Options guide

This section is a guide to using the Strobe Application Performance Measurement System, a product designed for IBM z/OS systems. It explains how to use the available Strobe options to measure and report on the performance of online applications and batch processing programs.

Strobe Library

The Strobe product space include:

  • Advanced-Configuration-Guide: Includes more advanced configuration tasks not described in the installation guide.
  • Installation-and-Configuration-Guide: Explains how to install and maintain Strobe.
  • Interpretation-and-Analysis-User-Guide: Explains how to decide which programs and online regions to measure, when to measure them, and how to interpret the reports in the Strobe Performance Profile.
  • Messages-Guide: Lists all messages and abnormal termination (ABEND) codes, describes how to interpret them, and in many cases suggests a corrective action.
  • : Describes the optional features of the Strobe Application Performance Measurement System. This manual is divided into parts, with each part describing measurement concepts applicable to, and specific data made available by, each of the following options:
    • Strobe for Adabas/Natural
    • Strobe for Advantage CA-IDMS
    • Strobe for CA Gen
    • Strobe for CICS
    • Strobe for Db2
    • Strobe for IMS
    • Strobe Interface
    • Strobe for WebSphere MQ
    • Strobe for z/OS UNIX System Services.
  • User-Guide: Explains how to use Strobe and AutoStrobe to measure application performance.

On the BMC Support website, the Strobe documentation set also includes:

  • BMC Compuware Installer Mainframe Products SMP/E Installation: Describes the RFN and SMP/E installation procedures for installing all z/OS versions of BMC Compuware mainframe products. This document is part of the BMC Compuware Enterprise Common Components documentation set.
  • Strobe Release Notes: Describes the enhancements, required supported environments, and any technical notes or known issues for the current release.

Online documentation

The Strobe product installation package does not include the product documentation. Access the Strobe documentation from the BMC Support website in the following electronic formats:

  • Release Notes in HTML format
  • Product manuals in PDF format
  • Adobe PDF index file (PDX file).

The product documentation is available for viewing or downloading:

  • View PDF files with the free Adobe Reader.
  • View HTML files with any standard web browser.

Online help

Strobe products provide the following online information:

  • Strobe/ISPF Online Tutorials, Option T from the Strobe/ISPF Strobe Options menu
  • Strobe/ISPF Online Message Facility, Option M from the Strobe/ISPF Strobe Options menu.

Other BMC Compuware Application Performance Management products

The following products work in conjunction with the Strobe Application Performance Measurement system. These tools extend the benefits of application performance management (APM).

iStrobe

iStrobe enables you to view and analyze Strobe Performance Profile data on a workstation using a standard Web browser. Easy to install and easy to use, iStrobe guides you through the performance analysis process and offers recommendations for improving performance. iStrobe simplifies the performance analysis of applications that you measure with Strobe. For more information on iStrobe, refer to the iStrobe online help.

SQL analysis

For users of iStrobeand Strobe for Db2, this option provides access path analysis and database and SQL coding recommendations for Db2 applications. SQL Analysis pinpoints the most resource-consumptive static or dynamic SQL statements, explains why these statements might be inefficient, and provides recommendations for improving the performance of the Db2 application. For more information on SQL Analysis, refer to the User-Guide.

BMC Compuware APM service offerings

For North American customers, for information about current service offerings, please contact your local BMC sales office or call BMC Support. You may also visit BMC Compuware Strobe's Application Performance Monitoring and Analysis page at BMC Support.

For other international customers, please contact your local BMC Compuware office or Strobe supplier for a complete list of Services offerings.

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