Setting up the MainView environment
Review the required
MainView
components and check the status of those components.
Required components
The MainView environment on z/OS includes:
- MainView Infrastructure
- MainView products for which you want to develop thresholds
To set up the MainView environment, you use the Installation System on a z/OS system. When you install MVI, you must use the configuration process to customize the components listed in the following table:
Component | Description |
|---|---|
CAS | Supplies common services and enables communication within the MainView environment |
CASPERM registry | Stores MainView object definitions, such as dynamic threshold definitions |
MVI common registry | Stores information related to MainView Alarm Management, and supports the deployment of definitions to other CASPERM registries on other systems |
UIM server | Provides web services support, such as receiving recommended thresholds that are pushed from MainView Threshold Advisor to the mainframe |
MainView host server | Provides access to MainView product data |
MainView Alarm Management | Monitors performance metrics and produces alarm reports, which can be based on dynamic thresholds |
For information about the installation and configuration process, see Installing. For information about managing these MainView components after they are installed, see Administering.
Checking the status of MainView components
MainView threshold management requires certain MainView components to:
- Collect performance data on the mainframe
- Make that data available to MainView Threshold Advisor for analysis
- Push recommended thresholds from MainView Threshold Advisor back to the mainframe
- Deploy definitions to other systems
Use the following procedure to check the status of the required MainView components.
To check the status of MainView components
Display the CASINFO view (see following figure) by performing one of the following actions:
- Hyperlink from the CAS Information field on the EZPLEX menu.
- Type CASINFO on the COMMAND line, and press Enter.
ddmmmyyyy hh:mm:ss ------ MainView WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) ----------------
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE
CURR WIN ===> 1 ALT WIN ===>
>W1 =CASINFO===========CXTST2===*========ddmmmyyyy==hh:mm:ss====PLEXMGR==D====1
CAS MVS CAS MVLO MVI Maint PUT A COMM M Exte XCF
Name---- Name---- SSID SSID Release Level-- Level--- M Order--- - Secu Group--
SJSEC610 SJSE C610 MVSE V6.1.00 BPY9343 PUT1201B Y TXV Y RACF MV61GRPThe CASINFO view provides information about the local CAS and the status of the components that are required to support MainView threshold management. To see additional information, scroll the display to the right (see CASINFO view (middle) and CASINFO view (right)).
CASINFO view (middle)
ddmmmyyyy hh:mm:ss ------ MainView WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) ----------------
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE
CURR WIN ===> 1 ALT WIN ===>
+W1 =CASINFO===========SJSEC610=*========ddmmmyyyy==hh:mm:ss====PLEXMGR==D====1
CAS XCF UIM UIM UIM P T HostServ
Name---- Group--- Name---- Port- Version----- R R Address-
SJSEC610 MV61GRP MV61PUIM 03661 V05.04.00(Build Y Y 172.24.4CASINFO view (right)
ddmmmyyyy hh:mm:ss ------ MainView WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) ----------------
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE
CURR WIN ===> 1 ALT WIN ===>
+W1 =CASINFO===========SJSEC610=*========ddmmmyyyy==hh:mm:ss====PLEXMGR==D====1
CAS HostServer HostS Path
Name---- Address----- Port- Name--------
SJSEC610 172.24.48.168 5004 /SJSE/tmp/HFS/SJSEC610Review the following fields on CASINFO to ensure that the required components are available:
Field
What to look for
A M
A value of Y means MainView Alarm Management is available.
UIM Name
The name of the UIM server should be be displayed.
P R
A value of Y means the CASPERM registry is available.
T R
A value of Y means the CASTEMP registry is available.
HostServer Address
The IP address of the MainView host server should be displayed.
Path Name
The mount point of the MainView Infrastructure common registry (an HFS or zFS file system) should be displayed.
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