Introduction to the Advanced Allocation Management product

Advanced Allocation Management product enables you to avoid and recover from x37 type abends and other JOB FAILED JCL errors.

  • Advanced Allocation Management operates at the system level to intercept x37 type abends (B37, D37, and E37 abends) and other errors that are caused by insufficient disk space allocations, unavailable DASD extents, and out-of-space conditions.

  • Using Advanced Allocation Management to prevent and recover from these situations can help your installation significantly increase productivity and data availability, and minimize the downtime that can occur as a result of these conditions.

The Advanced Allocation Management Monitoring Agent runs in a z/OS® environment.

Advanced Allocation Management has a Java-based interface called the Tivoli Enterprise Portal, which transforms systems data into the business knowledge that you can use to run your enterprise. With Advanced Allocation Management , you can also set threshold levels and flags as desired to alert you when the systems reach critical points. Advanced Allocation Management workspaces are also linked with workspaces for OMEGAMON® XE for Storage to extend problem diagnosis capabilities and facilitate problem resolution.

The Tivoli Enterprise Portal presents information in a single window comprising a Navigator and a workspace:
  • The Navigator shows the hierarchy of your monitored enterprise, from the top level (Enterprise) down to the nodes that represent the systems in the enterprise, and then to the subnodes that represent groupings of information collected by the monitoring agents. The Navigator lights up with critical, warning, and informational alerts so you can instantly identify problems as they occur. When you click an item in the Navigator, the default workspace for that item is displayed in the Tivoli® Enterprise Portal window.
  • Workspaces can be divided into multiple views containing reports in the form of tables and charts, TN3270 emulator views, Web browsers, text boxes, graphic views, and event message logs.
You can use Advanced Allocation Management features to accomplish many system-management tasks:
  • Monitor all systems and resources from a single, integrated browser-based interface that you can customize with filters to display only the data you want to see.
  • Create comprehensive online reports about system conditions.
  • Define your own queries, using the attributes provided by a monitoring agent, to monitor conditions and data and customize workspaces.
  • Create situations, which let you set up monitoring for particular conditions and flag the condition with an alert when detected.
    Note: Advanced Allocation Management does not provide any default situations.
  • Trace the causes leading up to an alert.
  • Create and send commands to systems in your managed enterprise by means of the Take Action feature.
  • Embed information about problem resolution in the product interface using Expert Advice, which can be edited to include knowledge and solutions specific to your environment.