I was recently directed to a Technote within OMEGAMON for CICS on z/OS for V 4.2.0 and higher by my level 3 representative  that outlined  a condition when OMEGAMON CICS is configured to collect DB2 statistics but the CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS   is unable to collect the DB2 data and the application EXEC DB2 calls might have an unexpected return address when viewed in an XRMIOUT exit or a dump. Please note that this information will subsequently be documented in the OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS: Troubleshooting Guide.     You would... [More]

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   In the OMEGAMON Enhanced 3270 User Interface Display video recently posted you learned about the characteristics of the enhanced 3270 display and saw basic information about how to navigate the interface.  You should also check out the OMEGAMON Enhanced 3270 User Interface Navigation video where you'll learn more about navigating the interface.         OMEGAMON Enhanced 3270 User Interface Naviagation ,    

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For tasks that disable resource limiting using KCORMCLL API there is no indication the resource limiting thresholds have been reached.   UA 64466 and UA 64467 reference OA38999. Resource Limiting was changed to issue the OC8902 message when a WARN threshold is reached and the new KCP8903I message was issued when a KILL threshold is reached. The task will not be killed by RLIM.   After you apply this maintenance, the change will take effect when you issue the OMEG RECYCLE in the CICS region or when the CICS region is recycled.   This is the new... [More]

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Check out the video the new OMEGAMON XE 5.1.0 Enhanced 3270 User Interface Basic usage.  This will show you how to navigate the new interface  quickly to get the information needed to solve problems.     OMEGAMON Enhanced 3270 User Interface Basic Use

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TDSz has recently been updated to collect log data from TWS v8.6. Previously only collects from TWS up to v8.5.1 were supported.   This support can be obtained by applying APAR PM62129.

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    The above diagram provides a quick, high level look at the OMEGAMON 3270 Enhanced User Interface and how you can use it to drill down for information for OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS.   The first workspace you will see when you log on to the e3270ui depends on whether more than one product that supports this new interface is installed in your environment and what is designated as the first workspace in the site or user profile.   For OM XE for CICS on z/OS, you might see Enterprise Summary - All Active CICSplexes   The Options menu (enter a... [More]

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OA39423: When a remote Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server is getting shutdown requests for CICSplex data it might timeout. ABENDS0C4 in agent when running with PRIMEPSA Diagnostic trap.  The force type action commands do not provide a confirmation pop-up message in the OMEGAMON 3270 enhanced user interface.   When a remote Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server is shutdown the CICSplex agent continues to request data from the agent(s)that are no longer online. Some collectors when running in the agent address space did not correctly check for... [More]

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May 17 :  System z Webcast " What's New with IBM Workload Automation " using the Tivoli Workload Scheduler family Highlights Topics include: Sharing infrastructure among applications to reduce resources Reducing labor costs by automating new workloads with the same staff resources Improving productivity by reusing existing workload automation processes and procedures Speakers: Flora Tramantano, Tivoli Workload Automation Product Manager, IBM Software Group Broadcast Date: May 17, 2012, 11 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, 4:00... [More]

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Hello,    The new release of System Automation for z/OS 3.4 has GA today. It is orderable since 4/24/2012 in IBM order systems.   Also the System Automation for z/OS 3.4 library is available from the following link now: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v3r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.sazos.doc_3.4/welcome.html   This link points to the IBM Tivoli Systems Management Information Center.

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Hello Everyone We have started the Early Access Program for the next release of TADz in February 2012. TADz is the replacement for Tivoli License Compliance Manager for s/390 (TLCMz) 4.2 which goes out of service on 30 Sept 2012.  The current versions of TADz are 7.2 and 7.5.   We encourage all current users of TLCMz to convert to TADz as soon as possible. This is an invitation to all TLCMz and TADz users to participate in the EAP and the Beta which is starting in July 2012. You can contact the development team on tadz@au1.ibm.com for more... [More]

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Checkout all the great eNews for the month of April from the CICS marketing team at the CICS eNewsletter:   CICS eNews     Subscribe to and read other months of CICS eNews at:   Subscribe and read CICS eNews

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Check out this first part, of a two part series, on the evolution of the CICS transaction server’s serviceability process and enhancements by Bill Bulfin and Ed Addison.   Bill Bulfin has provided Level 2 worldwide remote technical support for CICS and the CICS tools portfolio of products, while Ed Addison has had a Level 2 career supporting VSAM and CICS.   Through the years, serviceability, as it relates to CICS, has been primarily concerned with reducing the time and effort required to identify and solve a problem by CICS customers and IBM... [More]

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At the end of April many IBMers, business partners and customers will be gathering in Las Vegas for the IBM Impact 2012 conference . I'll be there along with some colleagues presenting and demonstrating the latest OMEGAMON products . We will be showing off the enhancements delivered this year that make monitoring on System Z using OMEGAMON a compelling offering, including the Enhanced 3270 UI - a single integrated cross-product interface - and the Self-Describing Agent feature that reduces the cost of deployment and maintenance for... [More]

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The Exclude product list shows V999 in PARMGEN for OMEGAMON XE on z/OS and OMEGAMON XE for CICS when I tried to install them. The product codes (KM5) for OMEGAMON XE on z/OS and (KC5) for OMEGAMON XE for CICS appear even though the V510 FMIDs for those products (HKM5510 and HKC5510) show up in the target zone.   In the PARMGEN configuration method, the V999 designation indicates that the product FMID is not installed. Someone started the installation of KM5 and KC5, but the installation had not completed successfully. Once the KM5 and KC5... [More]

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