Basic automation

• Rule Processor
• Windows mode performance and history tools
• Object management with Total Object Manager
• Using a Rules registry with the Rules Management application that uses a Runtime Component System (RTCS) registry as a repository for Rules-specific information.

Rule Processor

The Rule Processor applications provide a panel-driven interface that you can use to create Rules that automate events on your system including: 

• Automatically suppress messages that appear on operator consoles
• Provide automatic replies to certain events
• Automatically send BMC AMI Ops Automation ALERTs based on events

In addition, if you have the BMC Impact Integration for z/OS installed, you can send events from BMC AMI OpsA to a BMC Impact manager cell from a Rule. For more information, see Using-the-BiiZ-component-of-BMC-AMI-Ops-Automation.

To best understand Rules and how Rules can help perform automation on your system, you should understand the following basic concepts:

• Events, What-events-are and Events
• Rules, What-a-Rule-is and Creating-Rules
• Selection criteria, What-a-Rule-is and Step-1-Using-Selection-Criteria-fields
• Action specifications, What-a-Rule-is and Step-3-Specifying-a-Rule-s-actions-with-the-Action-Specification-fields
• Automation strategy, What-Automation-Strategy-is

Windows mode performance and history tools

BMC AMI Ops Automation provides two windows mode tools that allow you to view and track how well your automation efforts are performing:

• Automation Reporter: enables you to view in real-time and record historical data about automation; for more information, see the Using-BMC-AMI-Ops-Automation-basic-applications.
• Automation Logger: enables you to view real-time data about Rules and events on your system; for more information, see the Using-BMC-AMI-Ops-Automation-basic-applications.

Object management

BMC AMI Ops Automation includes the Total Object Manager component, which provides a full-featured application that allows you to manage the status of the following processes and items:

• Started Tasks (also referred to as objects),
• USS processes,
• Workload Manager resources
• Generic items (devices, network nodes, and so on)
• Stateless interfaces (such as system or application commands)

Objects are defined with availability policies that can specify complex schedules, and dependency relationships.

For more information, see Using-Total-Object-Manager. 

Rule Management

The Rules Management application provides a windows-based editor that you can use to create, edit, and deploy Rules throughout your sysplex.

The Rules Management editor is also compatible with MainView Explorer. This means that you can also perform all of the Rules Management functions through the web. For more information, see Rules-Management-application.