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

How This space Is Organized

Planning to Measure Using Strobe provides an explanation of planning considerations for using Strobe.

AutoStrobe only: Planning to Measure Using AutoStrobe provides an overview of additional planning required to use AutoStrobe.

Measuring with Strobe/ISPF describes how to use Strobewith Strobe/ISPF to measure application performance.

Producing Performance Profiles with Strobe/ISPF describes how to create StrobePerformance Profiles.

Managing Measurement Requests with Strobe/ISPF describes how to manage Strobemeasurement requests.

AutoStrobe only: Using AutoStrobe Scheduling explains how AutoStrobe users can set up a schedule for measurement requests.

AutoStrobe only: Using AutoStrobe Request Groups explains how to create and use groups of AutoStrobe measurement requests and how to cause measurement sessions to initiate concurrently.

AutoStrobe only: Working with AutoStrobe Measurement History Information describes how to collect, display, and manage AutoStrobe measurement session history records.

AutoStrobe only: AutoStrobe Batch Candidate Lists and Monitoring explains how to add and schedule AutoStrobe batch measurement requests and how to build AutoStrobe batch measurement candidate lists.

AutoStrobe only: Managing AutoStrobe Batch Candidate Processing and Monitoring explains how to manage AutoStrobe batch measurement requests and batch candidate lists.

AutoStrobe only: Using AutoStrobe to Identify CICS Transactions for Monitoring explains how to use AutoStrobe to create a list of CICS transactions, called candidates, for monitoring.

AutoStrobe only: Using AutoStrobe to Monitor CICS Transactions explains how to use AutoStrobe to monitor CICS transactions and to automatically trigger a measurement or warning when a transaction exceeds an average CPU or response time threshold.

AutoStrobe only: Using AutoStrobe to Measure New and Changed Load Modules explains how to use AutoStrobe to automatically measure new and changed load modules.

Using Global Monitoring explains how to use Global Monitoring, an enhanced feature of Strobethat dynamically collects CPU utilization and elapsed time data and automatically initiates measurements if normal thresholds are exceeded by more than the associated threshold factor.

Measuring with the Strobe Command Language describes how to use the Strobecommand language to submit and manage measurement requests.

Creating Performance Profiles Using Procedures describes how to use procedures to create the StrobePerformance Profile.

AutoStrobe only: Printed History Reports describes printed History reports.

AutoStrobe only: Data Structure of Exported Reports describes exported History reports.

Ways to Improve Strobe SQL Analysis Performance describes ways to improve the performance of StrobeSQL Analysis.

How to Use This space

• All users should read Planning to Measure Using Strobe to learn how to plan for Strobemeasurement.
• AutoStrobe users should read Planning to Measure Using AutoStrobe to learn about additional AutoStrobe planning requirements.
• All users should read Measuring with Strobe/ISPF, Producing Performance Profiles with Strobe/ISPF, and Managing Measurement Requests with Strobe/ISPF.
• AutoStrobe users should read Using AutoStrobe Scheduling through Using Global Monitoring, and Printed History Reports and Data Structure of Exported Reports.
• Users of StrobeSQL Analysis should read Ways to Improve Strobe SQL Analysis Performance.
• Read Measuring with the Strobe Command Language and Creating Performance Profiles Using Procedures if you would like an alternative to Strobe/ISPF for measuring and creating Performance Profiles.

StrobeLibrary

The Strobeproduct spaces 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 StrobePerformance Profile.
• Messages-Guide: Lists all messages and abnormal termination (ABEND) codes, describes how to interpret them, and in many cases suggests a corrective action.
• Options-guide: Describes the optional features of the StrobeApplication Performance Measurement System. This space is divided into parts, with each part describing measurement concepts applicable to, and specific data made available by, each of the following options:
  • Strobefor Adabas/Natural
  • Strobefor Advantage CA-IDMS
  • Strobefor CA Gen
  • Strobefor CICS
  • Strobefor Db2
  • Strobefor IMS
  • StrobeInterface
  • Strobefor WebSphere MQ
  • Strobefor z/OS UNIX System Services.
• : Explains how to use Strobeand AutoStrobe to measure application performance.

On the Compuware Support Center website, the Strobedocumentation set also includes:

• Compuware Installer Mainframe Products SMP/E Installation Guide: Describes the RFN and SMP/E installation procedures for installing all z/OS versions of Compuware mainframe products. This document is part of the 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 Strobeproduct installation package does not include the product documentation. Access the Strobedocumentation from the Compuware Go customer support website at https://go.compuware.com in the following electronic formats:

• Release Notes in HTML format
• Product spaces 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, available at http://www.adobe.com.
• View HTML files with any standard web browser.

Online Help

Strobeproducts 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 StrobeOptions menu.

Other Compuware Application Performance Management Products

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

iStrobe

iStrobeenables you to view and analyze StrobePerformance Profile data on a workstation using a standard Web browser. Easy to install and easy to use, iStrobeguides you through the performance analysis process and offers recommendations for improving performance. iStrobesimplifies the performance analysis of applications that you measure with Strobe. For more information on iStrobe, see the iStrobeonline help.

SQL Analysis

For users of iStrobeand Strobefor 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, see Ways to Improve Strobe SQL Analysis Performance.

Compuware APM Service Offerings

For North American customers, for information about current service offerings, please contact your local Compuware sales office or call Compuware Corporate Headquarters at 1-800-compuware (266-7892). You may also visit Compuware’s Strobe Application Performance Monitoring and Analysis page at https://compuware.com/strobe-mainframe-performance-monitoring.

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

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