IBM IMS Performance Solution Pack for z/OS

Improve analyst productivity and deliver more efficient IMS application performance, improved resource utilization, and higher system availability

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Overview

Improve IMS performance and availability

Delivers a comprehensive IMS performance management portfolio, combining IMS Connect Extensions, IMS Problem Investigator, and IMS Performance Analyzer to enable faster, easier end-to-end transaction analysis and improved productivity, performance, resource efficiency, and availability.

 

Features

Advanced IMS performance insights suite

IMS Connect Extensions

Easily manage TCP/IP access with IMS Connect Extensions. You can dynamically manage TCP/IP transactions and DRDA requests, use a single point of control for multiple IMS Connect systems, and monitor and record IMS Connect activity.

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IMS Performance Analyzer

Get comprehensive transaction performance and system resource usage reporting for IMS Database Manager (IMS DB) and IMS Transaction Manager (IMS TM) systems with the IMS Performance Analyzer.

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IMS Problem Investigator

Determine the cause of problems and trace the flow of events. The IMS Problem Investigator formats and presents log data, enabling IMS programmers and administrators to navigate, investigate, and analyze records and transactions.

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    Use cases

    Accelerate ims insights and system performance

    Gain near real-time visibility into IMS transactions and system behavior to quickly detect, isolate, and resolve issues. Correlate logs, focus on precise problem windows, and improve performance and resource use to maintain availability and consistently meet service level targets.
    Enable near real-time ops analytics

    Expose near real-time IMS Connect transaction summary data to analytics engines, helping teams monitor workload behavior and trends. Faster visibility supports proactive detection of anomalies and more informed operational decision-making.
    Pinpoint issues using ims log data

    Automatically combine IMS Connect Extensions journals with IMS logs to isolate records from the exact time a problem occurred. This targeted filtering accelerates troubleshooting and reduces time spent searching through irrelevant data.
    Analyze transaction performance issues

    Browse IMS log sections to identify poorly performing transactions and detect bottlenecks. Focused insights enable teams to understand performance patterns, prioritize fixes, and improve transaction response times.
    Improve IMS performance and efficiency

    Boost analyst productivity while optimizing IMS application performance and resource utilization. Enhanced efficiency across systems helps improve availability and ensures smoother, more reliable operations.
    Meet service level agreements reliably

    Maintain peak IMS system performance to avoid missed SLAs. Continuous monitoring and performance tuning help ensure systems run efficiently, supporting consistent delivery of critical business services.
    Identify cross-system performance issues

    Quickly determine whether IMS Connect or subsystems like OTMA, ODBM, MQ, Db2, or shared queues are causing issues. Faster isolation reduces downtime and enables more precise resolution across interconnected environments.

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    Resources

    Stay up to date with the latest IMS Performance Solution Pack for z/OS information. Access the support and ebook to understand new capabilities, review service documentation for deeper insights that support deployment, configuration, and ongoing operations on IMS Performance Solution Pack for z/OS.
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