Key concepts
BMC maintains several infrastructure components that are used by many BMC mainframe products.
Infrastructure components
Component | Purpose | Links for more information |
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Common Interface Server (CIS) | CIS is a middleware component, which provides the client/server communication between a product's Graphical User Interface (GUI) and the host system. The following products utilize CIS:
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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. | |
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. | |
XIM provides sysplex performance improvements by enabling the distribution and management of discrete units of work (UOW) across one or more MVS systems. |