Tivoli OMEGAMON z/os Management Console

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1 Tivoli OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Version Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console SC

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4 Note Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Appendix B, Notices, on page 51. First Edition (December 2005) This edition applies to Version 1, Release 1, Modification 0 of IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console (product number 5698-A78) and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. Copyright International Business Machines Corporation All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

5 Contents Preface v Who should read this guide v Transition from Candle to IBM v Publications vi Publications by title vii Publications by task viii Accessing terminology online xiv Accessing publications online xiv Ordering publications xv Tivoli technical training xv Support information xv Conventions used in this guide xv Typeface conventions xvi Operating system-dependent variables and paths xvi Chapter 1. Introduction to OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Components of OMEGAMON z/os Management Console OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Features OMEGAMON Platform V360 zseries products Standards supported Interoperability with other products Chapter 2. Planning for installation Software and hardware prerequisites Requirements for viewing the IBM Health Checker for z/os data Product packaging Installing OMEGAMON z/os Management Console from the Web download package Installation and configuration tools: SMP/E and the Installation and Configuration Assistance Tool Installation flow Planning the deployment for your environment Planning security configuration Checking for fixes Chapter 3. Deployment and configuration Determining where to deploy CandleNet Portal and CandleNet Portal Server Hub Candle Management Server Monitoring agents Runtime environments Example of a full (self-contained) runtime environment Configuration scenario Order of configuration Step 1: Perform the SMP/E installation of the z/os-based components Step 2: Set up and start the Configuration Tool Step 3: Set up the Configuration Tool environment Step 4: Define the runtime environment Step 5: Build the runtime libraries Step 6: Configure the Candle Management Server Step 7: Configure the monitoring agent Step 8: Load the runtime libraries Copyright IBM Corp iii

6 Step 9: Complete the configuration of the Candle Management Server and the monitoring agent Step 10: Install CandleNet Portal Server and client on a Windows workstation 40 Step 11: Install presentation and data files on the CandleNet Portal Server workstation Step 12: Seed the hub Candle Management Server Step 13: Verify the configuration Appendix A. Support Searching knowledge bases Searching the information center Searching the Internet Obtaining fixes Receiving weekly support updates Contacting IBM Software Support Determining the business impact Describing problems and gathering information Submitting problems Appendix B. Notices Trademarks Index iv Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console

7 Preface Who should read this guide IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console is a tool that allows you to monitor z/os data such as: v Availability data v Coupling facility status v Potential problems, using the IBM Health Checker for z/os OMEGAMON z/os Management Console is a monitoring agent that resides on managed z/os systems. You can also use OMEGAMON z/os Management Console to set threshold levels and flags to alert you when the systems reach critical points. Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console provides an overview of the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console, including information on installation and a basic configuration to get started with. It is not intended as an introduction to OMEGAMON Platform version 360. The primary audience for this book is the z/os system programmer responsible for monitoring sysplexes and the z/os systems that participate in them. It also contains information for those responsible for monitoring the health of these systems and resolving or forwarding problems. Users of this book should be familiar with the following topics: v The z/os operating system and its associated concepts v Microsoft Windows, or UNIX Transition from Candle to IBM IBM acquired Candle Corporation in June The transition of Candle ordering and service processes is complete, but as you will see in this publication, this release is part of a transition phase of this acquisition. Some Candle terminology and component names used to describe the OMEGAMON products remain unchanged in this book. However, in the coming year, many of Candle products will be acquiring new IBM names. During this transition period, some publications use the old names while others use the new names. For example, CandleNet Portal might be referred to by the new name Tivoli Enterprise Portal. The following table shows some of the upcoming name changes most relevant to the IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console - it is not intended as an exhaustive list of all the name changes: Table 1. Name changes: from Candle to IBM Tivoli Candle names IBM Tivoli names OMEGAMON platform Tivoli Monitoring Services CandleNet Portal Tivoli Enterprise Portal CandleNet Portal Server Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server or Portal Server CandleNet Portal client Tivoli Enterprise Portal client Candle Management Server Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server Copyright IBM Corp v

