Summary of changes in 3.3.0

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This topic describes the recent updates to the component products in IBM Z® Service Management Suite 3.3.0.

The following functions and features are available with version 3.3.0 of the suite. For details on installing these updates, refer to Upgrading to IBM Z Service Management Suite 3.3.0 or Installing component products.

IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Db2 6.1 (formerly IBM OMEGAMON for Db2 Performance Expert on z/OS)
IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Db2 introduces several enhancements to help monitor and optimize Db2 performance more efficiently.
  • AI-driven anomaly detection: New AI capabilities use Aggregated Accounting Statistics (IFCID 369) to identify performance anomalies at the connection-type level.
  • Improved resource efficiency: Updates to 3270 thread history and Classic 3270 near-term history data collection now use 64-bit memory structures and enhanced data compression. These improvements help reduce CPU usage and support potential TCO savings.
  • Expanded OMEGAMON Data Provider support: Batch Reporter data can now be streamed using the OMEGAMON Data Provider. This enables advanced aggregation and filtering and supports correlation with other subsystem data.
  • Batch 2.0 enhancements: A redesigned batch reporting process reduces resource consumption by leveraging IBM Z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) engines. The initial release supports a limited set of reports, with additional report sets planned for future updates.
IBM Z System Automation 4.4.0
IBM Z System Automation 4.4.0 provides major enhancements such as:
  • Inbound System Automation Operations API enhancements
  • Inbound System Automation Customization API enhancements
  • Addition of Outbound System Automation REST client callable module
  • Enhanced System Automation plug-in for Zowe CLI
  • Sample policy added for IBM Z Container Support (zOSCP)
  • Support for 64-bit Java environments and Java version 21
  • INGREST method for REST API access
  • Z Automation Web Console dashboard enhancements
  • System Automation Policy Customization enhancements
  • New best practice sample policies
  • Support mixed case for Startup parameters
  • OPER change in INGEXEC
  • Validated boot support to ACTIVATE and LOAD commands
  • Processor Operations support for Hardware Console Availability Controls
  • Discontinuation of Processor Operations Service Machine (PSM)
IBM Z NetView® 6.5.0
Whether you have a small installation or you are managing a large, distributed enterprise, the NetView program provides efficient systems and network management capability on any platform. The new and changed functions in this release include:
IBM Z Software Asset Management 9.1
The new features and capabilities in IBM Z Software Asset Management 9.1 help your organization achieve greater efficiency in asset discovery.
  • Enablement of API support
  • UNIX License Information Added to UNIX GKB
  • Product Suites Added for UNIX
  • Ability to Exclude Product Suite Processing
  • Ability to Post Notifications in Analyzer
  • IQ and Usage Logs Displays IBM Version and APAR
  • New Report to View Products by Categories
  • GKB Updates via FixCentral
  • Ability to View Data by Operating System for few Reports
  • EOS Date Added to Discovered Product Detail Report
  • LKB Summary Report Versions
  • GKB Summary Report Supports UNIX Asset Information
  • Staging Table Added to SQILITE
  • Inquisitor JCL Changes
  • Product Tagger JCL Changes
  • Usage Monitor Changes
  • New Container Product Version
IBM Z ChatOps 1.1.5
MS Teams Workflow now support dynamic channel routing, allowing messages to be automatically directed to the right Teams/Channels based on IDs or names instead of one default channel. Additionally, NodeJS HTTP proxy support has been added in Z ChatOps, enabling configuration for networks behind firewalls. For the list of new features, see .
IBM® Z Automation Web Console 1.2 (previously Service Management Unite)
IBM Z Service Management Unite is renamed to IBM Z Automation Web Console, emphasizing the focus on the web user interface for Z NetView and Z System Automation.
IBM Tivoli® Management Services on z/OS® 6.4

IBM Tivoli Management Services for z/OS 6.4 introduces:

  • IBM Z OMEGAMON Web UI 2.1: A new, browser-based interface for monitoring performance data from the OMEGAMON monitoring agents. The Web UI provides real-time and historical data analysis using Grafana. The key capabilities include:
    • Web-based monitoring: Access OMEGAMON performance data from any supported web browser.
    • Integrated architecture: OMEGAMON Gateway enables communication between TEMS and Grafana.
    • Admin UI: Simplifies configuration and automation of monitored environments.
    • OMEGAMON Data Requester: Retrieves and filters real-time and historical data.
    • Customizable dashboards: Design and share personalized views tailored to specific monitoring needs.
  • IBM Z OMEGAMON AI Insights 2.2: Integrates advanced machine learning capabilities to detect and visualize performance anomalies in z/OS components and applications. OMEGAMON AI Insights analyzes data collected from OMEGAMON AI monitoring agents for IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Db2 6.1, IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS 6.1, OMEGAMON AI for JVM 6.1, IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for Networks 6.1, and IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS 6.1. The application builds predictive models to identify seasonal trends in key performance indicators. Models begin generating predictions upon installation and improve over time. Predicted anomalies and live data are displayed in Grafana dashboards, enabling quick detection and troubleshooting. OMEGAMON AI Insights is containerized and can be deployed on Docker for Linux on Z (s390x) or Linux (amd64).
  • Grafana OSS edition 12.1.1: Grafana OSS Edition 12.1.1 installation package is available as an ISO image.
IBM OMEGAMON Data Requester 2.1

IBM Z OMEGAMON Data Requester 2.1 is a component of Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 6.4 that provides the framework for the Grafana®-based IBM Z OMEGAMON user interface. It includes:

  • Prebuilt dashboards offering enterprise-wide views of IBM Z OMEGAMON agent data.
  • A plugin to retrieve data from the IBM Z OMEGAMON REST API.
  • A query editor optimized for OMEGAMON, allowing users to build custom Grafana dashboards.

The query editor also supports the migration of existing Enhanced 3270UI (e3270UI) and Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEP) dashboards to Grafana, helping users transition their custom views efficiently.

IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service 1.4
The updates bring several enhancements to scripts and processes such as:
  • Supports reprocessing of the identical IdML book file in case of Kafka retrieval failure or other failures.
  • Streamlines and simplifies the installation and configuration process for the Discovery Agent.
  • Enhancements to the getCICount.sh script to retrieve the specified ServiceNow CI table data count instead of the count of all the table data.
  • Enhancements to the getJobName.sh script to retrieve all JCL job names from the database by using a custom pattern (%) filter.
  • Allows customization of the ZAGETJOB output format by specifying a prefix and a maximum character limit in the configuration file (CONFIG.YML).
  • Enables default detection of relationships for JCL jobs.
  • Disables expiration detection for sysplex and data sharing groups.
  • Improved performance of the DetectExpiredDLAItems.sh script, which identifies expired configuration items for deletion.