TN3270 Server Sess Avail Attributes

Use the TN3270 Server Session attributes to create situations that monitor TN3270 sessions from a remote TN3270 client to a z/OS® TN3270 server.

Average IP Response Time The average IP response time over the last Response Times Collection Interval. This value is stored in milliseconds and displayed as a time value (for example, 4.17300s or 4m 20s).The name of this attribute is abbreviated Avg IP Resp Time in the enhanced 3270 interface.

Average SNA Response Time The average SNA response time over the last Response Times Collection Interval. This value is stored in milliseconds and displayed as a time value (for example, 4.17300s or 4m 20s).The name of this attribute is abbreviated Avg SNA Resp Time in the enhanced 3270 interface.

Average Total Response Time The average total response time over the last Response Times Collection Interval. This value is stored in milliseconds and displayed as a time value (for example, 4.17300s or 4m 20s).The name of this attribute is abbreviated Avg Tot Resp Time in the enhanced 3270 interface.

Average Transaction Count The sliding transaction count used for calculating the values of the Average Total Response Time, Average IP Response Time, and Average SNA Response Time. The format is an integer. The name of this attribute is abbreviated Avg Trans Count in the enhanced 3270 interface.

Bucket 1 Response Times Count The number of response times falling into Bucket 1. The format is an integer.

Bucket 1 Response Time Percent The percentage of total number of response times falling into Bucket 1. The range of this value is between 0 and 100%.

Bucket 1 Upper Boundary The range of transaction response times counted in Bucket 1, those less than or equal to this field. The format is an integer.

Bucket 2 Response Times Count The number of response times falling into Bucket 2. The format is an integer.

Bucket 2 Response Time Percent The percentage of total number of response times falling into Bucket 2. The range of this value is between 0 and 100%.

Bucket 2 Upper Boundary This field, together with Bucket 1 Upper Boundary, defines the range of transaction response times counted in Bucket 2: those greater than the value of Bucket 1 upper boundary and less than or equal to the value in this field. The format is an integer.

Bucket 3 Response Times Count The number of response times falling into Bucket 3. The format is an integer.

Bucket 3 Response Time Percent The percentage of total number of response times falling into Bucket 3. The range of this value is between 0 and 100%.

Bucket 3 Upper Boundary This field, together with Bucket 2 Upper Boundary, defines the range of transaction response times counted in Bucket 3: those greater than the value of Bucket 2 upper boundary and less than or equal to the value in this field. The format is an integer.

Bucket 4 Response Times Count The number of response times falling into Bucket 4. The format is an integer.

Bucket 4 Response Time Percent The percentage of total number of response times falling into Bucket 4. The range of this value is between 0 and 100%.

Bucket 4 Upper Boundary This field, together with Bucket 3 Upper Boundary, defines the range of transaction response times counted in Bucket 4: those greater than the value of Bucket 3 upper boundary and less than or equal to the value in this field. This field also defines the range of transaction response times counted in Bucket 5: those greater than this field. The format is an integer.

Bucket 5 Response Times Count The number of response times falling into Bucket 5. The format is an integer.

Bucket 5 Response Time Percent The percentage of total number of response times falling into Bucket 5. The range of this value is between 0 and 100%.

Collection Time The time and date of the data sampling. This time is displayed in the following format:

mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss (Tivoli Enterprise Portal) or yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss (3270)

Where:

  • mm = Month
  • dd = Day of the month
  • yy = Year
  • hh = Hour
  • mm = Minute
  • ss = Seconds

The stored format is a string no longer than 16 characters in the format CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:

  • C = Century (0 for 20th, 1 for 21st)
  • Y = Year
  • M = Month
  • D = Day
  • H = Hour
  • M = Minute
  • S = Second
  • m = Millisecond

Connection Number A unique number that identifies the connection to a TCP/IP stack. The format is an integer. This value is stored as an integer and displayed as a hexadecimal number.

Data Source Level Identifies the data that is available on the monitored system. The format is an integer. It is displayed as a hexadecimal number. Valid values are:

  • 0 = Data available with the original z/OS Communications Server network management interface (NMI) enhancements.
  • 1 = Data available with z/OS Communications Server V1.8 network management interface (NMI) enhancements if you have defined the buckets and monitoring group in your TCP/IP profile. For this table, sliding window and bucket count data are available.

For additional information, see IBM® z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Guide.

Definite Responses Detected The number of definite responses or timemarks detected for monitoring purposes. The format is an integer. The name of this attribute is abbreviated Definite Resp Detected in the enhanced 3270 interface.

IP Response Time Standard Deviation The standard deviation for IP round trip times. The format is an integer.

