Changes to CICS statistics

This section summarizes the changes to statistics across supported CICS® releases. Use this information to plan the impact of upgrading from one release to another.

The changes are reflected in the reports produced by DFHSTUP, the statistics formatting utility program.

If you are upgrading from an end-of-service release, you can find information about the changes that are relevant to those releases in Summary of changes from end-of-service releases.

Highlights of changes across supported releases of CICS TS

Table 1 lists new statistics types that are introduced and the statistics types that have new or changed fields in each supported CICS TS release.

The links provided in Table 1 take you to the relevant tables below where brief descriptions of the changes are provided.

Table 1. Highlights of statistics changes across supported releases of CICS TS
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2  
NEW:
  • NODEJSAPP
  • Policy
 NEW: NEW:
  • Cipher
 NEW: None  
CHANGED: CHANGED: CHANGED: CHANGED:  

Changes to CICS statistics by release of CICS TS

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Type Type

In the tables that follow, column widths vary to accommodate text. The field name is a unique identifier for each statistic field, and where applicable, the DFHSTUP name is also given.

CICS Db2®

Table 2. Changes to CICS Db2 statistics by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2
Global statistics
New field:
  • D2G_TCB_PROTECTED_CURRENT, with DFHSTUP name Current number of connections with pthreads
   Resource statistics
New field:
  • D2R_SHARELOCKS, with DFHSTUP name Share Locks
  

Ciphers

Table 3. Changes to cipher statistics by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2
  Resource statistics
New fields:
  • SOC_CIPHER, with DFHSTUP name Number, indicating the cipher code
  • SOC_TIMES_CICS_INB_USED, with DFHSTUP name TLS Inbound
  • SOC_TIMES_CICS_OUTB_USED, with DFHSTUP name TLS Outbound
  • SOC_TIMES_ATTLS_INB_USED, with DFHSTUP name AT-TLS Inbound
  • SOC_TIMES_ATTLS_OUTB_USED, with DFHSTUP name AT-TLS Outbound
  

ISC/IRC system entry

Table 4. Changes to ISC/IRC system entry statistics by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2
Resource statistics
New field:
  • A14EAHWM, with DFHSTUP name Peak aids in chain

Changed fields:

Automatic initiate descriptors statistics now report on the local system.

A14EALL, with DFHSTUP name Aids in chain, is changed from a half-word binary field to a full-word binary field. It is also moved and now follows field A14EMQPC in the statistics DSECT.

      

JVM server

Table 5. Changes to JVM server statistics by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2
    JVMSERVER resource statistics
New fields:
  • SJS_JVMSERVER_CODE_CACHE_USED, with DFHSTUP name JVMSERVER code cache memory used
  • SJS_JVMSERVER_CODE_CACHE_ALLOC, with DFHSTUP name JVMSERVER code cache memory alloc
  • SJS_JVMSERVER_DATA_CACHE_USED, with DFHSTUP name JVMSERVER data cache memory used
  • SJS_JVMSERVER_DATA_CACHE_ALLOC, with DFHSTUP name JVMSERVER data cache memory alloc
  • SJS_JVMSERVER_CLASS_STRG_USED, with DFHSTUP name JVMSERVER class storage mem used
  • SJS_JVMSERVER_CLASS_STRG_ALLOC, with DFHSTUP name JVMSERVER class storage mem alloc
  • SJS_JVMSERVER_CLASSCACHE_SIZE, with DFHSTUP name JVMSERVER classcache size
  • SJS_JVMSERVER_CLASSCACHE_FREE, with DFHSTUP name JVMSERVER classcache free
 JVMSERVER resource statistics
New fields:
  • SJS_JVMSERVER_THREAD_WLP_ACTV, with DFHSTUP name Number of active Liberty JVM server threads

Monitoring domain

Table 6. Changes to Monitoring domain statistics by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2
Global statistics
New fields:
  • MNGURIRL, with DFHSTUP name Urimap Resource Limit
  • MNGWEBRL, with DFHSTUP name Webservice Resource Limit
 Global statistics
New fields:
  • MNGRMI, with DFHSTUP name RMI Option
  • MNGAPPNS, with DFHSTUP name Application naming
  • MNGMCTNM, with DFHSTUP name MCT program name
  • MNGFREQ, with DFHSTUP name Frequency
    

Security domain

Table 7. Changes to Security domain statistics by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2
 

NEW

   Global statistics
New fields:
  • XSG_AUTHOR_FAIL_NL_NA, with DFHSTUP name Failed authorizations NOLOG NOTAUTH
  • XSG_AUTHOR_FAIL_NL_NF, with DFHSTUP name Failed authorizations NOLOG NOTFND

