Custom built tools help to process the data needed to do the Job quickly, efficiently and correctly.

Here is a small list of some of the tools that have been written in the past.

SMF Data Analysis

Analyzing SMF Data is a very common task. Not every customer can afford to (or wants to) buy some of the available SMF tools.

It’s not just a matter of interpreting the SMF data. The real challenge is comparing the many pieces of related data to provide an insight into exactly what is happening.

For example, IBM ESS DASD RMF RAID statistics: Combine data from the various RMF reports (Cache, IO Queue and ESS link) to see where the bottlenecks are.

DASD Management

Manage all DASD (Primary/Secondary) from one central point. Format, mirror or move DASD around.

Generate reports on DASD usage. Generate alarms when volumes are no longer in a DUPLEX mirrored status.

This is only a small subset of tools written

Maintenance

Cross checking of Data Sets, Catalogs and SMP/E DDDEFs to maintain a clean installation environment.

Hardware

Various programs to reduce HCD output to make it much more readable and usable.

Debugging

A suite of IPCS tools to make dump analyses a little easier, including a disassembler to aid in decoding.