8 Table 1. Name changes: from Candle to IBM Tivoli (continued) Candle names IBM Tivoli names Candle Monitoring Agent (CMA) Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Agent OMEGAMON XE on z/os IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE on z/os event situation event Event Console Situation Event Console Candle Data Warehouse Optional warehousing capability within Tivoli Monitoring Services. Note that warehousing is not included in the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console product. For a complete mapping of Candle names and new IBM names, refer to: For a list of the OMEGAMON platform books used with this product release, see Publications. If you are an IBM customer new to Candle products, you should know that OMEGAMON is an established name in the systems management environment with a long and respected history. In discussions of OMEGAMON, you might see or hear these terms: v OMEGAMON Classic refers to the original 3270-based products that have evolved since the 1970s. v OMEGAMON II is an implementation of the IBM Common User Access (CUA ) interface of the late 1980s. This generation of OMEGAMON products collects information from one or more monitored systems and displays it on a single 3270-based, CUA-compliant mainframe screen. v OMEGAMON XE, the Extended Edition, is the current OMEGAMON family of products, used for monitoring most operating systems, subsystems, applications, storage, and networks, through the use of a Java -based graphical interface. v IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON Dashboard Edition (DE) on z/os is a package of components that provide an integrated view of your mainframe enterprise and the power to take corrective action when problems threaten system and application availability. This interface also gives you workflow policies to define and run complex automation scenarios and lets you combine data from different agents in a single workspace. The components in the package include OMEGAVIEW and OMEGAVIEW II for the Enterprise. IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON DE is separately orderable. Publications Information about publications for OMEGAMON z/os Management Console and other OMEGAMON Platform V360 books in this section includes the following: v Publications by title on page vii v Publications by task on page viii v Accessing terminology online on page xiv v Accessing publications online on page xiv v Ordering publications on page xv vi Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console

9 Publications by title This section lists publications in the IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console product and the OMEGAMON Platform V360 libraries. It also describes how to access Tivoli publications online and how to order publications. IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console library The following publications are included in the IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console library: v Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console, SC (this book) Provides overview and planning information for OMEGAMON z/os Management Console, as well as a simple configuration procedure. v Configuring IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console, SC Provides instructions for configuring OMEGAMON z/os Management Console on all supported platforms. It will include: A list of prerequisite steps to complete before configuring the product Instructions for configuring the monitoring agent Instructions for installing and setting up the distributed components of the product, including integration into either an existing OMEGAMON Platform environment or a new OMEGAMON z/os Management Console environment v Using IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console, SC Provides instructions on how to use OMEGAMON z/os Management Console to monitor z/os systems, product-specific monitoring scenarios, and product message information. OMEGAMON Platform V360 publications For more detailed information about the OMEGAMON Platform, see the following: v IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON Platform: Installing and Setting up OMEGAMON Platform and CandleNet Portal on Windows and UNIX, SC Provides information on installing and setting up the component products of the OMEGAMON Platform such as Candle Management Server, Canle Net Portal, Alert Adapter for AF/REMOTE, Alert Adapter for Tivoli Enterprise Console, and Alert Emitter for Tivoli Enterprise Console on Windows and UNIX. v IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON Platform: Configuring Candle Management Server on z/os, GC Describes how to configure and customize the Candle Management Server on z/os. The book also contains platform planning information and information about setting up security on your Candle Management Server. v IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON Platform: Administering OMEGAMON Products: CandleNet Portal Version 196, GC Describes how to perform administrative tasks associated with the CandleNet Portal. v IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON Platform: Using OMEGAMON Products: CandleNet Portal Version 196, GC Describes how to use the CandleNet Portal interface. It includes a tutorial about monitoring that covers workspaces, navigation, views, and responding to alerts. Different types of views and situations for event-based monitoring are also included, as well as information on automation policies. Preface vii

10 Publications by task This section provides a description of the kinds of tasks you perform as a user of the OMEGAMON Platform V360 and OMEGAMON z/os Management Console, with pointers to the locations of the information required to perform these tasks. This information map applies to the following levels of documentation: Table 2. Publications for planning tasks v OMEGAMON z/os Management Console information, version v OMEGAMON Platform V360 for the Candle Management Server and version 196 for CandleNet Portal and CandleNet Portal Server Planning tasks Table 2 lists the location of information required to plan the OMEGAMON Platform V360 platform and the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console monitoring agent. Component Information contents Information location Planning OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Planning for the OMEGAMON Platform V360 platform on Windows or UNIX Planning for the Candle Management Server on z/os Planning for CandleNet Portal and CandleNet Portal Server v Understanding of product function and components v Knowledge of prerequisites for the platform and product v Installation flow v Overall platform information v Detailed information for installing platform elements on Windows or UNIX systems v Installation planning (including firewall planning) v Prerequisites (hardware and software) and requirements v General planning tasks v Security planning v Upgrading and migrating from previous releases v Information you need to have ready before you start the InstallShield wizard v Host names for TCP/IP network services v Installation and upgrades v Windows tasks Windows logon ID Stopping the Lotus Notes server Host file Download a JRE Installing DB2 v Guidelines for UNIX installations v UNIX tasks SNA communications protocols Creating a Tivoli account for installing and maintaining $candlehome Transferring files to UNIX using FTP Configuring IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Installing and Setting up OMEGAMON Platform and CandleNet Portal on Windows and UNIX Configuring Candle Management Server on z/os Administering OMEGAMON Products: CandleNet Portal Version 196 Installing and Setting up OMEGAMON Platform and CandleNet Portal on Windows and UNIX viii Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console

