Configuring the SIEM selection parameters

After you install the BMC AMI Datastream for Ops product libraries, you must configure the selection parameters to enable the application to send BMC AMI Ops performance data to your SIEM.

To configure the selection parameters

1. Open the member specified in the PARMS parameter of the BMC AMI Datastream for Ops started task procedure. For example, the sample CZAMIOPS JCL in the PDS &PFX.CZAMIOPS.CNTL uses PARMS=CZAPAO.
   
   CZAPAO is contained in the PDS identified by the CZAPARMS ddname. For example,
   //CZAPARMS DD  DSN=amihlq.CZAMIOPS.PARM,DISP=SHR

   Important

   CZAPAO contains the customized parameters for connecting the BMC AMI Datastream for Ops task to the BMC AMI Ops task. Use CZAPAO as a sample to create multiple members if you require more than one set of options. Make sure that you retain copies of these members.

   CZAPAO is overwritten when you upgrade BMC AMI Datastream for Ops to a new SPE.

   For an example of the CZAPAO member, see Customizing-for-a-BMC-AMI-Ops-extension.

2. Modify the OPTIONS INSTNAME statement to specify the relevant instance of BMC AMI Datastream for Ops.
   INSTNAME identifies and isolates the relevant instance of BMC AMI Datastream for Ops running on your system (LPAR).

   • You can run multiple instances on multiple LPARs.
   • If you run multiple instances on the same LPAR, each instance must have a unique INSTNAME.
   • If you run multiple instances each on a separate LPAR, they do not require a unique INSTNAME.

   A BMC AMI Datastream for Ops INSTNAME must have the following characteristics:

   • From one to sixteen characters long
   • First character can be numeric
   • Can begin and end in quotation marks

   • Can contain blank spaces or parentheses

     
     

3. Modify the SERVER statement to include the following information:

   • IP address or DNS entry for the z/OS TCP/IP server on which BMC AMI Ops is running
   • Port number required for the server. The port number must be between 1024 and 65535. The default is 32000.
   • The parameters TRANS(TCP) and MAXMSG(32768)

   Use the following syntax for the SERVER statement:
   SERVER ipAddress|dnsName:portNumber TRANS(TCP) MAXMSG(32768)

   Example

   SERVER SJSD:42000 TRANS(TCP) MAXMSG(32768)