
DESCRIPTION
This onsite course is a complete coverage of tuning for the Tandem Pathway environment. You will learn how to measure performance, detect bottlenecks, and adjust parameters to improve the performance of any Pathway system.

Course Duration: 3 days (on-site)

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Those who will be responsible for tuning and maintaining performance of Pathway applications in the Tandem environment.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
  • A comprehensive guide to tuning a Pathway-based Himalaya system - includes Measure and general performance information.
  • Detailed examination of Pathway statistics to identify bottlenecks in Pathway/iTS (TCP) and TS/MP (non-TCP) environments.
  • Step-by-step instructions for tuning a Pathway-based system, including specific recommendations for Pathway configuration attributes.
  • Course includes 14 TACL routines to simplify the analysis of Pathway configurations, format Pathway statistics, and identify general system performance problems.
  • Detailed labs to familiarize the student with Measure, Pathway statistics, and Pathway configuration.
  • Includes modules on Pathway startup/shutdown performance, programming considerations, and Pathway/XM.
PREREQUISITES
  • Pathway Administration (PLP202)
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COURSE DETAILS
  • Module 1 - Pathway Products and Concepts
    • Pathway/iTS, TS/MP and RSC/MP features
    • iTP Secure Web Server Features
    • Basic Pathway Configuration
    • PWCONFIG TACL routine
  • Module 2 - TCP Structure and Configuration
    • TCP and SCREEN COBOL
    • TCP - Link Manager and internal Tasks
    • Checkpointer and Memory Manager Tasks
    • Memory Manager Task
    • TERMPOOL and SERVERPOOL Queues
    • Number of TCPs and Terminals
    • Summary of Recommendations
  • Module 3 - Server Linking and Configuration
    • Server Basics
    • Linkers
    • LINKDEPTH and MAXLINKS
    • Linking Algorithms
    • Pathcom STATUS commands
    • Server Queueing and MAXSERVERS
    • Dynamic Server Processes
  • Module 4 - Pathway Statistics
    • Basics and Scope of Pathway Statistics
    • Basic Pathcom Commands
    • TCP Statistics
    • Terminal Statistics and Response Times
    • Server Statistics
  • Module 5 - System Performance and Measure
    • Pathcom and Measure
    • Fundamental Tuning Principles
    • Measure Subsystem, Data Collection, and Analysis
    • Tuning Disc Cache
  • Module 6 - Tuning a Pathway-based System
    • Steps in Tuning
    • Reconfiguration steps
    • Summary of Tuning Steps
    • Dynamic Reconfiguration
  • Module 7 - Startup and Shutdown Performance
    • Pathmon BACKUPCPU
    • Parallelism
    • Logging
    • Cool Start vs. Cold Start
    • Starting Servers
    • Shutdown Options
  • Module 8 - Programming Considerations
    • Choice of Pathway Product
    • Code Placement
    • Single- vs. Multi-threaded Servers
    • TCP Checkpointing
    • Context-free vs. Context-sensitive Servers
    • Early Replies
    • Batch Updates
    • Repeated Link Requests
    • Non-Pathway Issues
  • Module 9 - Pathway/XM
    • Product Features
    • Configuration and Startup
    • Distributed Server Classes
    • Dynamic Server Replacement
    • Automatic Balancing
    • Upgrade Considerations

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