Key concepts
BMC maintains several infrastructure components that are used by many BMC mainframe products.
Infrastructure components
Component | Purpose | For more information |
|---|---|---|
Common REST API (CRA) | CRA enables you to retrieve data collected by BMC mainframe monitoring products. | |
BMC Configuration Component for z/OS (LGC) | The LGC technology separates product or solution installation from configuration. Through its online interface, LGC simplifies configuration and deployment by setting default option values for you. | |
XIM provides sysplex performance improvements by enabling the distribution and management of discrete units of work (UOW) across one or more MVS systems. | ||
BMC Execution Component for z/OS (DBC) | DBC provides a persistent z/OS subsystem address space into which BMC products can dynamically initialize their own product services. The following components also require the DBC subsystem:
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Next Generation Logger (NGL) | NGL is a logging facility that logs and retrieves data based on application-defined keys and a time span. NGL runs as a service within the DBC subsystem and relies on the Registry Component of RTCS to permanently store information used to manage the logged application data. | |
Runtime Component System (RTCS) | RTCS runs as a started task and provides programming services to various BMC mainframe products. RTCS is designed for continuous operation and seldom, if ever, needs to be stopped. | |
User Interface Middleware (UIM) | UIM provides a client/server environment that facilitates communication between clients and the mainframe computer. UIM also provides a framework for web-based consoles. |
The following table indicates the products that use each component.
Products that use the infrastructure components
Product | DBC | LGC | NGL | RTCS 1 | UIM | CRA | XIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALTER for DB2 | X | ||||||
Application Accelerator for IMS | X | ||||||
APPTUNE for DB2 | X | X | X | X | |||
Backup and Recovery Solution for IMS | X | ||||||
BMC System Administration for IMS | X | ||||||
BMC Subsystem Optimizer for zEnterprise (Subzero) | X | X |
| X | |||
BMC System Performance for DB2 | X | X | X | X | |||
BMC Workbench for DB2 | X | X |
| X | X | ||
CATALOG MANAGER for DB2 | X | X | |||||
CHANGE MANAGER for DB2 | X | X | |||||
CHANGE RECORDING FACILITY | X | ||||||
DASD MANAGER PLUS for DB2 | X | ||||||
Energizer for IMS Connect | X | ||||||
Fast Path Enhanced Online Suite | X | ||||||
Fast Path Indexer EP | X | ||||||
Fast Path Offline Suite | X | ||||||
Fast Path Online Suite | X | ||||||
LOADPLUS for DB2 | X | ||||||
MainView Batch Optimizer (Advanced and Standard) | X | ||||||
MainView for DB2 - Data Collector | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
MainView for Java Environments | X |
| X | X | X | X | |
MainView for MQ | X |
| X | X | X | X | |
MainView Infrastructure 2 | X |
| X | X | X | X | |
MainView Transaction Analyzer | X |
| X | X | X | X | |
MAXM Database Advisor for IMS | X | ||||||
MAXM Reorg for IMS | X | X | |||||
MAXM Reorg for IMS with Online/Defrag Feature | X | X | |||||
MAXM Reorg/EP for IMS | X | X | |||||
MAXM Reorg/EP for IMS with Online/Defrag Feature | X | X | |||||
MAXM Reorg/EP Express for IMS | X | X | |||||
MAXM Reorg/Online for IMS | X | X | |||||
Next Generation Technology Copy for DB2 for z/OS | X | ||||||
Next Generation Technology Recover for DB2 for z/OS | X | ||||||
POINTER CHECKER PLUS | X | ||||||
Pool Advisor for DB2 | X | X | X | X | |||
SQL Performance for DB2 | X | X | X | X | |||
SNAPSHOT UPGRADE FEATURE for DB2 (SUF) | X | ||||||
UNLOAD PLUS for DB2 | X |
1 Additional products also use RTCS. For detailed information about RTCS, see Administering-Runtime-Component-System-RTCS .
2 MainView Infrastructure encompasses all other MainView products and components not listed individually in this table. Additionally, MainView products not individually listed in this table do not have their own NGL PIIDs; instead, they use the one for MainView Infrastructure.