Overview of BMC AMI Ops Monitor for CICS
You can monitor a variety of variables (for example, transactions, average response times, and pool utilization percentages). When a measured workload or resource exceeds a predefined threshold, BMC AMI OpsM for CICS issues a warning message.
If you have a CICS environment that includes multiple regions operating in several IBM MVS images, you can use the BMC AMI OpsM for CICS single system image (SSI) views to display data about the real-time performance and recent performance of multiple systems. These views are context-oriented, which means data can be displayed for a single target CICS region or a group of targets.
For a target CICS region, you can monitor current and ongoing performance status, including timer-driven requests. By monitoring transactions and response times, you can focus on problem areas immediately, thus preventing critical situations from developing. Online graphs of one or more resources help you to maintain the distribution of workloads that maximize resources. You can display past transactions and application trace information to help make timely decisions.
For system programmers and network operators who need tools to enable control of CICS operation, BMC AMI OpsM for CICS provides a number of functions to examine a target CICS region. Using these functions, you can manage your network. You can also monitor storage information and manage files, data sets, and programs.
The online services component of the BMC AMI OpsM for CICS product can be used in an ISPF session to:
- Review the status and performance of IBM CICS regions
- Track resource usage
- Resolve problems
The data that is collected by BMC AMI OpsM for CICS is also used by the PERFORMANCE REPORTER component, which is a batch report facility. PERFORMANCE REPORTER uses the data to produce reports with the transaction information and operational statistics that you request. For information about producing these reports, see Using-the-PERFORMANCE-REPORTER and Reference-for-PERFORMANCE-REPORTER.
The General Services provide basic tools for the smooth operation of BMC AMI OpsM for CICS. You will find these tools useful, regardless of your CICS environment or the ways in which you use other BMC AMI OpsM for CICS functions.