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IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics

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Let the Customer's DB2 Staff manage the Data Base Tables

Support for the software will be easier to manage. Trying to make sure the tables get updated with every upgrade is error prone requiring component reinstalls to fix missing tables / views. DB2 staff at a customer are always more intune with the i...
5 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Not under 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

Accurately normalize CPUsec reporting in the RAF component

CPUsec reporting in the Resource Accounting Feature does not differentiate between GCP and zIIP processors. For customers that run zIIP processors in their environment, RAF records CPUsec equally, regardless of processor type, and RAF only applies...
10 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Please add SMF type 98 support

SMF type 98 - High frequency records will provide details that help to determine root cause of short term performance issues. Our business demands consistent fast responses and delays of a few seconds can cause significant impact to the business. ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 2 Future consideration

Make IZPCA extractor task ZIIP eligible

We have a large installation IZPCA. Our customer have 20 application LPARs were we installed ICPCA extractor and spoke component.The number of SMF records per day is quite high, approx 1 billion.Customer is dissatisfied about CPU usage of extracto...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3 Not under consideration

Document Changes for each PTF/Upgrade

Documentation of changes are being made for each PTF or upgrade would be more useful then trying to figure things out from the HOLDDATA. HOLDDATA is usually only available to the individual doing the SMPE work, not the end users. End users have no...
6 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Functionality already exists

Remove DB2ADM Requirement for Install & Support

DB2ADM access is too board for the shop. No one in the company has this access. The product should be able to be supported by application teams.
6 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Eliminate the Usage of Passwords for System Tasks

Passwords for System Tasks is not allowed at the Shop. The passwords for the Cognos access and for the Forecasting feature need to be eliminated.
6 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

Create IIDR plugin for TDS/IZPCA

The z/OS Capture agent for IIDR (aka IBM CDC) has the ability to cut performance metrics as SMF records. However there is no 'off the shelf' facility to store these records for subsequent analysis. Both TDS and IZPCA have DB2 backend databases to ...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

Add Max Capacity Line Cognos reports

Would enable users to understand when CEC Usage is approaching the max MIPS/MSUs available on the processor.
6 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0

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