Before you consider to run InterFormNG2 on the IBM i you should verify, if your IBM i is fast enough in order to get a proper performance, when you run InterFormNG2.
In order to do a speed test you should do this:
•Shut down the sub system IFORMNG2/IFORMNG2.
•Delete all logfiles in IFS folder \iformng2\Log\
•Run the command, iformng2/iformng2 and select option 92. Configure NG2 installation.
•Here you should change the configuration into this:
IBM I Queue Monitor . . . . . . > *INACTIVE
NG2-Server (Output generator) . > *INACTIVE
CommandLine to NG2 . . . . . . . > *ACTIVE
QIBM_QSH_CMD_OUTPUT - *JOB . . . > *STDOUT
(Note the initial values first, so that you can change them back later. The default values are *ACTIVE for the first three and NONE for the QIBM_QSH_CMD_OUTPUT).
•Now start the IFORMNG2/IFORMNG2 subsystem e.g. via option 10. Start IFORMNG2 subsystem on the IFRORMNG2/IFORMNG2 menu.
•Check out the jobs in the IFORMNG2 subsystem and wait for the TOOLSHED2 jobs to be fully started and wait for them to consume less than 0.5% CPU.
•Now run the command, IFORMNG2/NG2VERIFY three to five times and be patient as this might take several minutes.
•Locate and open the generated logfile in IFS folder \iformng2\Log\
•In the bottom the log file - locate the last “ Test completed total time “ if that time is significant larger that the Reff (reference) times - then the Hardware/Configuration is not recomended to execute NG2.
E.g.:
************** Test completed total time = 3830 ms *****************************************
***** Reff time CPU Intel i7-6700HQ 2500 ms ( Old PC) *********************************
***** Reff time CPU POWER8 (Share <25%) 4000 ms ( Old IBM I ) ***********************
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•After the speed test you should change the configuration in option 92. Configure NG2 installation and restart the IFORMNG2/IFORMNG2 subsystem to get back into normal processing mode.
