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IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics

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Add RMF 74 subtype 10 support

Starting with IBM z15, IBM relocated EADM/zEDC and SCM (Storage Class Memory) metrics from RMF 74 subtype 9 to subtype 10. These performance metrics are key for measuring z/OS system, application performance, yet with IzPCA, there is no longer zED...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 6 Under review

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...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Functionality already exists

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

create a component ZBNA "like" for IZPCA

The extraction of SMF, executiong of CP3K, generation and download off DAT and EDF and import in zBNA is quite annoying and takes time. If you think the input is the same SMF data that we already collect in IZPCA/IZDS family, is quite possible to ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

Provide the ability to load comma delimited (or other delimiter) files into IZPCA tables

Anyone having delimited text log data wishing to load into IZPCA custom components
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

Enhance capabilities to process TPF and zLinux/zVM data

It's always useful to have one tool to process all types of z systems data. Since IZPCA processes the zOS data, it is more desirable to have the product process zLinus, zVM, TPF(Transaction Processing Facility) in similar manner and generate the k...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future 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.
about 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.
about 3 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

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

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?
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release