Since TWS for z/OS 8.6.0 you can use Advanced ISPF panels both for Current Plan monitoring and Application Description views (IWSz ISPF shortcuts: 5.3, 6.3, 1.4.1, 1.4.3). To use them you can simply set from your TSO userid the “PANELS STYLE” option to Yes (IWSz ISPF shortcut 0.8). A recent APAR (PI48138) solved a performance issue related to big list of current plan operations, so applying of this APAR is recommended (available versions are 920 and 930). Coming to the point, why to use them?  Mainly because they allow: faster... [More]

OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS V5.3.0 has delivered fix pack 2 together with PTFs UA79466, UA80018 and UA80759. Together the PTFs implement a whole host of customer requirements.   These continue our commitment to deliver upon Customer Requests For Enhancements which began with  Fix pack 1    Service Level Analysis The most significant change is to the Service Level Analysis component of OMEGAMON CICS. This new display now contains the highest values for response time and CPU time detected for a transaction with each... [More]

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IBM Service Management Suite for z/OS  provides our clients the ability to purchase everything they need for System Automation, Network management, Monitoring, and Asset Discovery on z/OS in a financially attractive package. The solution package includes IBM Service Management Unite, a customizable service management dashboard which provides system programmers, operators, and administrators a transparent view of the status of the health of the system. It also provides problem identification, contextualized problem isolation, and... [More]

UPDATE: As of November 2016, OMEGAMON Monitoring for JVM has now been superseded by IBM OMEGAMON for JVM on z/OS V540 !   Today, we are delighted to announce a significant new offering that becomes an integral part of the IBM z Systems Management portfolio – OMEGAMON Monitoring for JVM . This lightweight, easy to deploy agent provides resource level monitoring and metrics of any online Java Virtual Machine on z/OS. From CICS JVMSERVERs to applications deploying a WebSphere Liberty server... [More]

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Today, we are delighted to announce a significant update to Service Management Unite an integral part of the IBM z Systems Management Suite – http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS216-048 Service Management Unite V1.1.2 Service Management Unite delivers enhancements in IBM z/OS problem diagnosis and isolation. Improved visibility of key performance indicators allow for transparent and intuitive problem resolution on z Systems. With new command support, Service... [More]

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  Hi all,   This year there will be representatives from both TDSz development and product management at the IBM InterConnect 2016 conference, February 21 - 25 in Las Vegas. If you or anyone else from your organisation is attending the conference, please feel free to reach out to us as it would be a great opportunity to meet and discuss any product related questions or questions on strategy and product direction.   Alan Place will also be presenting a session on the Wednesday titled " Bringing Historical Data to Life with... [More]

Thanks for your attendance of the previous PARMGEN customer open Q&A teleconference call held on January 20, 2016 .  We are scheduling the next monthly PARMGEN customer open Q&A webcast call, planned to be held on Wednesday, February 17th @ 11 a.m. US ET .  We tried to choose a time that would be convenient for most participants -- we apologize to those of you where this is very early or very late in the day.   As part of our continued focus on further improving PARMGEN and helping answer any deployment queries you may... [More]

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The reporting feature allows you to collect historical workload data and archiving it. This white paper provides you with the instructions about how to set up the environment to use reporting. Complete the following procedure after ensuring that the prerequisites are all met.   Prerequisites: To use the archiving capabilities and generate reports, you must have added the fault-tolerant end-to-end feature using SMP/E on your IBM Workload Scheduler for z/OS installation. If you migrated to the current version of IBM Workload Scheduler for... [More]

The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) is the most widely deployed security protocol used today. It is essentially a protocol that provides a secure channel between two machines operating over the Internet or an internal network. TWS for zOS provides a secure, authenticated, and encrypted connection mechanism for communication based on the SSL protocol, which is automatically installed with the product. TWS for zOS also provides default certificates to manage the SSL protocol that is based on a private and public key... [More]

Conference Announcement - Register Now! Dear Friends of System Automation,   This is your official Invitation for the European Operations Technical Conference (EOTC) in 2016.   This conference addresses the needs of System, Network and Automation Administrators. Sessions are presented by representatives from IBM software development teams and YOU, the product exploiters. Interaction and feedback is both expected and encouraged. Topics cover a range of IBM system management products, mainly IBM System Automation for z/OS , the IBM... [More]

With the Small Enhancement  APAR OA48922  several improvements were added to System Automation for z/OS in 4Q2015: Fix default USS file descriptor STDIN Incorrect status shown for FDBR dependent regions display Allow standard wild cards for WTOBUF in MVC Enhancements in *E2E   add-on policy Enhancements in *SAPSRV add-on policy Additionally the following RFEs were implemented: Extension of unique console name construction within AOFRGCON – RFE 29098... [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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Read on to see how a typical a systems programmer would answer this question…   As a System Programmer I need the ability to closely monitor the utilization and overall health of our production LPAR. This involves having the proper tools that allow me access to the pertinent information in a centralized location. When my manager inquired about the traffic utilization for the two OSA Ethernet adapters on our production LPAR, I was able to check their status effortlessly using OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks.     Checking... [More]

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Happy New Year!  Thanks for your attendance of the previous PARMGEN customer open Q&A teleconference call held on November 18, 2015 .   We are scheduling the next monthly PARMGEN customer open Q&A webcast call, planned to be held on Wednesday, January 20th @ 11 a.m. US ET .  We tried to choose a time that would be convenient for most participants -- we apologize to those of you where this is very early or very late in the day.   As part of our continued focus on further improving PARMGEN and helping answer any... [More]

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