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Monitoring

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Generate PA report in distributed platform

User want to download CICS SMF data to linux system and run PA report generation in linux system
over 10 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Collapse the z/OS SYSPLEX level data in the TEPS Physical View to the next level in the tree, as is done for each LPAR's data

In the Physical View currently, z/OS Systems data is displayed as follows:+ SYSPLEX name -Coupling Facility Policy Data for Sysplex -Coup... -.. 13 rows of Sysplex level data in total +LPAR1+LPAR2 Suggestion is to collapse the 13 rows of Sysplex d...
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Provide a CICS PA Explorer plug-in visualization for performance list data which includes task association data across region

Provide a CICS PA Explorer plug-in visualization for task performance list data which includes task association and hop data to see the tasks across a set of AORs during a period of time.
over 10 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CICS PA – dynamic thresholds for transaction profiling

Currently thresholds have to be set manually in order to have the CICS PA alert function to work properly. These thresholds have to be changed frequently based on changes in software levels (z/OS, CICS, application) and hardware. We need to have t...
over 10 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Naming of the Omegamon XE agents

Each zOS based Omegamon product agent has its own method of determining the hostname for the agent. This naming is hard coded and the methodology can be different between the different agents. Thats's why it is necessary to get the CTIRA_HOSTNAME ...
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Improve ITM CPC LPAR Clusters Information

We have many Platform Systems in Toronto that reports to ITM HUB on AIX: Some of them are zLinux and zOS Operating systems. The CPC LPAR Clusters information initiated by Omegamon XE on zOS sends the data to ITM Hub on AIX and it provides all the ...
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

z/OS sftp Monitoring

sftp on z/OS monitoring similar to how MFN monitors FTP running on z/OS Communication Server. Although Communications Manager does not support sftp though the NMI API, since sftp creates SMF 119-96 records, it might be possible for MFN to leverage...
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Networks on z/OS / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

DL/I Data Access Information Needed in E-3270

In our previous z/OS monitoring tools, we were able to see the DL/I information (using CALL DLI and EXEC DLI) for Batch programs using IMS/DBCTL. This information included the following: 1. All PSBs used, including those for programs invoked via C...
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Multiple EXITs for Crypto on Omegamon xe for z/os

ICSF parms already have one exit coded in client environment.EXIT(CSFPCI,CSFEAPG,FAIL(NO)) monitor icsf crypto device needs coding KM5EXIT3 in the parm but this is not supported.
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Planned for future release

Enhance CICS EXPLORER as 3270 & (ISPF) CICS PA 5.1 Plug-In - Allow Customized Report Form

1. Currently CICS Performance Analyzer "Plug-In" in CICS Explorer allows only Explorer x.x Report Form to be the Default and only ones available to display in CICS Explorer. Customization of the report by Adding or Removing Column headings of the ...
over 10 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration