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    IBM Doc Buddy V2 - where you connect with IBM

    GaoYue 310002DDV5 | | Visits (2812)

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    Would you like to receive IBM Z product updates and connect with IBM mainframe experts? Do you look up IBM Z error messages to resolve technical issues? Get the best of both worlds with our new Doc Buddy features. Aggregating content for IBM Z products With over 5000 users, IBM Doc Buddy is one of the most frequently-used mobile apps to help IBM Z customers tackle the technical issues they encounter. We are pleased to announce a new release of IBM Doc Buddy. Besides searching both online and offline messages and codes issued from IBM Z... [More]

    OMEGAMON CICS 5.5.0 Support SLA Toolkit in 3270 UI

    TianPF 270004TT64 | | Visits (2908)

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    Starting from OMEGAMON CICS V 5.5.0. SLA Toolkit in available in 3270UI, which allow user to do the definiation and configuration of SLA resources in 3270 UI. User can do the following things in 3270 UI now: 1. Define/ Delete/Update/Activate Service Policy 2. Define/Delete/Update Service Classes, Including the service class rule/response time goal/type of goal/ workloads 3. Define/Delete/Update Workloads 4. Update SLA Options, including Interval and WLM Type We also provide many new panels in 3270 UI to support the data display and... [More]

    Tags:  mainframe ui e3270 z kob zmanage toolkit cics sla system omegamon sms

    The lastest IBM Z ITSM newsletter - Do not miss it!

    GaoYue 310002DDV5 | | Comments (2) | Visits (2695)

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    Hi everyone, The second edition of IBM Z ITSM Newsletter is available! This newsletter includes the following sections to keep you informed of the latest of IBM Z ITSM portfolio. Product Releases Beta Programs Events Resources Client Stories Rocky's Column The highlight of this edition IBM Z is excited to announce the IBM partnership with Splunk, which is helping customers integrate IBM Z data -- using IBM Common Data Provider for z Systems -- into Splunk software to gain end-to-end visibility into their IT operating environments. In... [More]

    New Service Management Unite V1.1.3 release available

    WiltrudRebmann 120000D5AH | | Visits (2157)

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      Since September 8th a new Service Management Unite V1.1.3 release is available for download.   It provides the following new capabilities, for both sides, SMU Performance Management and SMU Automation.   For SMU Performance Management side: It provides a web-based UI for integrating system management of Java targeted at IT operators. Therefore it is enhanced with additional dashboards for resource monitoring of Java™ runtimes on z/OS through data delivered by OMEGAMON for JVM on z/OS, enabling operators to investigate JVM... [More]

    OMEGAMON zIIP Eligibility: Take Care of Other Vendors’ Claims

    rdeem 110000ESR2 | | Comment (1) | Visits (3972)

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         'Dear Rocky' answers your System z monitoring and performance tuning questions. Rocky McMahan, a Senior Software Performance Engineer in z System Software R&D, offers valuable tips to help you get more out of your z System monitoring software. Glenn Crawford contributed to this article   Recently there has been a lot of discussion around the zIIP off-loading capability with monitoring and availability products.  A zIIP, or System z Integrated Information Processor is a specialty processor available... [More]

    Tags:  omegamon offload monitoring dear_rocky offloading itsm ziip performance

    IBM System Automation for z/OS 4.1 functional enhancements are available

    WiltrudRebmann 120000D5AH | | Visits (2448)

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      This week the SA z/OS development team has made several functional enhancements on top of SA z/OS 4.1 generally available.   With APAR OA52610 , IBM System Automation for z/OS V4.1.0 provides the following enhancements:   Planned suspend capability Operators can plan and implement automated operations changes in advance and have the flexibility to make them effective at any time without impacting the existing automation and exposing the changes to the operations team, prematurely. This is accomplished by introducing a... [More]

    Let OMEGAMON help you get ahead of zFS Out of Space issues on zOS

    JoeWinterton 110000BXHR | | Visits (2763)

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    Customers have recently been running into zFS running out of space in zOS systems and when that happens it is a major issue for the LPAR.  OMEGAMON zOS can warn you when the LPAR zFS is getting close to running out of space.  Once warned you can go look at how to free up zFS space to keep the LPAR running. Use Table KM5 zFS User Cache DS and attribute Free Pages to set a situation.  Here is an example set to alert at below 5000 pages on an LPAR.                        ... [More]