11 Table 3. Publications for installing tasks Installing and uninstalling tasks Table 3 lists the location of information required to install and uninstall the components of the OMEGAMON Platform V360 and the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console monitoring agent. Component Information contents Information location Installing CandleNet Portal, the CandleNet Portal Server, and Candle Management Server on Windows and UNIX Installing a Candle Management Server on Windows and UNIX Installing a Candle Management Server on z/os Installing IBM Health Checker for z/os on z/os Release V1R7 or higher. Topics such as: v Starting the InstallShield wizard v Selecting products and copying files v Configuring CandleNet Portal v Configuring Candle Management Server v Setting up communications between monitoring agents and the Candle Management Server v Seeding Candle Management Server v Starting and stopping components v Additional configuration v Enabling security v GUI installation and basic configuration steps on UNIX v Running the installation program v Managing Candle Services v Configuring monitoring agents and the Candle Management Server v Configuring Candle Management Server v Seeding the Candle Management Server on UNIX v File permissions v Security validation v Starting the stopping products v Managing log files v Verifying processes The Candle Management Server is part of the same product tape that includes the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console monitoring agent. When you install the monitoring agent tape with System Modification Program/Extended (SMP/E), you also install the new version of the Candle Management Server. Installation steps for IBM Health Checker for z/os framework and checks. Installing and Setting up OMEGAMON Platform and CandleNet Portal on Windows and UNIX Installing and Setting up OMEGAMON Platform and CandleNet Portal on Windows and UNIX IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Program Directory z/os Program Directory provided with your z/os V1R7 or higher order. Preface ix

12 Table 3. Publications for installing tasks (continued) Component Information contents Information location Installing IBM Health Checker for z/os on z/os Release V1R4, V1R5, or V1R6 Installation steps for IBM Health Checker for z/os framework and checks. Both the download and its program directory are available on the z/os Downloads page: eserver/zseries/zos/downloads/ Installing OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Uninstalling distributed components v Service that must be applied before installing the new product v How to do the SMP/E installation General uninstallation instructions for Windows and UNIX operating systems The Program Directory for IBM Health Checker for z/os for Use with V1.4.0/V1.5.0/V1/6.0 of z/os and z/os.e describes the installation of the download and how to obtain the IBM-supplied checks. IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Program Directory Installing and Setting up OMEGAMON Platform and CandleNet Portal on Windows and UNIX Table 4. Publications for configuration tasks Configuring tasks Table 4 lists the location of information required to configure the components of the OMEGAMON Platform V360 and the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console monitoring agent. Component Information contents Information location Configuring CandleNet Portal Configuration tasks associated with CandleNet Portal Using the z/os-based Installation and Configuration Assistance Tool (Configuration Tool) An overview of the tool and help for every ISPF page and field Installing and Setting up OMEGAMON Platform and CandleNet Portal on Windows and UNIX Online help for the Installation and Configuration Assistance Tool (Configuration Tool) and Configuring Candle Management Server on z/os x Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console

13 Table 4. Publications for configuration tasks (continued) Component Information contents Information location Configuring Candle Management Server on z/os Configuring OMEGAMON z/os Management Console v Determining which products and components to configure v Determining which Candle Management Server to use in your environment v Requirements and locations for Candle Management Server names v Firewall support v Defaults and assistance provided by the Configuration Tool v Commands and functions v Using a new or existing consolidated software inventory (CSI) v Seeding the Candle Management Server v Configuring persistent data stores v Copying procedures for started tasks v Copying VTAM definitions and names v APF-authorizing (authorized program facility) libraries v Using the Candle Management Server error log v Performing migration tasks v Setting up security v Starting and stopping the Candle Management Server v Updating the configuration Configuring Candle Management Server on z/os Configuration tasks Configuring IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Table 5. Publications for administration tasks Administration tasks Administration tasks for the OMEGAMON Platform V360 and the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console monitoring agent are found in Table 5. Component Information contents Information location Administrative tasks associated with CandleNet Portal and CandleNet Portal Server Administration tasks associated with Candle Management Server on Windows or UNIX v Setting up the environment, such as defining global parameters and variables and adding platforms to the Navigator v Adding, editing, and removing users and assigning user permissions v Setting up and using OMEGAMON Web services Administering OMEGAMON Products: CandleNet Portal Version 196 Administration tasks Administering OMEGAMON Products: CandleNet Portal Version 196 Preface xi

