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Common Best Practices
 Forwarding alerts to third-party event managers in IBM Tivoli Monitoring and IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE products: This article describes the use of policy automation as a mechanism to forward alerts, as well as closing events, to a third-party event manager.
Automating a High Available HUB TEMS: This document describes how a HUB Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server (TEMS) address space running on z/OS can be made high-available within an IBM System z Parallel Sysplex using Tivoli System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS). Please see the Open Process Automation Library (OPAL) for some additional information and sample policies.
Tivoli Monitoring for z/OS
Using IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.1 SOAP Services (With an emphasis on Tivoli Monitoring V6.1 z/OS products) : This article guides you through the terminology and technology, and helps you to understand how to build your own Web-based applications to enhance your use of Tivoli Monitoring 6.1 when managing your z/OS® systems.
Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for CICS
 Viewing OMEGAMON XE for CICS Data in Eclipse : This paper shows how to view Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for CICS data in Eclipse.
Considerations for CICS Web Services Performance This IBM Redbooks publication discusses the performance considerations needed when developing and deploying a solution involving CICS Web Services. OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS is used to show how it can be of benefit in identifying the cause when the performance of a Web service in CICS becomes unacceptable.
Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for CICS TG
Exploring Systems Monitoring for CICS Transaction Gateway V7.1 for z/OS This IBM Redbooks publication explores the statistic and monitoring capabilities of CICS TG and provides detailed information on how OMEGAMON XE for CICS TG can be used to diagnose and solve common problems.
Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2 Performance Expert on z/OS
Best Practices for Configuring Tivoli OMEGAMON® XE for DB2 Performance Expert on z/OS: This .zip file includes several whitepapers on configuring Tivoli OMEGAMON® XE for DB2 Performance Expert on z/OS.
Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2 Performance Monitor on z/OS
IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2 Performance Expert on z/OS and IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2 Performance Monitor on z/OS - Installation and Customization with the Installation and Configuration Tool: The following document has the intention to describe in great detail the installation and customization of IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2 Performance Expert on z/OS or Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2 Performance Monitor on z/OS.
Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for IMS on z/OS
Dynamic Workspace Linking: This feature aids problem determination and improves integration across the monitoring products, allowing you to quickly determine the root cause of a problem.
Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks
Understanding z/OS Network Performance Using OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks 4.1.0: This presentation describes how you can use OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks to understand z/OS network performance problems.
Monitoring IP filters and IPSec tunnels on your z/OS systems: This presentation provides an overview of IP security and describes scenarios that show how you may use OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks to understand problems with IP security on your z/OS system.
Tivoli OMEGAMON XE on z/OS
Controlling the Monitoring Agents in IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE on z/OS: This paper covers turning off and turning on sysplex-level monitoring; turning off and turning on system-level monitoring; turning off and turning on cryptographic coprocessor monitoring; and turning off and turning on UNIX® System Services monitoring (OMEGAMON XE on z/OS version 4.1.0 only).
Converting IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE on z/OS Monitoring Servers into Remote Agents: In this procedure you will learn how to modify existing OMEGAMON XE on z/OS monitoring server address spaces into remote agent address spaces. Remember only the system level monitoring part of OMEGAMON XE on z/OS will function in a remote agent address space so be sure you have no need for the sysplex level monitoring.
IBM OMEGAMON z/OS Management Console
Monitor JES2 Spool Utilization: This OPAL content is a downloadabe example of a z/OS Health Check written in z/OS System Rexx. Using the techniques used in this example, you can use IBM OMEGAMON z/OS Management Console to monitor many other important system resources.
Tivoli NetView for z/OS
Customizing Tivoli Netview for z/OS and Tivoli OMEGAMON XE Product Workspaces: This document provides 4 usage scenarios that utilize availability and performance data from NetView for z/OS and OMEGAMON XE product workspaces, along with instructions to facilitate cross-product workspace links.
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