    Tags:  situations e3270ui omegamon zfs

    Save the Date! Monthly OMEGAMON/Suites Deployment Customer Call on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 @ 11 a.m. US ET

    Cecile_Day 1200009JXF | | Visits (2850)

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    T hanks for your attendance of our previous z Management Suites Deployment Customer Open Q&A teleconference call held on August 2, 2017 .  The cumulative 2015-2017 meeting minutes, which include the Q&A low-level details from our last call, are available in a downloadable PDF from the following link in SMC Systems z Management community: URL: h t t p : / / w w w . i b m . c o m / d e v e l o p e r w o r k s / c o m m u n i t y / g r o u p s / s e r v i c e / h t m l / c o m m u n i t y v i e w ? c o m m u n i t y U u i d... [More]

    Tags:  suite omegamon parmgen smsz zdla opmsz management service

    IBM Cloud Tape Connector Now Connects with Virtual Tape for Cloud e-Vault

    BobTeter 120000HB3C | | Visits (2596)

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    Cloud Storage for mainframe data is becoming much more mainstream than in the past.  At the recent SHARE conference in Providence, Rhode Island, there was a very interesting and well-attended panel discussion with several of the top vendors, all providing their views on how this market space is developing.  One of the interesting use cases discussed by IBM at SHARE is for smaller clients who have older direct-attached tape drives which are nearing end of life.  They are faced with a choice of trying to replace with newer but... [More]

    New Developments in OMEGAMON for Storage v5.4.0

    BobTeter 120000HB3C | | Visits (2444)

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    In recent years growth in both size and complexity of mainframe storage environments has created some issues with monitoring storage and space, forcing storage managers to trade off frequency and detail in data collection to simply be able to gather needed status and metrics.  IBM OMEGAMON for Storage on z/OS v5.4.0 (available in November 2016) eliminated the constraints on Near Term History detail and collection frequency, and improved performance by over 20%, measured in internal tests.  As a result, clients who had previously... [More]

    IBM Security zSecure 2.3.0

    JeroenTiggelman 27000186A5 | | Visits (4544)

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    IBM Security zSecure suite 2.3.0 was co-announced with IBM Z pervasive encryption capabilities on July 17, 2017 with a planned availability date of August 11, 2017. You can read the US announcement letter here . This release provides currency with z/OS V2R3, CICS V5R4, Db2 12, and DISA-STIG 6.31, adds or extends integration with IBM QRadar SIEM and HPE Security ArcSight, and extends support for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).   Background Mainframes continue to be the home for mission critical... [More]

    Tags:  racf zsecure z access_monitor securityintelligence qradar icsf security z/os pervasive_encryption monitoring arcsight servicemanagementconnect mainframe z14 siem mfa

    Monitoring IBM Integration Bus with OMEGAMON for Messaging

    KayMaggi 11000091ER | | Visits (3448)

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    When you are preparing to monitor IBM Integration Bus on z/OS with OMEGAMON for Messaging, there are two important areas requiring attention so that the agent can provide all the monitoring data you want.     First, you must authorize the agent appropriately to be able to collect data.  The following new technote covers a list of authorization steps that must be taken:   http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006965 Second, you must enable the broker to provide some of the data the agent collects.  The... [More]

    Tags:  omegamon mq broker best-practices integrationbus iib zos

    Watch the video about the Analyze and Recommend function (INGWHY) in System Automation for z/OS V4.1

    GaoYue 310002DDV5 | | Visits (2769)

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    Dear SA z/OS users,   Starting from IBM System Automation for z/OS V4.1,  a new analyze and recommend function (INGWHY) provides expert capabilities to operators, when an unexpected status of an automated resource appears. This INGWHY command can initially analyzes situations to find the potential reasons why a resource cannot be brought into the desired status and offers next-step tailorable actions . The INGWHY command has the following advantages: Easy to use : It just takes one command to show what is wrong when a resource... [More]

    Z Service Management and Optimization at SHARE Providence 2017

    ChrisWalker 270003FTW2 | | Visits (3543)

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    Next week SHARE takes place in Providence, RI for the latest round of updates, hands-on labs and discussions around IBM Z. The  full  tec hnic al s essi on a gend a is available now to read through and pick the sessions you want to attend. For those of you interested in z/OS systems management and monitoring, IBM will have many useful sessions you might want to attend. I have listed just a few of them here now:     MONDAY - AUGUST 7TH 10AM Session: 21511 OMEGAMON Hot Topics: Management of... [More]

    Tags:  itsm monitoring omegamon analytics automation labs share apm

    Welcome to this very first edition of the IBM Z ITSM Newsletter!