14 Table 6. Publications for diagnosis tasks Diagnosis tasks Table 6 lists the location of information required to install the components of OMEGAMON Platform V360 and the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console monitoring agent. Component Information contents Information location Diagnosing problems with OMEGAMON Platform V360 Diagnosing problems with CandleNet Portal Diagnosing problems with OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Messages for all OMEGAMON Platform V360 zseries monitoring agents v Where to look for product logs v Message prefixes that indicate messages from OMEGAMON z/os Management Console v Message explanations and action IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON Platform: Messages Installation troubleshooting Administering OMEGAMON Products: CandleNet Portal Version 196 Messages for OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Using IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Using tasks Table 7 lists the location of information required to use the components of OMEGAMON Platform V360 and the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console monitoring agent. Table 7. Publications for using the OMEGAMON Platform V360 and OMEGAMON z/os Management Console monitoring agent Component Information contents Information location Using the OMEGAMON Platform V360 From an end-user perspective, using the platform is a function of using the interface. The use book for the platform is a CandleNet Portal user s guide. This book covers these topics: v Overview of the platform and agents v Starting CandleNet Portal and understanding the interface v Tutorial lesson on real-time and event-based monitoring v Editing and customizing workspaces v Using and customizing table and chart views v Building a custom Navigator view v Event views, specifically the message log view, the event console view, and the graphic view v Situations for event-based monitoring, including starting, stopping, customizing, and deleting situations v Using the terminal view v Functions that can be used as formulas Using OMEGAMON Products: CandleNet Portal Version 196 xii Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console

15 Table 7. Publications for using the OMEGAMON Platform V360 and OMEGAMON z/os Management Console monitoring agent (continued) Component Information contents Information location Using OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Using CandleNet Portal or one of the OMEGAMON Platform V360 zseries monitoring agents Managing IBM Health Checker for z/os checks v Understanding of the CandleNet Portal functions specific to OMEGAMON z/os Management Console v Interface overview v Using attributes and workspaces v Using situations and situation events v Create and send commands to systems in your managed enterprise by means of the Take Action feature v The OMEGAMON z/os Management Console workspaces v OMEGAMON z/os Management Console predefined situations v Mapping of workspaces to attribute tables Information about the workspaces, attributes, situations, and expert advice that make up the monitoring agent interface on CandleNet Portal. Managing checks includes tasks such as: v Updating or overriding values defined for checks or check output, such as check interval, check severity, or check message routing code or WTO type v Making checks active or inactive v Requesting that the system process HZSPRMxx parmlib members v Deleting checks v Displaying check information Using IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console CandleNet Portal Online Help IBM Health Checker for z/os User s Guide Understanding temporary defects, limitations, and workarounds To understand all the information that might have changed since your installation media was created, look at the documents and Web sites shown in Table 8. Table 8. Understanding temporary defects, limitations, and workarounds Component Information contents Information location Service applied to the z/os systems on which platform components and monitoring agents will be installed List of authorized program analysis report (APARs) by release IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Program Directory Preface xiii

16 Table 8. Understanding temporary defects, limitations, and workarounds (continued) Component Information contents Information location Preventative Service Planning (PSP) information is created by IBM software support Information in the PSP bucket for OMEGAMON Platform V360 and OMEGAMON z/os Management Console. IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Program Directory Fixes for Windows- or UNIX-based components PSP bucket is identified by upgrade number and subset number. The subset number is the same as the function modification identifier (FMID) designation that SMP/E uses to install the product. For more information about the location of the PSP bucket, refer to the program directory for the component or monitoring agent you are installing. Fix packs and service packs for workstation-based components 1. Go to the Tivoli Software Support site at sysmgmt/products/support/ 2. Select the Products A - Z tab. 3. Select O (for OMEGAMON) from the alphabet spread across the Web page. 4. Find IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console in the product list, and click Support. 5. Find the Download section under Self help, and click All downloads. A list of all available product fixes and updates is displayed. 6. Download and install the fixes and updates you need. Accessing terminology online The Tivoli Software Glossary includes definitions for many of the technical terms related to Tivoli software. The Tivoli Software Glossary is available at the following Tivoli software library Web site: The IBM Terminology Web site consolidates the terminology from IBM product libraries in one convenient location. You can access the Terminology Web site at the following Web address: Accessing publications online The documentation CD contains the publications that are in the product library. The format of the publications can be PDF, HTML, BookManager, or all three. Refer to the readme file on the CD for instructions on how to access the documentation. xiv Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console