Storage manager

Table 8. Changes to Storage manager statistics by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2
  Global statistics
New statistics provided respectively for z/OS user region and extended user region storage:
  • SMSMVSMONSAMPLELASTTIMELOCAL, with DFHSTUP name Last monitor sample time
  • SMSMVSMONSAMPLELASTTIMEGMT
  • For 24-bit MVS user region storage
  • SMSMVS24STATE, with DFHSTUP name State, indicating the state of the user region storage
  • SMSMVS24TOTALUNALLOC, with DFHSTUP name Current unallocated total
  • SMSMVS24TOTALUNALLOCLWM, with DFHSTUP name LWM unallocated total
  • SMSMVS24LARGESTUNALLOC, with DFHSTUP name Current unallocated largest contiguous area
  • SMSMVS24LARGESTUNALLOCLWM, with DFHSTUP name LWM unallocated largest contiguous area
  • SMSMVS24LASTSOSTIMELOCAL, with DFHSTUP name Last date and time SOS
  • SMSMVS24LASTSOSTIMEGMT
  • SMSMVS24WAITTIME, with DFHSTUP name Time tasks waited because SOS
  • SMSMVS24NUMWAITS, with DFHSTUP name Current tasks waiting because SOS
  • SMSMVS24NUMWAITSHWM, with DFHSTUP name Peak tasks waiting because SOS
  • SMSMVS24TOTALNUMWAITS, with DFHSTUP name Total waits because SOS
  • For 31-bit MVS extended user region storage
  • SMSMVS31STATE, with DFHSTUP name State, indicating the state of the extended user region storage
  • SMSMVS31TOTALUNALLOC, with DFHSTUP name Current unallocated total
  • SMSMVS31TOTALUNALLOCLWM, with DFHSTUP name LWM unallocated total
  • SMSMVS31LARGESTUNALLOC, with DFHSTUP name Current unallocated largest contiguous area
  • SMSMVS31LARGESTUNALLOCLWM, with DFHSTUP name LWM unallocated largest contiguous area
  • SMSMVS31LASTSOSTIMELOCAL, with DFHSTUP name Last date and time SOS
  • SMSMVS31LASTSOSTIMEGMT
  • SMSMVS31WAITTIME, with DFHSTUP name Time tasks waited because SOS
  • SMSMVS31NUMWAITS, with DFHSTUP name Current tasks waiting because SOS
  • SMSMVS31NUMWAITSHWM, with DFHSTUP name Peak tasks waiting because SOS
  • SMSMVS31TOTALNUMWAITS, with DFHSTUP name Total waits because SOS
   Global statistics

New fields:

  • For z/OS user region storage
  • SMSMVS24SOSTIME, with DFHSTUP name SOS duration
  • SMSMVS24SOSCOUNT, with DFHSTUP name Times SOS
  • For z/OS extended user region storage
  • SMSMVS31SOSTIME, with DFHSTUP name SOS duration
  • SMSMVS31SOSCOUNT, with DFHSTUP name Times SOS
  • For z/OS MEMLIMIT storage
  • SMSMVS64STATE, with DFHSTUP name State
  • SMSMVS64UNALLOC, with DFHSTUP name Current unallocated
  • SMSMVS64UNALLOCLWM, with DFHSTUP name LWM unallocated
  • SMSMVS64LASTSOSTIMELOCAL, with DFHSTUP name Last date and time SOS
  • SMSMVS64LASTSOSTIMEUTC
  • SMSMVS64SOSTIME, with DFHSTUP name SOS duration
  • SMSMVS64SOSCOUNT, with DFHSTUP name Times SOS

Changed fields:

The following storage SOS statistics are subject to the ZOSSOSNEWTCB system initialization parameter:
  • SMSMVS24WAITTIME and SMSMVS31WAITTIME, with DFHSTUP name Time tasks waited because SOS
  • SMSMVS24NUMWAITS and SMSMVS31NUMWAITS, with DFHSTUP name Current tasks waiting because SOS
  • SMSMVS24NUMWAITSHWM and SMSMVS31NUMWAITSHWM, with DFHSTUP name Peak tasks waiting because SOS
  • SMSMVS24TOTALNUMWAITS and SMSMVS31TOTALNUMWAITS, with DFHSTUP name Total waits because SOS

TCP/IP

Table 9. Changes to TCP/IP services resource statistics, by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2
  New field:
  • SOR_TCPIPS_OPTIONSPGM, with DFHSTUP name TCPIPSERVICE OPTIONSPGM
    
