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Collecting Db2 Integrated Synchronization counters in IZDS

IBM Z Decision Support currently does not collect Db2 Integrated Synchronization IFCID 2 counters. In Db2 component table DB2_IDAA_STAT_S_H/D there is column REPLICATION_CPU, but is only populated with data for CDC replication. Since we have migra...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Not under consideration

Allow LIST RECORD consumption to be drifted to ZIIP processors.

Now, IZDS and IZPCA allow the derivation of a COLLECT to ZIIP, but it is not possible to do the same with a LIST RECORD.It would be good to study the possibility of adapting the LIST RECORD as well.
11 months ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Not under consideration

IMS Sysprog

IRLM deadlock report does not include a Unit of work (UOW)or Unit of recovery (UOR) token for the transactions involved in the deadlock.Application programmers often request for input messages of the transaction when investigating the deadlocks. B...
over 7 years ago in IMS System Services / Diagnostic Utilities 2 Not under consideration

Enable the ability to run the COLLECT batch process of different components in parallel.

When a COLLECT process is executed, some DB2 resources are allocated that prevent processes that collect data for different components (CICS, DB2, MVS and so on) from being executed in parallel. If the COLLECT processes of different components cou...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Not under consideration

Having a report that can have a date selection and the MSU value in IGZS, which is close to the SCRT report.

Right now, we are comparing SCRT Report with IGZS Tables , but the values are not matching and not having option to go over date using KPMZLP05
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Not under consideration

Process SMF Type 23

I need to collect some metrics about SMF Logstreams activity. Could you please provide a component which process those records ?
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Not under consideration

Externalize BPE TTE and TTVE

In IMS V13, IBM is providing macro HWSUSTAT, which has DSECTs HWSUSTAT and HWSLRCTR. From what I understand these DSECTs document the variable entry variable section of the HWS RCTR BPE external trace records (based on BPETRFM0 output). These DSEC...
almost 13 years ago in IMS System Services / Diagnostic Utilities 3 Not under consideration

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over 11 years ago in IMS System Services / Diagnostic Utilities 0 Not under consideration

This is a test RFE

This is a test RFE.
almost 12 years ago in IMS System Services / Diagnostic Utilities 0 Not under consideration

RAS - Tracing ICAL data in the '6701' log record

DFSDLA30 produces very nice LA3A and LA3B trace records for DC calls. But ICAL does no go through there - it goes through DFSDLA40 which produces no trace records.
about 12 years ago in IMS System Services / Diagnostic Utilities 1 Not under consideration