17 IBM posts publications for this and all other Tivoli products, as they become available and whenever they are updated, to the Tivoli software information center Web site. Access the Tivoli software information center at the following Web address: Note: If you print PDF documents on other than letter-sized paper, set the option in the File > Print window that allows Adobe Reader to print letter-sized pages on your local paper. Ordering publications You can order many Tivoli publications online at the following Web site: Tivoli technical training publications/cgibin/pbi.cgi You can also order by telephone by calling one of these numbers: v In the United States: v In Canada: In other countries, contact your software account representative to order Tivoli publications. For Tivoli technical training information, refer to the following IBM Tivoli Education Web site: Support information If you have a problem with your IBM software, you want to resolve it quickly. IBM provides the following ways for you to obtain the support you need: v Searching knowledge bases: You can search across a large collection of known problems and workarounds, Technotes, and other information. v Obtaining fixes: You can locate the latest fixes that are already available for your product. v Contacting IBM Software Support: If you still cannot solve your problem, and you need to work with someone from IBM, you can use a variety of ways to contact IBM Software Support. For more information about these three ways of resolving problems, see Appendix A, Support, on page 47. Conventions used in this guide This guide uses several conventions for special terms and actions and for operating system-dependent commands and paths. In the books that discuss configuration and in the Installation and Configuration Assistance Tool (Configuration Tool), you will see the following abbreviations used: Preface xv

18 Table 9. Configuration Tool abbreviations Abbreviation Meaning &hilev High-level qualifier &rhilev Runtime high-level qualifier (non-vsam) &rte Runtime environment (RTE) name; used in conjunction with &rhilev &rvhilev Runtime high-level qualifier (VSAM) &shilev Installation high-level qualifier of the INST* libraries &thilev SMP/E target high-level qualifier Typeface conventions This guide uses the following typeface conventions: Bold Italic v Lowercase commands and mixed case commands that are otherwise difficult to distinguish from surrounding text v Interface controls (check boxes, push buttons, radio buttons, spin buttons, fields, folders, icons, list boxes, items inside list boxes, multicolumn lists, containers, menu choices, menu names, tabs, property sheets), labels (such as Tip:, and Operating system considerations:) v Keywords and parameters in text v Words defined in text v Emphasis of words (words as words) v New terms in text (except in a definition list) v Variables and values you must provide Monospace v Examples and code examples v File names, programming keywords, and other elements that are difficult to distinguish from surrounding text v Message text and prompts addressed to the user v Text that the user must type v Values for arguments or command options Operating system-dependent variables and paths This guide uses the UNIX convention for specifying environment variables and for directory notation. When using the Windows command line, replace $variable with %variable% for environment variables and replace each forward slash (/) with a backslash (\) in directory paths. The names of environment variables are not always the same in Windows and UNIX. For example, %TEMP% in Windows is equivalent to $tmp in UNIX. Note: If you are using the bash shell on a Windows system, you can use the UNIX conventions. xvi Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console

19 Chapter 1. Introduction to OMEGAMON z/os Management Console IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console is a new member of the Tivoli Monitoring Services family of mainframe monitoring products. A sibling to IBM OMEGAMON XE, it contains a subset of that product's functions: the availability and sysplex monitoring functions. In addition, OMEGAMON z/os Management Console: v Uses IBM Health Checker for z/os to monitor systems for potential problems v Monitors IBM Health Checker for z/os itself for problems The OMEGAMON z/os Management Console displays z/os data about: v Availability, including: Operations status, including outstanding write-to-operator-with-reply (WTOR) and write-to-operator (WTO) buffers remaining Address space data Coupling facility systems data Coupling facility structures data Coupling facility paths data Paging data set data Cross-system coupling facility (XCF) systems data XCF paths data v IBM Health Checker for z/os, including status of the product and checks. IBM Health Checker for z/os identifies potential problems before they impact your availability or, in worst cases, cause outages. It periodically runs checks to look at the current active z/os and sysplex settings and definitions for a system and compares the values to those suggested by IBM or defined by you. IBM Health Checker for z/os produces output in the form of detailed messages, which you can view using OMEGAMON z/os Management Console. If IBM Health Checker for z/os finds potential problems (exceptions), you can look at the detailed exception messages on OMEGAMON z/os Management Console for information about the exceptions found and suggested actions to take. For complete information about setting up and managing IBM Health Checker for z/os, see the IBM Health Checker for z/os User s Guide. Like OMEGAMON XE, the new OMEGAMON z/os Management Console product has a flexible, easy-to-use Java-based interface called the CandleNet Portal, which transforms systems data into the business knowledge that you can use to run your enterprise. With OMEGAMON z/os Management Console, you can also set threshold levels and flags as desired to alert you when the systems reach critical points. Figure 1 on page 2 shows the CandleNet Portal application window for OMEGAMON z/os Management Console. The CandleNet Portal presents information in a single window comprising a navigation tree and a workspace: v The navigation tree in the upper left corner of Figure 1 on page 2 lights up with critical, warning, and informational alerts so you can instantly identify problems as they occur. v Workspaces such as the one shown in Figure 1 on page 2 can be divided into multiple views containing reports in the form of tables and charts, TN3270 emulator views, Web browsers, text boxes, graphic views, and event message logs. Copyright IBM Corp

