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Search results: IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics

Add tables definition for SMF 23

Add tables exploiting records SMF 23.
4 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics Submitted

Please push the results of the SMF Load jobs per table, into an IZPCA system table accessible by Cognos Analytics for reporting

We can run a Cognos Report to see which jobs ran successfully vs not, and rows loaded/dates per target table loaded (by component or main table). This would also allow Users to see if data has been loaded to date, or that there is some sort of tec...
about 2 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics Submitted

Values from IZPCA Report prompts do not show up when output is sent as EXCEL or PDF.

IZPCA Reports need to include the prompt values in the report title bar (grey bar) otherwise the Reader has no clue what values were used to generate the PDF or EXCEL file.
about 2 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics Submitted

Where is CEC Name, or machine name for a SERIAL_NO

There are multiple reports in IZPCA/KPM/KPMZOS which have CEC in the report title and which do not actually filter on the CEC Name so that Users can see performance across the CEC or select individual MVS System IDs/LPARs afterwards. For example, ...
about 2 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics Submitted

Add Monthly Aggregated IMS Transaction Volume Tables (IMS_TRAN_M) for IMS CSQ Component

We would like to request the addition of a monthly aggregated IMS transaction volume table for the IMS CSQ component, similar to the monthly tables currently available for other workload types such as CICS, MQ, and DB2. Current Situation: Today, I...
3 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics Submitted

Add the record definition for SMF 042 sub-type 21 and the tables that exploit those records.

Add the record definition for SMF 042 sub-type 21 and the tables that exploit those records.
3 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics Submitted

zHyperLink channel performance data collection

We recently activated the zHyperLink channel between the z17 and the DS8950f, but we noticed there are no tables or reports available to monitor zHyperLink channels. We opened a ticket (TS022437133) seeking a solution, but were informed that there...
3 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics Submitted

Populate Task CICS WEB in DRL and Database

Populate Task CICS WEB in DRL and Database. We have some Web Requests, that are slow in response and want to quantify the Web Request latency. The fields are on the SMF110, but not populated in the zPCA Database for analysis. Please populate these...
3 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics Submitted