Today IBM Service Management Unite is announced as a new component in the IBM Service Management Suite V1.3.  This component will help z/OS sites manage by exception (Situations). It allows access to exception information from IBM Automation and Monitoring products.  This access can be via mobile devices too.       Here is an example of a Dashboard listing current monitoring and automation exceptions for a site:                              ... [More]

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The OMEGAMON Enhanced 3270 workspaces delivered in OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks v5.1.0 were created under the guidance of network SME's. The workspaces enable problem solving scenarios "designed for mainframe network experts, by mainframe network experts." To showcase the new function, we built a set of viewlets:   What's New in OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks Version 5.1.0 : This video provides a description of new functionality you can expect to find in Version 5.1.0 of OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks. It is... [More]

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We recently recorded a podcast as part of the "Did you say Mainframe?!" series about the latest updates for CICS and CICS TG users in OMEGAMON XE for CICS V530. If you're a current OMEGAMON user perhaps looking to upgrade, or are simply interested in seeing what OMEGAMON can provide for monitoring your CICS environment, this 10 minute recording will highlight the key enhancements. Specifically, we discuss the following: Faster root-cause investigation of problems using Near-Term Historical data collection. Providing stronger... [More]

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IBM has just released a brand-new set of performance and availability monitoring capabilities for its zEnterprise™ hybrid computing system. With this release, IBM offers for the first time an end-to-end monitoring solution for the zEnterprise environment, its physical and virtual resources and workload resource groups. Please click here to read the announcement in detail. Only a single instance of the monitoring agent is required to monitor all zEnterprise systems in a customer's data center. Through the Tivoli Enterprise Portal, the agent... [More]

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For OMEGAMON and ITM customers we have provided a new sample workspace for customers to use in the e3270ui.  The KOBSITEC workspace allows the ITM Situation Events to show on the e3270ui.  This workspace is part of PTF UA67643.   Once installed call the workspace to see the current ITM Situation status on your e3270ui.  Check out the example display.  Invoke the workspace with a "=KOBSITEC" on the command line.  Proactive monitoring is so important to allow situations to run on each system and alert you... [More]

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Today we are opening our Beta program for OMEGAMON XE on z/OS with capabilities to monitor various Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) on z/OS.  This Beta is part of the OMEGAMON Performance Management Suite Beta program.  We are looking for customers and business partners who are interested in working with us to shape and validate the new capabilities we are developing to monitor JVMs on z/OS spanning multiple subsystems.  The beta program is a great way for you to evaluate the new OMEGAMON features as they are being developed, and to... [More]

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You'r running OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks 510, liking the enhanced 3270 user interface, but maybe you have questions on ways to navigate to the workspace that you need... From any workspace, you can always issue the NETWORK or NETMENU command to navigate to any of the Enterprise workspaces. Here is a quick view of the primary navigation options:   All of this and more are found in the  OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks Enhanced 3270 Users Guide . These workspaces and navigation... [More]

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IBM® Tivoli® OMEGAMON® XE for Mainframe Networks v5.1.0 provides the following key enhancements and benefits: Simplified and faster problem resolution through the new OMEGAMON Enhanced 3270 User Interface. View the enterprise-wide environment from a single 3270 screen. The enhanced 3270 screens were designed by subject matter experts (customers) to solve real-world problems. Monitor application, TCP listener, and TCP connection activity Monitor network interface activity Monitor OSA channels, ports, and LPAR utilization Monitor... [More]

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What’s New in OMEGAMON XE for IMS v510      IBM® Tivoli® OMEGAMON® XE for IMS® v5.10 provides the following key enhancements and benefits: Self-Describing Agents (SDA) reduces the total cost of ownership and improves time to value by eliminating manual installation of application data on ITM servers (TEMS and TEPS) as well as eliminating monitoring outages due to recycling these servers when agents are updated by maintenance.   With SDA, the proper level of application data is automatically propagated and installed on all ITM server components... [More]

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OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks v5.1.0 became available today!   OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks provides system monitoring and performance management across System z with an easy-to-use enhanced 3270 user interface Improve the efficiency of network problem resolution by requiring fewer steps to isolate root cause of performance problems in real time, and therefore, enabling higher availability. Improve visibility, control, and automation across network resources with a new more comprehensive enhanced 3270-based UI capable of viewing... [More]

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I proudly announce that the IBM Service Management Suite for z/OS (SMSz) 1.4.1 is generally available. SMSz 1.4.1 provides compelling new functions to manage the dynamic growth of transaction workload on IBM z Systems. The functional enhancements described below show the massive amount of new value for z Systems Clients. SMSz 1.4.1 delivers the following new and improved functions:   IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON Performance Management Suite for z/OS, V5.4.1 OMEGAMON for JVM on z/OS (OMEGAMON for JVM), a new stand-alone product, which is also... [More]

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Announcing the continuation of the OMEGAMON Performance Management Suite for z/OS Beta Program The OMEGAMON Development team is looking for interested customers and business partners to participate in the Beta Program for the next release of the IBM OMEGAMON Performance Management Suite for z/OS.  Both On-Premise and Hosted Beta Programs are supported and will include OMEGAMON XE for IMS on z/OS and OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks. The Beta Program is a great way for participants to evaluate the value of new OMEGAMON enhancements... [More]

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Today we announce the addition of OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks to the existing OMEGAMON Performance Management Suite Beta program.  We are looking for customers and business partners who are interested in working with us to shape and validate the new capabilities we are developing in OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks. The beta program is a great way for you to evaluate the new OMEGAMON features as they are being developed, and to interact directly with the OMEGAMON Development team.   Program support includes receiving... [More]

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The CICS Development Center on developerWorks has a series of short, informative podcasts called "Did you say mainframe?" that explores a number of topics to help you learn about the latest updates from IBM and understand how to get the most out of your deployments. We recently recorded a session focused on OMEGAMON Monitoring for JVM released earlier this year. If you're an existing OMEGAMON user who is interested in seeing what value this new agent can bring to your monitoring environment, or you are being... [More]

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