20 v Subnodes such as the two shown in the navigation tree in Figure 1. For OMEGAMON z/os Management Console, the subnodes are AVAILABILITY and HEALTHCHECK. Figure 1. CandleNet Portal sample workspace for OMEGAMON z/os Management Console You can also use OMEGAMON z/os Management Console features to: v Monitor all systems and resources from a single, integrated browser-based interface that you can customize with filters to display only the data you want to see v Create comprehensive online reports about system conditions v Define your own queries, using the attributes provided by a monitoring agent, to monitor conditions and data and customize workspaces v Create Situations, which let you set up monitoring for particular conditions and flag the condition with an alert when detected. v Trace the causes leading up to an alert v Create and send commands to systems in your managed enterprise by means of the Take Action feature v Embed information about problem resolution in the product interface using Expert Advice, which can be edited to include knowledge and solutions specific to your environment Components of OMEGAMON z/os Management Console OMEGAMON z/os Management Console is considered a client-server-agent implementation. The major components of OMEGAMON z/os Management Console are shown in Figure 2 on page 3. 2 Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console

21 Figure 2. OMEGAMON z/os Management Console components The components include: v The CandleNet Portal is the user interface for OMEGAMON z/os Management Console. The portal is a thin Java application that communicates with the CandleNet Portal Server to send requests and retrieve data. You can access all CandleNet Portal function through the desktop client or an Internet Explorer browser connected to an embedded Web server in the CandleNet Portal Server. v The CandleNet Portal Server is a Java application server that enables retrieval, manipulation, and analysis of data from agents. It connects to both the CandleNet Portal and the Candle Management Server. The CandleNet Portal Server holds all the information needed to format the workspaces viewed in the CandleNet Portal. v The Candle Management Server component does the following: Retrieves data from the monitoring agents and delivers data to the CandleNet Portal Server. Sends alerts to the CandleNet Portal Server when conditions specified in situations are met. Receives commands from the CandleNet Portal and passes them to the appropriate monitoring agents. This component can be installed on z/os, Windows, and some UNIX operating systems. The hub Candle Management Server is the focal point for managing your environment. There can be only one hub Candle Management Server. It communicates with the CandleNet Portal Server, with monitoring agents, and optionally with Candle Management Servers running remotely in a hierarchical configuration. You can optionally deploy a remote Candle Management Server to distribute the workload of the hub. Depending on the complexity of your environment, the number of agents you install, and the number of situations that you monitor, you might need one or more remote Candle Management Servers. Each remote Candle Management Server must reside on its own system or Chapter 1. Introduction to OMEGAMON z/os Management Console 3

22 workstation and have a unique Candle Management Server name (node ID). A remote Candle Management Server communicates with the hub Candle Management Server and with monitoring agents running on the same or different systems. v Monitoring agents, such as the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console, monitor and collect data from a managed system. These agents are installed on the systems or subsystems you want to monitor and pass data to a single Candle Management Server (remote or hub). Monitoring agents monitor systems, subsystems, resources, and applications on the system where they are installed. They provide data to the Candle Management Server and receive instructions from the Candle Management Server. They are also able to issue commands to the system or application you are monitoring. Other agents include: Alert managers, which monitor alerts and relay the information from console or message logs, network management products, and system management products Alert emitters, which monitor events or exceptions in products running under the control of the Candle Management Server and relay them back for corrective action (if applicable) Gateways, which communicate events to a management application running on a supported operating system using a network service These monitoring agents run on the operating system appropriate for the system or software being monitored. OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Features The following features are available with OMEGAMON z/os Management Console and the CandleNet Portal: v Customized workspaces for each information group: CandleNet Portal retrieves data from the monitoring agent and displays the results in the workspace in the form of charts and tables. You can start monitoring activity and system status immediately with the predefined workspaces and tailor your own workspaces to look at specific conditions, display critical threshold values in red, and filter incoming data according to your needs. v Workspace views: Each workspace consists of one or more views. There are several types of views: Table views display data in table format where rows represent monitored resources and columns represent data collected for each resource. Chart views allow you to view data in graphical formats. Pie, bar, and plot charts and a gauge format are supported. Take action view lets you enter a command or select a predefined command, and run it on any system in your managed network. Message log view shows the status of the situations running on your managed network. Notepad view opens a simple text editor for writing text that can be saved with the workspace. Terminal view starts a 3270 or 5250 session for working with z/os applications. Browser view opens the integrated Web browser. v Navigator views or navigators provide hierarchical views of the systems, resources, and applications you are monitoring. Navigators help you structure 4 Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console

