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IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Networks

Use the NMI Interface for Faster TCP/IP Tracing and Wireshark Export

Enhance IBM OMEGAMON for Networks to use the NMI interface for real-time TCP/IP tracing, allowing users to view trace data live while the trace is running and export the results for analysis in Wireshark. This capability would provide a faster alt...
30 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Networks Under review

Real-Time Socket-Level TCP/IP Connection Statistics in IBM OMEGAMON for Networks

Enhance IBM OMEGAMON for Networks to provide near real-time, socket-level TCP/IP connection statistics with refresh intervals of approximately one second, or the ability to manually refresh statistics by pressing Enter on a specific socket or conn...
30 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Networks Under review

Enhancement Request: Integration of Connect Direct Statistics in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Networks

I am writing to propose an enhancement to the IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Networks suite that I believe would significantly elevate its functionality and appeal. By integrating the Connect Direct Statistics exit, users would gain the capability to colle...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Networks Future consideration

Enable internal initiation and control of packet‑level trace collection within the e3270UI and Web UI—eliminating dependencies on NetView or external utilities—while supporting user‑specified output paths and export formats compatible with Wireshark and other protocol‑analysis tooling.

Add the ability to turn on Packet Tracing, which will collect the data and allow the user to save it in a format I can easily feed into Wireshark or other analytics platforms. To meet expectations, OMEGAMON AI for Networks must provide the capabil...
4 months ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Networks Future consideration

Omegamon need to start to support the use of SMF

Omegamon is dependent on NMI. This prevent other vendors to send important information to Omegamon. A simpel exempel is the sftp server from CO:Z. It can not use the NMI but can generate SMF 119 records. It is the same information as the FTP serve...
4 months ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Networks Future consideration

Add VOLUME(xxxx) support in KN3TCPMO member

For uncataloged TCP/IP profile data sets in TCPIP, which are there concatened with a vol-ser entry, do we need a volume parameter in KN3TCPMO member. The Configuration Manager/PARMGEN parameter can be: KN3_TCPX01_TCPIP_PROFILES_VOL
6 months ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Networks Future consideration