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Before you start

System Requirements

The minimum system requirements for this software are an IBM AS/400 with at least 5 Megabytes of free disk space. The operating system must be OS/400 release V3R2 or greater.

What you need

• Downloaded AS/400 ® Software using the appropriate connection type:
  • Windows 95/NT (using Shared Folders) (1,348 KB)
  • Windows 95/NT (using TCP/IP) (1,915 KB)
  
  
  
• Downloaded PC Software (Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP only) (382 KB)
• The Authorization Code Key for your CPU Model & Serial Numbers
• An IBM-compatible PC running Windows 95/NT or greater (PC portion)
• A licensed version of Microsoft Excel 97 ® or greater (PC portion)
• SPFX-PA Performance Analyst User Manual (for licensed users)
• SPFX-PA Performance Analyst Installation Guide (or this page)

Installation

Installing the Program Product (AS/400 Software)

To install the program product, simply execute the file downloaded and follow the instructions that will appear in the Setup wizard. Ensure that you are attached by PC to the target AS/400 and have the Shared Folders mapped or the TCP/IP connection enabled.

After the install programs are restored, the install prompt will appear as follows:

Either leave the library name at the default of SFXLIB or pick another library name for the product to be installed into and press Enter. If the library doesn't exist, the program will prompt you if you want the program to create it.

Once the library exists, press Enter to start the install.

Follow the installation prompts on the screen. Once the install process is over, the authorization entry screen appear as in the following example:

Key in the authorization code given to you for your particular serial number and CPU model and press Enter. The authorization code will give you temporary or permanent access to the product.

Once the authorization code has been entered, the main menu will appear.

Be sure to complete the following options from the main menu to enable the product:

• Set-up Control Information
• Work with Job Schedules

These options are defined in detail in the User Manual, but every on-line screen has cursor-sensitive and screen overall help enabled. Be sure that you press Enter after changing options in these functions to ensure that the changes are registered. These programs have a built-in verification feature that allows you to back out of the changes made by using F3 or F12.

Installing the Program Product (PC Software)

This PC portion of the software is provided at no additional cost and is optional. This allows the user to generate Microsoft Excel charts and graphs of the summary data generated on the AS/400's for corporate and system trends and analysis of system performance. This data is available in a non-colour format on the AS/400's during the data generation process automatically.

To install the program product simply execute the file downloaded and follow the instructions that will appear in the Setup wizard. This package is designed to be installed on a shared network drive as the target drive and directory. This allows the data collection and graphing to be shared among more than one network user.

Please be sure to update the areas marked:

REM - Source...
SET srcedrv=i:
SET srcedir=\sfxflr
SET srcedr2=
SET srcedi2=
SET srcedr3=
SET srcedi3=
SET srcedr4=
SET srcedi4=
SET srcedr5=
SET srcedi5=
SET srcedr6=
SET srcedi6=

REM - Current...
SET currdrv=g:
SET currdir=\spfx-pa


...with the appropriate source and target drives / directories in the file SPFX-PA.BAT that will be loaded into your install folder.

Notice: The Performance Analyst will allow you to use Distributed Data Management (DDM) to link the resulting summary data of an unlimited number of target systems and be stored on one main system. This allows for one point of data collection. You can also specify up to six (6) of these data source systems to amalgamate monthly data from. Only one is shown above. If left blank, the remaining sources are ignored. Each of these main source systems is to be mapped using shared folders to the PC that is to be used for generating the system and corporate charts and graphs.

This will be automatically prompted for you at the end of the install process.

Also: You can view the Performance Analyst Install Tips file in your install directory (file TipsPA.rtf) for additional setup and operational instructions.

Important: The following changes will be made to your SYSTEM.INI file:

[NonWindowsApp]
CommandEnvSize=1024

In order for this portion of the application to work, you must restart Windows after the program install.

Notice
The information in this Guide is subject to change without notice.
BlackGold Systems Group Inc. makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, performance, or fitness for a particular purpose. BlackGold Systems Group Inc. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for any direct, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use of this material. Copyright 1996 by BlackGold Systems Group Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means, without written permission of BlackGold Systems Group Inc.
Printed in Canada (June 1996, revised April 1997).

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