23 your enterprise information to reflect the interests and responsibilities of the user. OMEGAMON z/os Management Console comes with a default navigator called the physical navigator. OMEGAMON DE comes with the same default navigator, but allows you to create additional navigators allowing you to view enterprise information representing your business systems. v Linked workspaces: If you often go from one workspace to another, you can build a link between them to speed the transition. You can also build links that originate from a table or from a bar or pie chart, and use relevant data from the source table or graph to determine the target workspace. v Custom queries: Every OMEGAMON monitoring agent comes with a set of predefined queries. These queries tell the Candle Management Server what monitoring data to retrieve from the agent for the chart or table view. You can create your own queries to specify exactly which attributes to retrieve, thus saving valuable resources. For example, you can build a filter into the Connections query to retrieve only records from a particular remote port. Additionally, you can write SQL queries to ODBC data sources and display the results in any chart or table. This enables you to show monitoring data and data from other sources (such as third-party databases) in a single workspace. v Interaction with systems from your console: The Take Action feature lets you enter a command or select a predefined command, and run it on any system in your managed network. v Monitor system conditions and send alerts: You can use the situation editor to create situations. A situation notifies you when an event occurs on a managed system. The Candle Management Server sends an alert when the conditions in a situation are evaluated to be true. The alert is displayed on the CandleNet Portal with visual and sound indicators. v Managed system lists: You can create and maintain named lists of managed systems that can be applied to: Situation distribution lists Policies correlated by business application group Queries Customer Navigator-managed system assignments v User administration: CandleNet Portal provides the user administration feature for adding new user IDs, complete with selectable permissions for the major features and specific managed systems. OMEGAMON Platform V360 zseries products You can use the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console with any of the OMEGAMON Platform V360 OMEGAMON XE zseries suite of products. The OMEGAMON XE zseries suite of products includes solutions for z/os-based applications, database products, applications such as CICS, storage, and networks. The OMEGAMON XE products provide some features which are not included in the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console, such as performance and historical data. OMEGAMON XE zseries monitoring agents are available for the following environments: Chapter 1. Introduction to OMEGAMON z/os Management Console 5

24 Table 10. OMEGAMON XE zseries products Product Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/os Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2 Performance Monitor/Expert on z/os Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for IMS on z/os Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for Storage on z/os Description Helps you proactively manage complex CICS systems (including CICS in a Parallel Sysplex environment) to achieve high performance and avoid downtime. The interface lets you clearly see and understand application and system events. Designed to enable you to detect problems quickly and take action in real time to speed problem resolution. Helps you proactively manage your DB2 mainframe environment and tune for optimal performance. These products bring the strength of both the OMEGAMON for DB2 and DB2 Performance Monitor/Expert into a new set of DB2 monitors. The difference between the Monitor and the Expert product offering is that the Expert provides additional expert analysis functions like buffer pool analysis and simulation as well as specific expert rule-of-thumb and SQL performance queries executed against data stored in the performance warehouse. Helps you optimize the performance and availability of your vital IMS systems. Provides a single point of control over IMS in parallel Sysplex environments and reports on performance of coupling facility structure statistics, shared queue counts, database lock conflicts and a number of other key IMS attributes that help you stay ahead of potential delays or outages. The new IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for IMS release combines the functions offered by OMEGAMON XE for IMS and OMEGAMON XE for IMSPlex into a single product. Additional function includes: v Lock table enhancements for additional owner and identification information v Extended TRF and TRF Extractor functionality and reporting v OTMA extensions and COLD queue reporting v Shared Queues extensions v IMS Connect CPU time statistics Monitors the TCP/IP and SNA resources on a z/os system.collects network performance data from a z/os system and presents the information through the CandleNet Portal (or Tivoli Enterprise Portal.) Raises alerts within the user interface and/or exported to event receiving products (e.g. Tivoli Event Console or NetView for z/os) when a product- or customer-defined situation evaluates to true. Function in this new release includes: v Data collection through the z/os Communications Server Network Management Interfaces (NMI) plus continuation of some data collection through SNMP for more efficient collection v Provide IP performance data equivalent to the IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Network Performance V2.1 product and a superset of SNA performance data v Provide SNA performance data to sustain operations until migration to TCP/IP v Initial integration and interoperability with NetView for zseries 5.2 v The ability to enable or disable collection of categories of data through product configuration and dynamically through a z/os MODIFY command Provides a comprehensive monitor for z/os I/O sub-system performance and storage availability. Designed to manage the performance and availability of mainframe attached storage including DASD and tape devices and the data sets that reside on them. It also features in-depth analysis of two important IBM storage software components: Data Facility Systems Managed Storage, which manages the service levels and priorities of data sets based on user created storage goals; and Data Facility Hierarchical Storage Manager, which manages backup of data based on usage patterns. Additional function includes exploitation of the new IBM DS6000 and DS8000 storage devices and dataset masking functionality for dataset mask group capabilities and ease of use. 6 Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console

