Changing resource usage patterns create processing bottlenecks, slow response times for critical business applications, and wasted storage space. System i provides a wealth of data to help analyze performance and storage usage, but System i administration tools make this information cumbersome to access. Thus, putting the information to full advantage requires third-party system management tools.

This white paper offers best practices for selecting a third-party system management tool, so that you can choose an approach that provides you with the capability to do the following:

Catalog, cross-reference, sort, and select comprehensive information about all objects and files

Easily delete unwanted data and objects after archiving them

Provide reorganize-while-active capabilities that have negligible impact on business applications