This document is a guide for AS/400 communication performance investigation, applicable to V3R6/V3R7 versions. It provides an overview of the features and characteristics of the AS/400 operating system, as well as performance investigation methods.
The manual provides a comprehensive guide to locating and resolving communication performance problems on the AS/400 system. It covers the tools, CL commands, and Performance Tools/400 utilities needed to collect and analyze data, as well as how to use BEST/1 for capacity planning.
It also details hardware‑level analysis, including I/O Processor (IOP) recommendations, LAN performance indicators, X.25, SDLC, SNA, TCP/IP, APPN, and AnyNet considerations. Appendices contain special notices, contact information, and a feedback questionnaire for the Redbook.
| Applicable OS version | Version 3, Release 7, Modification 0 |
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| Publication date | December 1997 |
| Document number | SG24-4895-00 |
It applies to Version 3, Release 7, Modification 0 of the AS/400 Operating System.
The first edition was released in December 1997.
The document identifier is SG24‑4895‑00.