CICSPlex SM real-time analysis (RTA) definitions and their related views

Stabilized feature: CICSPlex® SM Real-Time Analysis (RTA) is stabilized. Consider moving to Policy system rules or to a dedicated monitoring product such as IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS. See also Stabilization notices and discontinued functions.

You can use the real-time analysis administration views to define a variety of real-time analysis attributes.

In addition to the views shown here, you can use the views described in RTA views to display information about and manage the real-time analysis activity in an active CICS® system. You can also display a visual map of your real-time analysis definitions by using the Map button.

Figure 1 illustrates the relationship between the views used for administration of real-time analysis. (The WUI view set names are followed by the object names in parentheses.)

The diagram shows the relationship between the views used for administration of real-time analysis. The CICS system definitions (CICSSYS) view defines and maintains CICS system definitions which include information about real-time analysis. System group definitions (CICSGRP) defines and maintains CICS system groups and displays information about them. The RTA specifications to CICS system links (LNKSRSCS) and RTA specifications to system group links (LNKSRSCG) views define and maintain CICS systems or system groups associated with an analysis specification. The RTA specifications (RTASPEC) view defines and maintains control attributes for SAM. The RTA groups in RTA specifications (RTAINSPC) view displays the names of analysis specifications and the groups associated with them and allows the information to be updated. The RTA groups (RTAGROUP) view defines and maintains analysis groups. The RTA definitions in RTA groups (RTAINGRP) view displays the names of analysis groups and their associated analysis and status definitions and allows the information to be updated. The Time period definitions (PERIODEF) view allows time period definitions to be created or modified and displays existing definitions. The Action definitions (ACTNDEF) view allows action definitions to be created or modified and displays information about existing definitions The Status definitions (STATDEF) view allows status definitions to be created or modified and displays information about existing definitions. The RTA definitions (RTADEF) view allows analysis definitions to be created or modified and displays information about existing definitions. The Evaluation definitions (EVALDEF) view allows evaluation definitions to be created or modified and displays information about existing definitions. — Figure 1. Views for creating real-time analysis objects and associations

Figure 2 illustrates the relationship between system availability monitoring (SAM) and the views used to establish that type of real-time analysis in a CICSplex (object names are in parentheses). In this case, the CICS system definition (CICSSYS) view is used to change the CICS system definition. The RTA specification (RTASPEC) view and Link RTA specification to CICS system and Link RTA specification to CICS system group (RTASCOPE) views are used to allow multiple CICS systems to use customized action definitions, severity levels, or both.

The diagram shows two z/OS systems, System A and System B. System A has a CMAS, EYUCMS1A and four MASs, EYUMAS1A (a TOR), EYUMAS2A (an AOR), EYUMAS3A (an AOR) and EYUMAS4A (a FOR). System B has a CMAS, EYUCMS1B and a MAS, EYUMAS1B (an AOR). Sysplex EYUPLX01 contains all the MASs from both systems. System Group EYUCSG01 contains all three AORs (across both systems) and the FOR. EYUMAS1B is also contained in system group, EYUCSG05. EYUCMS1A is the maintenance point for CICSplex EYUPLX01. There is a connection between the two CMASs. The following views are used to define and maintain the definitions in the data repository: CICS system definition (CICSSYS) defines system name as EYUMAS1A, primary CMAS as EYUCMS1A, active time as PRIME, analysis active as YES and conditions SOS, TRANDUMP and MAXTASK. RTA specification (RTASPEC) defines an analysis specification EYURTS01, MAXTASK action ACTDEF1 and MAXTASK severity 255. Link RTA specification to CICS system and Link RTA specification to system group (RTASCOPE) associate the specification with EYUMAS1A. — Figure 2. The relationship between SAM, the **CICS system definition** (CICSSYS) view, and the real-time analysis views

Figure 3 illustrates the relationship between MAS resource monitoring (MRM) and the WUI views used to establish that type of real-time analysis (object names are in parentheses).

Figure 4 illustrates the relationship between analysis point monitoring (APM) and the WUI views used to establish that type of real-time analysis (object names are in parentheses).