Key concepts


BMC PATROL for iSeries is a set of files that contains knowledge in the form of command descriptions, applications, parameters, and recovery actions that analyze and manage PATROL events. 

The product has application classes and its associated parameters that report the information and enable you to monitor the PATROL KM. The BMC PATROL for iSeries parameters provide a detailed view of all system activity over time so that you can detect problems, optimize systems, analyze trends, plan capacity, and manage multiple hosts simultaneously. These parameters provide statistical information about resources, operating status, and performance.  For information about the PATROL for iSeries application classes and parameters, see Monitor-types-and-attributes.

The 4.0.00 version of iSeries KM remotely monitors the following components of your iSeries operating system:

  • Active Jobs
  • ASP
  • Batch Jobs
  • Message Queue
  • Objects
  • Subsystem
  • System
  • User 
  • Pool
  • Network Interface

Terminology note

Attributes in the TrueSight console and Central Monitoring Administration are known as parameters in the PATROL consoles.

Monitor types in the TrueSight console and Central Monitoring Administration are known as application classes in the PATROL consoles.

 

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