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IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics

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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...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3 Not under consideration

Define layout for SMF_105 records (GDPS RPO data)

Hi team, We would like to have the possibility of reporting real time RPO information using iZPCA. This will allow us to act faster and more accurately in events that can impact the client data replication and all of its disaster recovery strategy...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3

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.
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

Define sub-type SMF record in the extractor parameters

In the param file of the IZDS Extractor, we use the SMFREC parameter to define SMF record type to collect. We would like todefine sub-type of SMF record with ZCPA.
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 2 Not under consideration

Please improve IZPCA CP Cognos Reports for large z/OS environments

The IZPCA Cognos CP reports generally do not work well for a large zSeries environment. We had a meeting with you and demonstrated areas for improvement. Here are a couple of the key areas: Include an option to select the CEC names in CEC level re...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 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...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3 Not under consideration

Solution in IZPCA to provide information based on SMF_121

Hello, Currently I don't see any solution in IZPCA providing information based on SMF_121.Could you please confirm if you have been working in some solution to provide information using SMF_121 or planning something on that? Thank you!
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3 Future consideration

Make IZPCA RMM and SMS reports accurate across a Sysplex

Make IZPCA RMMand SMS reports accurate across a Sysplex
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

NEW ELAPSED SEC PACKAGE

Create new field in KPM_DB2_PACKAGE_HIn KPM_DB2_PACKAGE_H there is PKG_ELAPSED_SEC(Total elapsed time for executing the package. From QPACSCT).In this field the value of elapsed time is very high only for DB2 Batch because in the summary the tool ...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 4 Not under consideration

Incorporate Business Planning activities into Forecasting and capacity planning

Provide the ability to incorporate Business Planning activities into Forecasting and capacity planning in general.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

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