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Setting up the BMC AMI Ops environment

Review the required 

BMC AMI Ops

 components and check the status of those components.

Required components

The BMC AMI Ops environment on z/OS includes:

  • BMC AMI Ops Infrastructure
  • BMC AMI Ops products for which you want to develop thresholds

To set up the BMC AMI Ops environment, you use the Installation System on a z/OS system. When you install BMC AMI OpsI, you must use the configuration process to customize the components listed in the following table:


Component

Description

CAS

Supplies common services and enables communication within the BMC AMI Ops environment

CASPERM registry

Stores BMC AMI Ops object definitions, such as dynamic threshold definitions

Warning

Note

A CASTEMP registry, which is used for internal processing, is created by BMC AMI Ops automatically.

BMC AMI OpsI common registry

Stores information related to Alarm Management, and supports the deployment of definitions to other CASPERM registries on other systems

UIM server

Provides web services support, such as receiving recommended thresholds that are pushed from Threshold Advisor to the mainframe

BMC AMI Ops host server

Provides access to BMC AMI Ops product data

Alarm Management

Monitors performance metrics and produces alarm reports, which can be based on dynamic thresholds

For information about the installation and configuration process, see Installing. For information about managing these BMC AMI Ops components after they are installed, see Administering.

Checking the status of BMC AMI Ops components

BMC AMI Ops threshold management requires certain BMC AMI Ops components to:

  • Collect performance data on the mainframe
  • Make that data available to Threshold Advisor for analysis
  • Push recommended thresholds from Threshold Advisor back to the mainframe
  • Deploy definitions to other systems

Use the following procedure to check the status of the required BMC AMI Ops components.

To check the status of BMC AMI Ops components

  1. Display the CASINFO view by performing one of the following actions:

    • Hyperlink from the CAS Information field on the EZPLEX menu.
    • Type CASINFO on the COMMAND line, and press Enter.

    ddmmmyyyy hh:mm:ss ---------------------------- BMC AMI Ops WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) --
    COMMAND  ===>                                                                          
    CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                                    
    >W1=CASINFO===========target=====*========ddmmmyyyy===hh:mm:ss====PLEXMGR==D====1========
     CAS      MVS      CAS  MVLO MVI     Maint   Service  A COMM     M Exte XCF      TCP   
     Name---- Name---- SSID SSID Release Level-- Level--- M Order--- L Secu Group--- Encryp
     SJSC     SJSC     XT35 M5SC V7.0.00 BQY2645 RSL2101  A XTV      A RACF XTST35   N    

    The CASINFO view provides information about the local CAS and the status of the components that are required to support BMC AMI Ops threshold management. To see additional information, scroll the display to the right (see CASINFO view (middle) and CASINFO view (right)).

    CASINFO view (middle)

    ddmmmyyyy hh:mm:ss ---------------------------- BMC AMI Ops WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) --
    COMMAND  ===>                                                                          
    CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                                    
    +W1=CASINFO===========target=====*========ddmmmyyyy===hh:mm:ss====PLEXMGR==D====1========
     CAS      TCP    UIM      UIM   UIM                              P T HostServer     
     Name---- Encryp Name---- Port- Version-----                     R R Address-----   
     SJSC     N      UI35     03799 V05.05.00(Build 417)             A A 172.24.48.166   

    CASINFO view (right)

    ddmmmyyyy hh:mm:ss ---------------------------- BMC AMI Ops WINDOW INTERFACE (V7.0.00) --
    COMMAND  ===>                                                                          
    CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                                    
    <W1=CASINFO===========target=====*========ddmmmyyyy===hh:mm:ss====PLEXMGR==D====1========
     CAS      HostServer       HostS Path                                               
     Name---- Address-----     Port- Name--------                                       
     SJSC     172.24.48.166     5070 /var/SJSC/XT35                           

  2. Review the following fields on CASINFO to ensure that the required components are available:

    Field

    What to look for

    A M

    If the value of A M is A, then Alarm Management is available.

    UIM Name

    Displays the name of the UIM server.

    P R

    If the value of P R is A, then the CASPERM registry is available.

    T R

    If the value of T R is A, then the CASTEMP registry is available.

    HostServer Address

    Displays the IP address of the BMC AMI Ops host server.

    Path Name

    Displays the mount point of the BMC AMI Ops Infrastructure common registry (an HFS or zFS file system).

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