    GaoYue 310002DDV5 | | Comments (3) | Visits (2333)

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    Good news! The very fist edition of IBM Z ITSM Newsletter has been published. This newsletter offers you the latest announcements, upcoming events, and resources etc of our IBM Z ITSM portfolio. Read the newsletter here: http://ibmurl.hursley.ibm.com/O4H1  Here is a welcome message for all of you from Chris Dittmer, the Director of Offering Management, IBM Z software.    " This is a really exciting time for IBM Z with the announcement of the new z14, the next generation of IBM Mainframe, designed for trusted digital... [More]

    Save the Date! Monthly OMEGAMON Performance Management Suite V5.4 Deployment Customer Call on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 @ 11 a.m. US EDT

    Cecile_Day 1200009JXF | | Visits (2158)

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    T hanks for your attendance of our previous z Management Suites Deployment Customer Open Q&A teleconference call held on June 7, 2017 .  Thanks also for your attendance of our PARMGEN EAP held on July 19, 2017 ,  The cumulative 2015-2017 meeting minutes, which include the Q&A low-level details from our last call, are available in a downloadable PDF from the following link in SMC z Systems community: URL: h t t p : / / w w w . i b m . c o m / d e v e l o p e r w o r k s / c o m m u n i t y / g r o u p s / s e r v i c e / h t m... [More]

    Save the Date: 03-August EAP demo for OMEGAMON for APM

    LoriEsteves 10000064EV | | Visits (2821)

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    On Thursday, August 3 at 11:00 am EDT, the OMEGAMON for APM team will hold its next EAP session.  This session will be used to demonstrate transaction tracking flows involving MQ in AppDynamics.   Broadcast Invitation: If you wish to receive an official calendar broadcast invitation entry to reserve the meeting time, please e-mail Lori Esteves (lesteves @us .ibm.com) with your contact information and we can add your information to the calendar/mailing list.  The official invitation will be sent on July 27, 2017.   Thank you.... [More]

    Tags:  mq omapm appdynamics

    How do you like the new form of watching SMSz & SMU videos?- Video with Table of Contents

    bjlyul 310000SUJN | | Visits (2553)

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    To improve users' experience in watching videos, the Video with Table of Contents arises. Generally speaking, video with table of contents provides the users with another way of watching videos. As a result, we have made one for SMSz & SMU videos. Please watch it on https://zmanage.github.io/SMSz-SMU-video-TOC/ .   Comparing with the ways we use before to collect videos (i.e., listing all the videos on one wiki page, or uploading videos onto YouTube channel), video with table of contents shows the following advantages: Watch the... [More]

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    Managing your z14 Operations in the era of Digital Trust

    ChrisDittmer 27000033P6 | | Comments (3) | Visits (3095)

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    It’s such an exciting time right now for IBM Z with the announcement of the z14, the next generation of IBM Mainframe designed for trusted digital experiences. This new game-changing system provides a variety of new functions improving the way we manage data, workload, and transactions.   Nearly 80% of the world’s data and transactions reside on or pass through the mainframe, IBM z14 delivers extensive use of encryption to protect client and corporate data from internal and external threats. For example, IT organizations can... [More]

    Announcing new Service Management Suite and OMEGAMON releases for IBM z14

    ChrisWalker 270003FTW2 | | Visits (4919)

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    We are pleased to announce several new releases to key IT Service Management products for IBM Z.  IBM Service Management Suite for z/OS V1.5, IBM OMEGAMON Performance Management Suite for z/OS V5.5.0, IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS Management Suite together with the individual offerings for z/OS, Networks, CICS, IMS and Messaging provide a number of enhancements to enable clients to efficiently manage and optimize the availability of critical systems and applications on IBM Z.     In today's digital economy, ensuring the smooth... [More]

    Tags:  smsz messaging e3270ui mfn parmgen cics java smu omegamon networks announce ims
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