Displaying single system image definitions


VistaPoint provides views that combine multiple products, systems, and targets together as a single system image (SSI) context. SSI contexts combine data from all or selected portions of your transaction environment into a single view.

When you invoke views within an SSI context, the reported values represent data collected across multiple z/OS images and one or more targets defined within the context. Performance data is summarized by product regardless of the system on which the target is located.

Product administrators normally define SSI contexts when VistaPoint is customized at your site. This exercise focuses on how to list the SSI contexts defined at your site and how to display a view within an SSI context.

This exercise does not give instructions on defining SSI contexts. Instead, it shows how to list your site's SSI contexts. Refer to theBMC AMI Ops Infrastructure section if you want to learn how to define an SSI context.

  1. Enter reset to clear the screen.
  2. Enter con * plexmgr;conactz to display a summary view that shows the defined SSI contexts.

    Success

    Tip

    In BMC AMI Ops, a Z suffix appended to a view name indicates a summary view.

    The following figure shows the CONACTZ view that lists all defined SSI contexts in summary form:

    08NOV2000 12:30:24 ----------- INFORMATION DISPLAY ---------------------------
    COMMAND ===>                                           SCROLL ===> PAGE
    CURR WIN ===> 1       ALT WIN ===>
    W1 =CONACTZ===========MVSB=====*========08NOV2000====12:30:23====PLEXMGR======15
    CMD SSI      Product  Description                            Num    Num
    --- Context- -------- ------------                           Targ   Act
        ALL      MVCICS   ALL "real" data regions                   6      5
        ALL      MVIMS    ALL "real" data regions                   2      2
        ALL      MVDB2    ALL "real" data regions                   5      3
        ALL      MVVP     ALL "real" data regions                  30     29
        ALL      MVMVS    ALL "real" data regions                   2      2
        ALL      PLEXMGR  ALL "real" data regions                   1      1
        PRODUCTN PLEXMGR  Product context for all                   1      1
        PRODUCTN MVVP     Product context for all                  29     28
        PRODUCTN MVIMS    Product context for all                   3      3
        PRODUCTN MVDB2    Product context for all                   4      3
        PRODUCTN MVMVS    Product context for all                   2      2
        PRODUCTN MVCICS   Product context for all                   5      5
        TESTN    MVDB2    Product context for all                   3      3
        TESTN    MVCICS   Product context for all                  22     22
        TESTN    MVVP     Product context for all                  28     28
        TESTN    MVIMS    Product context for all                   3      3

    The SSI Context field lists the names of the SSI contexts. Notice that the same SSI name is listed for each BBI-3 product that is part of the context.
    The two fields at the right of the view, Num Targ and Num Act, show the number of targets defined for the context and the number that are currently active.

  3. Enter conact on the COMMAND line. This shows the CONACT view, which expands the summary line entries of the CONACTZ view.

    08NOV2000 12:52:22 ----------- INFORMATION DISPLAY ---------------------------
    COMMAND ===> *                                           SCROLL ===> PAGE
    CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>
    >W1 =CONACT============MVSB=====*========08NOV2000====12:37:19====PLEXMGR======75
    CMD SSI      Product Target    Status       Description
    --- Context- -------- Context- of_Target--- ------------
       ALL      MVCICS   CICSP01  ACTIVE       CICS 5.2 REGION #1
       ALL      MVCICS   CICSP02  ACTIVE       CICS 5.2 REGION #2
       ALL      MVCICS   CICSP03  ACTIVE       CICS 4.3 REGION #3
       ALL      MVCICS   CICSD01  INACTIVE     CICS development system
       ALL      MVCICS   CICSQ01  ACTIVE       CICS 4.2 Query system 1
       ALL      MVCICS   CICSQ02  ACTIVE       CICS 5.2 Query system 2
       ALL      MVCICS   CICSQ03  ACTIVE       CICS 5.2 Query system 3
       ALL      MVDB2    DB2AP    ACTIVE       DB2 5.1 on MVSA
       ALL      MVDB2    DB2BP    ACTIVE       DB2 4.1 on MVSB
       ALL      MVDB2    DB2D     ACTIVE       DB2 test system
       ALL      MVIMS    IMSP     ACTIVE       IMS production system
       ALL      MVIMS    IMSQA    ACTIVE       IMS Query system
       ALL      MVIMS    IMSDA    ACTIVE       IMS DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
       ALL      MVVP     CICSP01  ACTIVE       CICS 4.2 REGION #1
       ALL      MVVP     CICSP02  ACTIVE       CICS 5.2 REGION #2
       ALL      MVVP     CICSP03  ACTIVE       CICS 5.3 REGION #3

    Each line shows a target that belongs to the products that are part of the SSI context.

  4. Move the cursor over a name listed beneath the highlighted SSI Context field and press Enter.This shows the CONACTD view, which is a detail view of the SSI target you selected from the CONACT view. In addition to the information given in the two previous views, the CONACTD view shows the name of the server and z/OS system to which the product is attached.

    Success

    Tip

     In BMC AMI Ops, a D suffix appended to a view name indicates a detail view.

    08NOV2000 12:52:21 ----------- INFORMATION DISPLAY ---------------------------
    COMMAND ===>                                             SCROLL ===> PAGE
    CURR WIN ===> 1           ALT WIN ===>
    >W1 =CONACT=====CONACTD===MVSB=====*========08NOV2000====12:37:19====PLEXMGR=====1
    SSI....ALL Description                ALL until ALL is available
    Product      MVIMS
    Target.       IMSP
    Server.    MVSAPAS
    System.       MVSB
    Status.     ACTIVE
  5. Enter con all product_name;product_prefixsover on the COMMAND line. In the example given, product_name is MVIMS, and product_prefix is i:con all mvims;isover

    The following figure shows an ISOVER view that is part of the ALL SSI context you worked with in 3:

    08NOV2000 12:38:33 ----------- INFORMATION DISPLAY ---------------------------
    COMMAND ===>                                            SCROLL ===> PAGE
    CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>
     
    W1 =ISOVER============ALL======*========08NOV2000====12:38:33====MVIMS=========3
    CMD Serv  Parm            Avg % Warning  Avg     Avg      Area Count
    --- ----- --------        0.....50...100 Value-- Warning- ---- -----
        ECSAU          114.9  *************+   92.50    80.50 IMVS     1
        
    CSAUT          113.7  *************+   91.50    80.50 IMVS     1
        
    @RSTM PAYROLL  112.4  *************+   90.50    75.00 WKLD     1
        
    @RSTM FINANCE   82.4  ************     90.50    75.00 WKLD     1
        
    @RSTM BATCH     78.7  ***********      90.50    75.00 WKLD     1

    Just as you can shift between products, views, and contexts with the SET or CONtext commands, you can use these same commands to switch between SSI contexts.
    Remember the names of several contexts defined at your site. You might want to use SSI context views by reviewing some of the exercises that you completed in earlier steps.


 

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