Request Analysis workspace

The workspace reports response times and functional decomposition information about requests (including servlets, JSPs, and EJB methods) that completed during the interval.

A historical version of this workspace provides a long-term view of a single request that you select. This workspace displays data provided by the Request Analysis attributes.

The predefined workspace contains the following items:
  • Worst Average Response Times bar chart, which displays the five worst response times for requests processed during the current interval
  • Worst Completion Rates bar chart, which displays the 10 requests that have the worst completion rates
  • Requests - Current Interval report, which displays detailed information about the response times recorded for each request

Accessing the Request Analysis workspace

To access this workspace, complete the following steps:
  1. Within the Navigator, expand Windows Systems, Linux® Systems, z/OS® Systems, or UNIX Systems, as appropriate for the node you are monitoring.
  2. Within the node list, expand the entry that corresponds to the node you want to select.
  3. Within that node list of monitored applications, expand the list of WebSphere® agents.
  4. Within the list of available agents, expand the WebSphere Application Server of your choice.
  5. Within that server list of available WebSphere Application Server workspaces, click the Request Analysis entry.

Selected Request - History workspace

The Selected Request - History workspace displays the historical information that corresponds to the information in the Request Analysis workspace for a single request type that you select. Historical information is collected over a specific time span. See the online help for IBM® Cloud Pak System Software Monitoring Portal for a detailed explanation of historical reporting.

Accessing the Selected Request - History workspace

To access this workspace from the Request Analysis workspace, use one of the following procedures:
  • From the Requests - Current Interval report, click the link icon to the left of any row; then, from the menu, click Selected Request - History.
  • From the Worst Average Response Times bar chart, click any bar; then, from the menu, click Link To > Selected Request - History.
The following workspaces display only if the request monitoring control level, monitoring level is set to Level2. For more information about the request monitoring control level, see Application Dashboard (Basic) tab.
  • Selected Request - Datasource
  • Selected Request - JMS Queues
  • Selected Request - Resource Adapters

Accessing the Managing Server Visualization Engine from the Request Analysis workspace

In the IBM Cloud Pak System Software Monitoring Portal access the request analysis workspace see Accessing the Request Analysis workspace. You can use the following links to access the Managing Server Visualization Engine:
  • Diagnostic Recent Completed Requests
  • Diagnostic In-flight Request Search
  • Diagnostic SMF Data (This option is only available if the Tivoli® Enterprise Portal is connected to a z/OS data controller.)
  1. In the Requests - Current Interval window, click the choose link icon Choose link icon then click one of the following options:
    • Diagnostic Recent Completed Requests
    • Diagnostic In-flight Request Search
  2. To view Diagnostic Recent Completed Requests or Diagnostic In-flight Request Search in a z/OS environment, click the link icon on a row where the ASID column displays Summary.
    1. Click Selected Request Servant Regions .
    2. In the Selected Requests - Servant Regions Current Interval table, click the link icon on a row.
    3. Click Diagnostic Recent Completed Requests or Diagnostic In-flight Request Search.
  3. To view Diagnostic SMF Data (z/OS data collector only) click the link icon on a row where the ASID column displays Summary.
    1. Click Selected Request Servant Regions.
    2. In the Selected Requests - Servant Regions Current Interval table, click the link icon on a row.
    3. Click Diagnostic SMF.

    For information about the options available in a z/OS environment, refer to Region workspaces in a z/OS environment and Accessing a Region workspace

  4. If this is your first time to access the Managing Server Visualization Engine during the session you see a Welcome to the Application Monitor page.
  5. Depending on the user setup configuration in your environment you may or may not have to type your Managing Server Visualization Engine User Name and Password. If you do, you only need to log in using your User Name and Password once per session.
  6. Click OK to display the relevant page in the Managing Server Visualization Engine.
    • If you click Diagnostic Recent Completed Requests you see the Server Activity Display page.
    • If you click Diagnostic In-flight Request Search you see the In-Flight Request Search page.
    • If you click Diagnostic SMF Data you see the SMF Overview page.
  7. The information in these pages relates directly to the context from where you launched the link in the Cloud Pak System Software Monitoring Portal.
  8. To return to the Cloud Pak System Software Monitoring Portal interface at any time click back on your web browser.