Review the new features that are available in Version 2.1.0.0 of IBM® Operations Analytics for z Systems to understand the potential benefits to your z/OS-based IT operations environment.
Table 1 indicates changes to some product names and includes the abbreviated names that are sometimes used in the documentation.
Table 2 lists the new features and indicates where you can find more information.
Table 3 indicates changes to the names of the configuration artifacts in the WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® Insight Pack.
Previous name | New name | Abbreviated name |
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IBM SmartCloud® Analytics - Log Analysis z/OS - Insight Packs – SYSLOG | IBM Operations Analytics for z Systems,
which includes the following Insight Packs:
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Operations Analytics for z Systems |
IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis z/OS - Insight Packs - IBM WebSphere Application Server | ||
IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis | IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis | Log Analysis |
Feature | More information |
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Support for performance metrics from SMF records,
which provides you with insight into started tasks for the following
software:
Tip: For OMEGAMON® users,
integration with a rich set of performance metrics is also available
through Launch in Context from the Tivoli® Enterprise
Portal to Log Analysis. For more information, see Integration of Log Analysis with
the z/OS OMEGAMON products through the Tivoli Enterprise Portal.
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Domain insight for z/OS networks | |
Real-time alerts that are based on specified alerts and trigger actions |
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Integration of IBM InfoSphere® BigInsights™ Hadoop, which provides an efficient method for searching data in long-term storage |
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Support for both of the following situations:
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Utility to manage user exits without the need for IPL | |
You can now filter z/OS SYSLOG console messages by job name. | |
You can now use Java™ V1.8 with the z/OS Log Forwarder. |
Artifact | Previous name | New name |
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Source type | WASforzOS-SYSOUT | zOS-WAS-SYSOUT |
WASforzOS-SYSPRINT | zOS-WAS-SYSPRINT | |
WASforzOS-HPEL | zOS-WAS-HPEL | |
Splitter | WASforzOS-SYSOUT-Split | zOS-WAS-SYSOUT-Split |
WASforzOS-SYSPRINT-Split | zOS-WAS-SYSPRINT-Split | |
WASforzOS-HPEL-Split | zOS-WAS-HPEL-Split | |
Annotator | WASforzOS-SYSOUT-Annotate | zOS-WAS-SYSOUT-Annotate |
WASforzOS-SYSPRINT-Annotate | zOS-WAS-SYSPRINT-Annotate | |
WASforzOS-HPEL-Annotate | zOS-WAS-HPEL-Annotate | |
Collection | WASforzOS-SYSOUT-Collection | zOS-WAS-SYSOUT-Collection |
WASforzOS-SYSPRINT-Collection | zOS-WAS-SYSPRINT-Collection | |
WASforzOS-HPEL-Collection | zOS-WAS-HPEL-Collection |