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IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics

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Collector Behavior with Partitioned Tables

Add an option to have the collector issue the following for each partitioned table before insert/update begins for that table in a commit cycle: LOCK TABLE <name> PART <#> IN EXCLUSIVE MODE; This will eliminate the need for escalation ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

Rollups for MVS_ZCONNECT2_T

The transaction level detail on this table piles up quickly. We would like rollups for trending and forecasting so that the detail may be removed more quickly.
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Improve its forecasting to encompass increases to workloads leading to and retreating from the event being measured

IZCPA can detect workload statistics data significant changes and use it as a prediction factor to increase the accuracy of prediction.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

Make additional Interpolation algorithms available to Fractal Forecasting

Make additional Interpolation algorithms available to Fractal Forecasting. Mark this one as important to the customer.Add additional interpolation algorithms - LINEAR, POLY2, and POLY3 – same as we do for SmartPath forecasting.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Collect zSort records, SMF_218 in IZPCA.

Currently IZPCA is not able to collect SMF_218. Could you please implement the mapping of this record type at least?
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

CPU consumption of the batch sub modules

need the number of calls and the consumption of the sub modules called by a cobol program in batch in iZPCA tables.
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

Support SMF_132 or SMF_192 records

American Express Account needs to do reports using NDM SMF type 132 and XCOM SMF Type 192.
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

Product needs to display summary of 4HRA lpars

Customer has an agreement for MSU's for all dev/test lpars. Product needs to show a summary of the total monthly MSU's, so this can be tracked.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

Improve zVM component to track zVM Memory Usage

Today we have both IzPCA components for the zVM Installed (VMACCT and VMPRF). Anyway, the tables included in these components does not provide fields to track zVM memory usage, trends or bottlenecks. Please add fields to the tables in the zVM comp...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3 Not under consideration

Please create/update izpca with record definition and tables for SMF 116 class 4 report and SMF_115 subtype 5,6,7

MQ team has been advised by IBM to use these reports and the IZPCA product doesn't have these defined.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

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