Table 10. Changes to TCP/IP global statistics, by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2  
    New fields:
  • SOG_S8TLSHS_REQUESTS_MAX, with DFHSTUP name Maximum parallel TLS handshakes
  • SOG_S8TLSHS_REQUESTS_CUR, with DFHSTUP name Current parallel TLS handshakes
  • SOG_S8TLSHS_REQUESTS_PEAK, with DFHSTUP name Peak parallel TLS handshakes
  • SOG_S8TLSHS_WAITERS_MAX, with DFHSTUP name Maximum waiting TLS handshakes
  • SOG_S8TLSHS_WAITERS_CUR, with DFHSTUP name Current waiting TLS handshakes
  • SOG_S8TLSHS_WAITERS_PEAK, with DFHSTUP name Peak waiting TLS handshakes
  • SOG_TIMES_CICSTLS11_INB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Inbound: TLS 1.1
  • SOG_TIMES_CICSTLS12_INB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Inbound: TLS 1.2
  • SOG_TIMES_CICSTLS13_INB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Inbound: TLS 1.3
  • SOG_TIMES_CICSTLSALL_INB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Inbound: Total
  • SOG_TIMES_CICSTLS11_OUTB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Outbound: TLS 1.1
  • SOG_TIMES_CICSTLS12_OUTB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Outbound: TLS 1.2
  • SOG_TIMES_CICSTLS13_OUTB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Outbound: TLS 1.3
  • SOG_TIMES_CICSTLSALL_OUTB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Outbound: Total
  • SOG_TIMES_ATSSL3_INB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Inbound: AT-TLS SSL 3
  • SOG_TIMES_ATTLS10_INB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Inbound: AT-TLS 1.0
  • SOG_TIMES_ATTLS11_INB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Inbound: AT-TLS 1.1
  • SOG_TIMES_ATTLS12_INB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Inbound: AT-TLS 1.2
  • SOG_TIMES_ATTLS13_INB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Inbound: AT-TLS 1.3
    
    New fields (continued):
  • SOG_TIMES_ATSSL3_OUTB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Outbound: AT-TLS SSL 3
  • SOG_TIMES_ATTLS10_OUTB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Outbound: AT-TLS 1.0
  • SOG_TIMES_ATTLS11_OUTB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Outbound: AT-TLS 1.1
  • SOG_TIMES_ATTLS12_OUTB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Outbound: AT-TLS 1.2
  • SOG_TIMES_ATTLS13_OUTB_USED, with DFHSTUP name Outbound: AT-TLS 1.3
  • SOG_HANDSHAKES_FULL_INB, with DFHSTUP name Inbound: Full
  • SOG_HANDSHAKES_ABBREV_INB, with DFHSTUP name Inbound: Abbreviated
  • SOG_HANDSHAKES_FULL_OUTB, with DFHSTUP name Outbound: Full
  • SOG_HANDSHAKES_ABBREV_OUTB, with DFHSTUP name Outbound: Abbreviated
    
    Changed fields:
  • SOG_CURR_OUTB_SOCKETS - its DFHSTUP name is changed to Current number of outbound sockets.
  • SOG_PEAK_OUTB_SOCKETS - its DFHSTUP name is changed to Peak number of outbound sockets.
   
    Removed fields:
  • SOG_CURR_PERS_OUTB_SOCKETS
  • SOG_PEAK_BOTH_OUTB_SOCKETS
  • SOG_PEAK_PERS_OUTB_SOCKETS
  • SOG_PERS_OUTBOUND_CREATED
    

Temporary storage

Table 11. Changes to Temporary storage statistics by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2
    Global statistics
New fields:
  • TSGASU, with DFHSTUP name Current aux. temp storage usage %
  • TSGASUPK, with DFHSTUP name Peak aux. temp storage usage %
  

Transaction

Table 12. Changes to Transaction statistics by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2
Transactions resource statistics
New field:
  • XMRAENDC, with DFHSTUP name Abend Count
   Transactions resource statistics
New field:
  • XMR_PURGED_TRNCLS_THRESHOLD, with DFHSTUP name Purge Count
  

Transaction class

Table 13. Changes to Transaction class statistics by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2
    Transaction class resource statistics
NEW FIELD:
  • XMCGAMA, with DFHSTUP name Last At MaxAct
 Transaction class resource statistics
NEW FIELD:
  • XMCPUA, with DFHSTUP name Purge A

User domain

Table 14. Changes to User domain statistics by release
5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2
  Global statistics
New fields:
  • USGDESOF, with DFHSTUP name Delete count due to sign off
  • USGDEENF, with DFHSTUP name Delete count due to ENF
  • USGDRCUR, with DFHSTUP name Current instances in directory
  • USGDRPK, with DFHSTUP name Peak instances in directory
  • USGTOCUR, with DFHSTUP name Current instances in timeout
  • USGTOPK, with DFHSTUP name Peak instances in timeout
  • USGENFK, with DFHSTUP name ENF events matched
  • USGENFUN, with DFHSTUP name ENF events not matched