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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 ...
11 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

Please add a table for SMF type 119 subtype 50 (SMTP) records to IZPCA

Our Network team needs to identify address spaces that are sending emails to JES SMTP (CSSMTP)). In order to do that, we need a component to populate the DB2 tables in the IZPCA product for SMF type 119 subtype 50 (SMTP) records.
11 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

Provide additoinal commands for Purge

How we can control the COMMITS in the PURGE statement of the DRLPLC utility. We need to set a low commit so we do not get logs filling up and eliminate “DSNI031I -DBP2 DSNILKES - LOCK ESCALATION HAS OCCURRED FOR” issues.? Need additional parameter...
12 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

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?
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

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.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

Create a solution on IZPCA to support multiple customers with the same MVS_SYSTEM_ID

This idea will be a great improvement in the architecture of IZPCA to be able the new scenario of zCloud. Kyndryl is supporting customer in zCloud and the IZPCA must be installed to support all these customers in a shared DB in zCloud. To support ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 2 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.
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

Improve TSO/ISPF administration interface to use IBM-standard LIBDEF / ALTLIB facilities - remove current requirement for STEPLIB / LOGON PROC customization

The current IzPCA admin-function is restrictive, requiring TSO LOGON PROC and/or hardcoded STEPLIB (for IzPCA and Db2 environment)
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

Provide method to help automate the missing SMF rcds when SMF Extractor is down on a Lpar.

It is possible for SMF Extractor to be down and you can lose SMF data to be collected. The only way to collect those missing rcds for that Lpar is to run a COLLECT and estimate a time. It would be nice if SMF Extractor would give 2 timestamps, 1 o...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3 Future consideration

Report on SMF 98 rcds.

SMF 98 rcd produces a 5 sec view of the CPC and its Lpars which is highly recommended by IBM and Peter Enrico for example for viewing CPU usage and other KPMs for assisting in debugging Performance Issues. Provides High Frequency throughput statis...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 2 Future consideration