Variance and standard deviation of response time averages help you understand the dispersion of the response time data. The variance is a measure of how spread out the data is. The square root of the variance is the standard deviation. Knowing the standard deviation allows you make assumptions based on normal distribution. For more information, see the IBM z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Guide. The name of this attribute is abbreviated IP Resp Time Standard Dev in the enhanced 3270 interface.

IP Response Time Variance The variance of IP round trip response times. The format is an integer.

Variance and standard deviation of response time averages help you understand the dispersion of the response time data. The variance is a measure of how spread out the data is. The square root of the variance is the standard deviation. Knowing the standard deviation allows you make assumptions based on normal distribution. For more information, see the z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Guide.

Local IP Address The local IP address for this Telnet session. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 45 characters.

Local Port The local port for this Telnet session. The format is an integer.

Local Port String The local port for this Telnet session as a string. The format is a string up to five characters in length.

Logmode Name The VTAM® logmode. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 8 characters.

In an open row, this data is not available. Blanks are displayed.

LU Selection Method The method that was used to select the LU. This value is stored as an integer and displayed as a string. The valid values for LU Selection Method are:

  • 0 = Chosen by server
  • 1 = Chosen by client
  • 9 = Unknown

Origin Node The unique identifier for the TCP/IP stack being displayed. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 32 characters.

Remote IP Address The remote IP address for this Telnet session. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 45 characters.

Remote Port The remote port for this Telnet session. The format is an integer.

Remote Port String The remote port for this Telnet session as a string. The format is a string up to five characters in length.

Response Time Collection Time The date and time that the Average Total Response Time, Average IP Response Time, Average SNA Response Time, and Average Transaction Count were calculated by z/OS. The format is an alphanumeric string. The name of this attribute is abbreviated Resp Time Collection Date or Resp Time Collection Time in the enhanced 3270 interface.

Response Time Standard Deviation The standard deviation for round trip times. The format is an integer.

Variance and standard deviation of response time averages help you understand the dispersion of the response time data. The variance is a measure of how spread out the data is. The square root of the variance is the standard deviation. Knowing the standard deviation allows you make assumptions based on normal distribution. For more information, see the IBM z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Guide. The name of this attribute is abbreviated Resp Time Standard Dev in the enhanced 3270 interface.

Response Time Variance The variance of round trip response times. The format is an integer.

Variance and standard deviation of response time averages help you understand the dispersion of the response time data. The variance is a measure of how spread out the data is. The square root of the variance is the standard deviation. Knowing the standard deviation allows you make assumptions based on normal distribution. For more information, see the IBM z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Guide.

Session End The date and time when this session ended. This time is displayed in the following format:

mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss (Tivoli Enterprise Portal) or yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss (3270)

Where:

  • mm = Month
  • dd = Day of the month
  • yy = Year
  • hh = Hour
  • mm = Minute
  • ss = Seconds

The stored format is a string no longer than 16 characters in the format CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:

  • C = Century (0 for 20th, 1 for 21st)
  • Y = Year
  • M = Month
  • D = Day
  • H = Hour
  • M = Minute
  • S = Second
  • m = Millisecond

When the session is active, this value is stored as a character string of zeros and displayed as blank.

Session Indicator Indicates whether the Telnet connection has a session with an application and the status of the session. This value is stored as an integer and displayed as a string. The following values are valid:
  • 0 = None
  • 1 = Active
  • 2 = Completed

Session Start The date and time when this session started. This time is displayed in the following format:

mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss (Tivoli Enterprise Portal) or yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss (3270)

Where:

  • mm = Month
  • dd = Day of the month
  • yy = Year
  • hh = Hour
  • mm = Minute
  • ss = Seconds

The stored format is a string no longer than 16 characters in the format CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:

  • C = Century (0 for 20th, 1 for 21st)
  • Y = Year
  • M = Month
  • D = Day
  • H = Hour
  • M = Minute
  • S = Second
  • m = Millisecond

Session Type The session type. While a TN3270 session is active, the Session Type attribute always displays as Unknown if the session is not monitored by means of a MONITORGROUP definition. At session termination, more granular descriptions of the Session Type are available and will be updated to reflect the session's type. This value is stored as an integer and displayed as a string. Valid values are:

  • 0 = Unknown
  • 1 = TN3270
  • 2 = TN3270E
  • 3 = Linemode
  • 4 = DBCSTransform
  • 5 = Binary

SNA Application Name The LU name of the SNA application for this Telnet session. This is not the fully qualified name. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 8 characters. The name of this attribute is abbreviated SNA Appl Name in the enhanced 3270 interface.

SNA Response Time Standard Deviation The standard deviation for SNA round trip times. The format is an integer.

