Viewing history
On the Historical page, you can view the history of events and exceptions for your system to see if you have any trends or common patterns that point to a recurring problem. To help you focus on what you need, you can filter the events and exceptions, and you can download the data for further analysis.
Note
The Historical page does not refresh automatically. To refresh the page, click Refresh 
.
The following information is displayed on the Historical - Events tab:
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Sysplex | Sysplex where the event occurred |
LPAR | LPAR where the event occurred For data sharing group-level events, a dash is displayed here. |
Db2 Sharing Group | Sharing group where the event occurred or sharing group of the subsystem on which the event occurred |
Db2 Subsystem | Subsystem where the event occurred For data sharing group-level events, a dash is displayed here. Events that include Exceptions are indicated by a red dot. |
Event ID | Unique ID of the event The Event ID is made up of the Subsystem name, the Sharing Group , and a timestamp. |
Event Start | Time and date when the event started |
Event End | Time and date when the event ended |
Total Duration | Amount of time the event lasted |
To filter historical events
You can filter the data displayed on the Historical page to show you more focused information as follows:
- Click Filter (
) next to a heading. - Select the criteria for which you want to see events.
To view details of an event
In the Action column of the table, click Actions and select View Details. The details of the event are displayed in the same way as on the Active Events page. For more information, see Investigating-events.
To view an event on the timeline
In the Action column of the table, click Actions and select View within Timeline. The event is shown on the Timeline tab of the System Status page, highlighted by a pulsing grey border. If the event lasted for a while, you are taken to the beginning of the event.
For details about viewing events on the timeline, see Viewing-system-status.
To view Exceptions associated with the event
In the Action column of the table, click Actions and select View Associated Exceptions. The Historical - Exceptions tab is displayed with the Exceptions that are associated with this event.
The Historical - Exceptions tab displays Exceptions that are part of closed events and Exceptions that are not associated with an event. Exceptions for events that are still open are not displayed.
The Historical - Exceptions tab includes two tabs:
- z/OS Exceptions–Exceptions on LPAR/Sysplex-level KPIs
- Db2 Exceptions–Exceptions on Db2-level KPIs
The following information is displayed:
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Sysplex | (z/OS Exceptions only) Sysplex where the Exception occurred |
LPAR | (z/OS Exceptions only) LPAR where the Exception occurred |
Db2 Subsystem | (Db2 Exceptions only) Subsystem on which the Exception occurred |
Db2 Sharing Group | (Db2 Exceptions only) Sharing group on which the Exception occurred |
KPI | KPI of the Exception |
Event ID | Unique ID of the event (if the Exception was part of an event) The Event ID consists of the Subsystem name, the Sharing Group, and a timestamp. |
Description | Description of the cause of the Exception |
First Detected | Time and date when the exception was detected |
To filter historical Exceptions
You can filter the data displayed on the Historical page to show you more focused information as follows:
- Click Filter () next to a heading.
- Select the criteria for which you want to see exceptions.
To view details of an event
In the Action column of the table, click Actions and select View Details. The details of the event are displayed in the same way as on the Active Events page. For more information, see Investigating-events.
To view an event on the timeline
In the Action column of the table, click Actions and select View within Timeline. The event is shown on the Timeline tab of the System Status page, highlighted by a pulsing grey border. If the event lasted for a while, you are taken to the beginning of the event. You might not see the time when the Exception occurred.
To download historical data
To download a CSV file of data for the events displayed on the Historical page, click 
.