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TWA zOS 8.6 New ISPF Panels: See how TWA enhance ISPF interface!!
TWA 8.6 ISPF Demo TWA 8.6 zOS released ISPF Panels interface that has been greatly improved to have: Have a quick, at-a-glance view of DB application operations, for faster administration. Have a quick, at-a glance view of CP operations for an easier monitoring Help expert users proving more short cut among panels Help not expert users reducing the number of panels to be navigated See the following link in which you will find a whole demo of this feature to understand the powerful of this feature!
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The attributes they are changing....
....but only if you want them too! There are many customers who still use the OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS CUA interface and from time to time want to customize their file and database collection panel to permanently display certain data types and collection processes. Here's a handy little tip on changing the attributes that are displayed on the KC2QCOL (CICS File/Database Collection) panel of the CUA interface from OFF to YES: EXAMPLE: Go into the Configuration Tool (ICAT) CICS GLOBAL and update this section: <DATABASE_COLLECTION> ... [More]
Tags: omegamon cics z/os kc2qcol |
Attention Fixated Listologists: Using a Fix List to monitor APARs for currently supported CICS products
A Fix List summarizes all the APARs for each version, release, and modification (VRM) level of the currently supported CICS products.
For example, the following link contains a Fix List table of APARs for CICS Transaction Server for z/OS (CICS TS)
V4.2. A comma separated values (CSV) file containing all the fields
for each APAR is also included as an attachment. You can use the CSV
file to import the list of APARs into a spreadsheet or database for
sorting or downloading. This latest update of the Fix List was done on August... [More]
Tags: server z/os cics for transaction |
Nw TechDoc: Implementing IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE on z/OS OMEGAMON Classic in Dedicated Mode
A new TechDoc "Implementing IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE on z/OS OMEGAMON Classic in Dedicated Mode" is available. This document can be found on the web at http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/TD105820 . This is extremely useful when setting up on-site (data center) monitoring of your z/OS System, and allows you to use OMEGAMON to provide real time data even when VTAM or TCP/IP is not available.
Tags: ism omegamon tadz ztivoli service_management_connec... twsz systemz zsecure z/os tivz mainframe |
OMEGAMON customers: Teleconference on the Top 10 Problem Solving Scenarios Using OMEGAMON and Tivoli Enterprise Portal
On September 29 at 11:00 am EST, the Tivoli Software Community will provide a complimentary technical teleconference that will show how OMEGAMON
products and the Tivoli Enterprise Portal can be used to identify,
isolate, and solve typical z/OS performance and availability management
issues. The session will include examples of how to get the most out of
OMEGAMON and the Tivoli Enterprise Portal, and discuss the integration
of OMEGAMON with other Tivoli solutions. For more information, Register here After attending this... [More]
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Interim Feature 3 (IF3) for IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for IMS on z/OS v4.2.0 Now Available
For all of you IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for IMS z/OS v.4.2.0 users, please consider applying Interim Feature 3 (IF3), which is now available. IF3 received great reviews from our early customer feedback. It includes a number of enhancements, especially for the Application Trace Facility (ATF). With IF3, we've improved the usability of ATF making it easier to identify and analyze poor performing transactions that can impact CPU utilization and service level agreements; traces are automatically activated at OMEGAMON startup saving you time; trace... [More]
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The IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS interfaces: Displaying VSAM CA/CI split data
Recently OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS support had a customer, who was having performance degradation problems with VSAM CA/CI split data and inquired about what interfaces are available to display this information. Briefly, OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS provides the following interfaces to monitor and interpret VSAM statistics for CA/CI splits: 3270 OMEGAMON (menu system) OMEGAMON II (CUA) OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS (TEP) The 3270 OMEGAMON (menu system) VSAM command provides VSAM statistics for CA/CI splits (similar to the LISTC TSO... [More]
Tags: tivoli omegamon ibm cics vsam |
Do you ever wonder what the science is behind an answer from IBM's Watson?
OK, we have seen Watson perform unbelievably on Jeopardy and dominate all comers and we now know that Watson is going to develop smart applications for the health care industry, but did you ever wonder what is the science behind the articulate answers Watson gives? Check out this video, it's the best! Watson
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IBM Destination Z |
The OC1021 message in OMEGAMON II for CICS: Revisit and rewrite for customer clarity
I was recently contacted by my Level 3 representative and told about a customer who recently had a problem interpreting a message that was generated from OMEGAMON II for CICS. This message evidently has been out there in the OMEGAMON II for CICS world for a long time and some customers find it a little ambiguous. I suggested that maybe I should rewrite the message information sections. You know, the Explanation, System response and User response sections that comprise the overall message. He suggested to keep the message text the same (code... [More]
Tags: omegamon cics messages |
#cloudchat on August 11th to focus on Open Standards in the Cloud
For more information on the #cloudchat - http://www.smartercomputingblog.com/2011/08/05/cloudchat-august-11-chat-to-cover-open-standards/ The #cloudchat on Thursday, August 11, at 4 p.m. ET will focus on open standards. For this #cloudchat, we wanted to dive into these issues like interoperability, hybrid cloud, security, and compliance in detail. The Twitter chat will be held in a panel-style discussion, featuring Andrew Watson, VP and Technical Director of Object Management Group (OMG); Sam Somashekar, VP Marketing and Business Development,... [More]
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Increase in CPU% of OMEGAMON XE 420 on z/OS TEMS when displaying ENQUEUEs
'Dear Rocky' answers your z System monitoring and performance tuning questions. Rocky McMahan, a Senior Software Performance Engineer in z Systems Software R& D, offers valuable tips to help you get more out of your monitoring software. Dear Rocky, I am a Performance Engineer for a large financial institution which has market capitalization of over $43 billion dollars and generates more than $12 billion dollars in annual revenue. Additionally, we are one of the world's largest securities servicing... [More]
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TWS for zOS 8.6 Announcement |
Updated SA z/OS 3.3 manuals are now available
For those of you who are waiting for an updated version of the SA z/OS 3.3 manuals. Here: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/features/system_automation/bkserv/ are the actual PDFs / Books available.
Tags: sazos systemz systemautomation netview servicemanagementconnect |
OA35754: Improve your OMEGAMON II for CICS (CUA) profile imports
If you defined a profile data set with a fixed record length DCB attribute, for example, of 80, and issued a NTD command to import a previously exported profile you would see the following message in your RKLVLOG output: KC2IMP - Member &dsn(&mbn) is not a valid profile KC2IMPFF - Import failed for profile xxxx KC2IMP - KLVTBULD failed with rc=6 reason=1 When you are upgrading OMEGAMON II for CICS profiles from V4.1.0 to V4.2.0 use the dynamic profile export/import facility interface to import your profiles. Before you begin your... [More]
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