Variance and standard deviation of response time averages help you understand the dispersion of the response time data. The variance is a measure of how spread out the data is. The square root of the variance is the standard deviation. Knowing the standard deviation allows you make assumptions based on normal distribution. For more information, see the IBM z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Guide. The name of this attribute is abbreviated SNA Resp Time Standard Dev in the enhanced 3270 interface.

SNA Response Time Variance The variance of SNA round trip response times. The format is an integer.

Variance and standard deviation of response time averages help you understand the dispersion of the response time data. The variance is a measure of how spread out the data is. The square root of the variance is the standard deviation. Knowing the standard deviation allows you make assumptions based on normal distribution. For more information, see the IBM z/OS Communications Server: IP Configuration Guide.

SSL Status The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) status for the session. This value is stored as an integer and displayed as a string. While a TN3270 session is active, the SSL status will show as either SECURE, NON_SSL, or Unknown. The SECURE and NON_SSL statuses are only available if the session is monitored by means of a MONITORGROUP definition. At session termination, more granular descriptions of the SSL status are available and the SECURE session's status will be updated to reflect the session's status. The valid values are:

  • 0 = NON_SSL
  • 1 = SERVER_AUTH
  • 2 = NO_SAF
  • 3 = SAF
  • 9 = Unknown
  • 128 = SECURE. This is an interim state that can be displayed while a session or connection is active. The session termination record updates the rows with more granular security information when the session or connection ends.

State The status of this TN3270 sever session. This value is stored as an integer and displayed as a number. Valid values are:

  • 0 Unknown - In the history file, the value was Active during historical collection.
  • 1 Inactive - A close record was received for this open record.
  • 2 Active - No close record was received.
  • 4 Complete - The record was closed.

Sysplex Name The name of the sysplex that the monitored system is part of. The format is a string of up to 8 characters.

System ID The SMF system ID. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 4 characters.

TCPIP STC Name The name of the TCP/IP job. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 8 characters.

Telnet LU Name The LU name representing the client for this Telnet session. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 8 characters.

TN3270 Server Name The TN3270 Server job name. The format is an alphanumeric string.

Total Bytes The number of bytes sent or received by the server for this session. The format is a long long integer.

Total Bytes (deprecated) The total number of bytes (both received and sent) by the server for this session, as an integer. When the value in the Total Bytes field exceeds 1,073,741,823, the number is divided by 1,073,741,824. The quotient is stored in the Total Bytes (in GB) field and the remainder is stored in the Total Bytes field. The format is an integer.

Total Bytes (in GB) (deprecated) The total number of bytes (both received and sent) by the server for this session, divided by 1,073,741,824. When the value in the Total Bytes field exceeds 1,073,741,823, the number is divided by 1,073,741,824. The quotient is stored in the Total Bytes (in GB) field and the remainder is stored in the Total Bytes field. The format is an integer.

Total Bytes Received The number of bytes received by the server for this session. The format is a long long integer. The name of this attribute is abbreviated Tot Bytes Received in the enhanced 3270 interface.

Total Bytes Received (deprecated) The total number of bytes received by the server for this session, as an integer. When the value in the Total Bytes Received field exceeds 1,073,741,823 (1 GB), the number is divided by 1,073,741,824. The quotient is stored in the Total Bytes Received (in GB) field and the remainder is stored in the Total Bytes Received field. The format is an integer.

Total Bytes Received (in GB) (deprecated) The total number of bytes received by the server for this session, divided by 1,073,741,824. When the value in the Total Bytes Received field exceeds 1,073,741,823 (1 GB), the number is divided by 1,073,741,824. The quotient is stored in the Bytes Received (in GB) field and the remainder is stored in the Bytes Received field. The format is an integer.

Total Bytes Sent The number of bytes sent by the server for this session. The format is a long long integer. The name of this attribute is abbreviated Tot Bytes Sent in the enhanced 3270 interface.

Total Bytes Sent (deprecated) The total number of bytes sent by the server for this session, as an integer. When the value in the Total Bytes Sent field exceeds 1,073,741,823, the number is divided by 1,073,741,824. The quotient is stored in the Total Bytes Sent (in GB) field and the remainder is stored in the Total Bytes Sent field. The format is an integer.

Total Bytes Sent (in GB) (deprecated) The total number of bytes sent by this server for this session, divided by 1,073,741,824.  When the value in the Total Bytes Sent field exceeds 1,073,741,823, the number is divided by 1,073,741,824. The quotient is stored in the Total Bytes Sent (in GB) field and the remainder is stored in the Total Bytes Sent field. The format is an integer.

Total Transactions Detected The count of the total number of transactions detected. The format is an integer. The name of this attribute is abbreviated Tot Trans Detected or Tot Transactions Detected in the enhanced 3270 interface.