Planning to Install Alert Notification by SA z/OS

This section contains information required for the installation of alert notification by SA z/OS.

Introduction of Alert Notification by SA z/OS
SA z/OS alert notification is triggered by the invocation of the INGALERT command.
Alert Notification Infrastructure in SA z/OS
When INGALERT is called in a SA z/OS subplex the system tries to reach all specified targets by passing the request from one agent to another.
Integration via SA IOM Peer-To-Peer Protocol
The integration of SA z/OS with SA IOM is based on the SA IOM peer-to-peer protocol.
Integration via EIF Events
SA z/OS can send out EIF events as the result of an INGALERT invocation. To create such an EIF event the message adapter or the confirmed message adapter of the IBM® Tivoli® Event/Automation Service (E/AS) is used via the program-to-program interface (PPI).
Integration via Trouble Ticket Information XML
When the creation of a trouble ticket is desired INGALERT sends XML data to a known URL (host and port). It is expected that the server sends back a response indicating success or failure and possibly an error message.
Integration by User-defined Alert Handler
When INGALERT is told to inform a user-defined alert handler it calls the specified command synchronously in the NetView environment.

Parent topic: Planning