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Add QBACGET to all DB2 package tables

Please add a field to all the DB2 package tables for get page count from field QBACGET in the SMF 101 records. Monitoring this field is very important to determine per-package behavior and is extremely useful in determining performance issues at t...
30 days ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

Enhance reporting for IDAA (IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator) to assist with Capacity Planning and Performance Analysis

Currently the reporting in IZPCA for the IDAA is very limited. Having better reports for CPU, memory, storage etc. will assist us and other IDAA customers to perform Capacity Planning and Performance Analysis. We have a requirement to perform Capa...
about 2 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Under review

Create delta version of table DB2_BPATTR_SHR_T and DB2_BP_SHARING_T

DB2 tables DB2_BPATTR_SHR_T and DB2_BP_SHARING_T (global buffer pool) read SMF100 and fiels are incremental. Create tables with fields not incremental (delta values) will help the usability of statistics. The same approach is already available for...
3 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Under review

Enhancement for IzPCA to use a feed from zVM Performance Data Pump

We are starting to look at using IzPCA but having to setup hourly feeds from Performance Toolkit is time consuming and requires extra code to make this work, feeding the data from Data Pump seems the more logical way to do this.
4 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Under review

DB2 programs that run under the TSO batch IKJEFT01

To plan CPU/MSU consumption for batch programs, we use reports that utilize data from SMF_30, whose source is the EXEC PGM= card. Since we are executing DB2 batch programs under TSO, the program that actually executed the program does not appear i...
4 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Under review

IZPCA / COGNOS NEW COST REPORTS TFP WITH MONETARY VALUES BASED IN MSU

Many customers wants to know how much money they are paying by LPAR, WORKLOAD and SERVICE/REPORT CLASS using TFP – Tailored Fit Pricing model. Nowadays, IZPCA/COGNOS has cost RESOURCE ACCOUNTING reports based in monetary values (cost of CPU second...
4 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 8 Under review

Stream IBM IMS Performance Analyzer (IPA) data to IZPCA

We would like to stream IPA data, specifically transaction index records CA01 and CA20, directly to IZPCA. IZPCA is our on-platform analytics tool of choice.
4 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Add fixed 2GB page utilization to MVSPM_PAGING_H

In IZPCA there is currently no way to monitor how many of the total fixed 2GB LFA pages are in use. Please add to MVSPM_PAGING_H either a column for SMF71GRX or SMF71GUX from the SMF type 71 records or calculate the utilization of all defined fixe...
5 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Under review

Add Record definition for SMF 49 sub-type 9

Add Record definition for SMF 49 sub-type 9 and even better : tables exploiting those records.
5 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Under review

Include CPUMFC monitor domain data under IZPCA collection of data:

Include CPUMFC monitor domain data under IZPCA collection of data. For more info on the records please check the links: CPU MF --> https://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/tips/cpumfhow.html z/VM Monitor --> https://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/tips/cpumf.html
5 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Under review