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Status Future consideration
Categories z/TPF
Created by Guest
Created on May 25, 2023

Runtime metrics collection load action analysis

This idea builds upon idea https://ibm-z-software-portal.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/TPF-I-1005 Loadset history in Runtime Metrics Collection.  When a loadset activation or deactivation command occurs, provide an analysis that compares the resources used prior to and after the load action has occurred.  This analysis can be configured to encompass a variable amount of time like a one minute window of metrics, two minutes before and after the load action.  This analysis should compare:

- System level metrics such as actual CPU, inuse ECBs, TPFDF file ID usage, rate of dumps, etc.

- Application metrics such as name-value pair metrics by code package and the system_indicator name-value pair such as MsgType.

- JVM metrics

A user exit should also be included to allow customers to include custom analysis for user defined metrics.  The analysis results should rank and highlight the differences of largest significance.  This analysis result should be easily available from the loadset history dashboard.

Idea priority Medium