25 Table 10. OMEGAMON XE zseries products (continued) Product Description Tivoli OMEGAMON XE on z/os Combines the monitoring capabilities of OMEGAMON XE for Sysplex, OMEGAMON XE for OS/390, and OMEGAMON XE for IBM Cryptographic Coprocessors. This product enables you to effectively monitor the availability, performance, and resource utilization of sysplexes and the individual z/os systems that participate in themprovides comprehensive performance information covering Sysplex level components such as Workload Manager, Coupling Facility, Cross System Coupling Facility (XCF), Global Enqueue, and shared DASD as well as detailed system level information. Integrates OMEGAMON XE for Sysplex, OMEGAMON XE for OS/390 and OMEGAMON XE for IBM Cryptographic Coprocessors into a single product. This product will include all the functionality of the three products plus new capabilities. Includes: v Migration of key features from the previous OMEGAMON II for MVS product into the OMEGAMON XE on z/os product, including detailed CSA usage by address space and Inspect functionality. v Address space level CPU usage times and percentages v Enhanced system CPU utilization reporting v Enhanced zseries Application Assist Processor (zaap) processor usage and reporting Standards supported OMEGAMON Platform V360 zseries products provide a number of integration facilities and adhere to a range of industry standards to make integration with other applications easier for you. These products use industry-standard languages and protocols to facilitate integration with third-party components and tools. The product also uses strategic IBM and Tivoli tools and platforms. These standards and platforms include the following: v A Web-based user interface implemented with industry-standard Web content languages, such as Java, XML, and HTML v OMEGAMON Web Services, an open standards-based interface to the OMEGAMON platform using SOAP requests. Any OMEGAMON XE monitoring agent can be dynamically queried, so that performance and availability data can be processed by other applications. v Simple Network Management Protocol v Web Services and Web Management Interface (WMI) standard v TCP/IP-based communications between components and systems v Support for the DB2 product, an industry-standard relational database v Use of Structured Query Language (SQL '92, ISO/IEC 9075:1992), the standard interface for relational database access v Use of standard shell scripts and SMP/E to assist in installation Interoperability with other products Interoperability is the capability of an application to effectively integrate and interoperate with other IBM and non-ibm applications that are used in the same customer environment. OMEGAMON Platform V360 zseries products are compatible with each other and can coexist in a single OMEGAMON XE environment (that is, with a common Candle Management Server). OMEGAMON Platform V360 products, such as the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console, also interoperate with OMEGAMON XE monitoring agents running on distributed systems and communicating through the Chapter 1. Introduction to OMEGAMON z/os Management Console 7

26 same Candle Management Servers. OMEGAMON z/os Management Console products require Candle Management Server version 360 or higher and CandleNet Portal 196. All OMEGAMON z/os Management Console monitoring agents communicating through a hub Candle Management Server must be at the same version and release. For more information about product prerequisites, see IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Program Directory. 8 Getting Started with IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console

27 Chapter 2. Planning for installation Before installing the IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console monitoring agent, read this entire book. Information contained in this book affects how you install the product components. This chapter includes information for installation planning, including: v Software and hardware prerequisites v Product packaging on page 10 v Installation and configuration tools: SMP/E and the Installation and Configuration Assistance Tool on page 12 v Installation flow on page 14 v Planning the deployment for your environment on page 16 v Planning security configuration on page 16 v Checking for fixes on page 17 Software and hardware prerequisites Versions of all the required products are provided in the OMEGAMON z/os Management Console product package. v A complete list of OMEGAMON z/os Management Console hardware and software prerequisites is located in the IBM OMEGAMON z/os Management Console Program Directory. v Prerequisites for the distributed OMEGAMON Platform components are located in IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON Platform: Installing and Setting up OMEGAMON Platform and CandleNet Portal on Windows and UNIX. Requirements for viewing the IBM Health Checker for z/os data In order to view IBM Health Checker for z/os data, you must have IBM Health Checker for z/os installed, set up, and started. If you do not set up and start IBM Health Checker for z/os, you cannot view the IBM Health Checker for z/os data. Do the following to install, set up, and start IBM Health Checker for z/os: 1. The way you install IBM Health Checker for z/os depends upon the z/os release you are using: v For z/os release V1R7 or higher, the installation instructions for the IBM Health Checker are described in the z/os Program Directory provided with your order. v For z/os releases V1R4, R5, or R6 you can install the IBM Health Checker for z/os download. Both the download and it s program directory are available on the z/os Downloads page: The Program Directory for IBM Health Checker for z/os for Use with V1.4.0/V1.5.0/V1/6.0 of z/os and z/os.e describes the installation of the download and how to obtain the IBM-supplied checks. 2. To set up and use the IBM Health Checker for z/os, including security setup, see IBM Health Checker for z/os User s Guide. Individual checks look for component, element, or product specific z/os settings and definitions, checking for potential problems. Checks are delivered both as an integrated part of a z/os release or separately, as PTFs. The specific component or Copyright IBM Corp