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IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics

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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.
3 days ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

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...
5 days ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

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.
14 days ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

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...
about 1 month ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

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.
about 1 month ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

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
about 1 month ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

Please provide alerting for when continuous collectors stop collecting

Recently we had a situation where some of our continuous collectors stopped committing records. The tasks remained up, there were no warning or error messages on the joblog, but no records were being committed. The tasks also held locks and caused...
3 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

As per documentation, please make sure the data load always ensures that DESCRIPTION fields are always blank if not alpha, and not HEX(0).

This causes data validation and display issues when HEX(0) is present in a description field. e.g. SMF70SPN field in the SMF 70 record: LPAR cluster name. For z/OS®, the LPAR cluster name is the sysplex name. For any other logical partition, the L...
4 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

Please round SMF TIME to 15 min boundaries

Several of the KPM reports will show records landing outside the 15 min boundaries when viewing SMF INTERVAL report level. This is confusing as the User doesn't know if this applies to the prior interval or the next interval. Additional investigat...
4 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

Please remove the &PREFIX from every SQL CREATE VIEW statement in SDRLDEFS

I am creating this RFE again, it is a duplicate of the TDSz RFE titled "Use SHEMAs in TDSz SDRLDEFS members" from 2018. Our corporate naming standards do not allow for creating the DRL or DRLSYS secondary auth IDs. All the views in IZPCA are creat...
4 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

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