Monitoring a resource type throughout the CICSplex
In this example, you will see how to monitor the availability of all MRO connections throughout CICSplex PLXPROD1.
Whenever such a connection goes out of service, an event notification (but no external message) is to be generated, and its severity is to be VHS. Thus, if three connections are lost, three event notifications will be issued. The monitoring is to be continuous. A CICS® system group (CSGPLX01), which includes every CICS system in PLXPROD1, has already been created.
As in the previous example, the steps involved in the creation
of the evaluation definition, the action definition, and the analysis
definition are of most interest:
- Create an evaluation definition:
- From the main menu, click to display the Evaluation definitions tabular view (EVALDEF object). Click Evaluations
- Click the Create... button. The Evaluation definitions create view is displayed.
- Complete the fields as follows:
Name RTEPAY04 Description All MRO connections in PLXPROD1 Sample interval 30 Resource name CONNECT Instance identifier of evaluated resource * Method of evaluating results in result set Any Separate task indicator NO Field being evaluated SERVSTATUS Evaluation logical operator NE Evaluation data value INSERVICE Severity assigned when result meets criteria VHS View that may provide extra information CONNECT Filter string TYPE=MRO. - Click Yes to create the definition. Otherwise, click No to abandon the process.
In this example:- The evaluation values define the type of check to be made.
- The Result Set Action value ensures that, if the condition is true of any connection that's being monitored, the evaluation returns a severity of VHS.
- The filter string limits the checking to MRO connections.
- Create an action definition:
- From the main menu, click Administration views and one of RTA system availability monitoring, RTA MAS resource monitoring and RTA analysis point monitoring.
- Click Actions to display the Action definitions tabular view (ACTION object).
- Click the Create... button. To base the new definition on an existing one, click the Record check box before clicking the Create... button. The Action definitions create view is displayed.
- Complete the fields as follows:
Name RTAPAY04 Description Connections lost in PLXPROD1 Generate event YES Name of view that may provide useful information CONNECT Action priority 120 Message sent when event occurs Connections lost in PLXPROD1 Generate external message NO Generate generic SNA alert NO MVS automatic restart NO - Click Yes to create the definition. Otherwise, click No to abandon the process.
The Priority value of 120 means that other VHS events with a priority greater than 120 will appear higher in the Outstanding events view.
Note: For a complete description of the RTA definitions view, see Action definitions. - Create an analysis definition:
- From the main menu, click to display the RTA definitions tabular view (RTA object).
- Click the Create... button. The RTA definitions create view is displayed.
- Complete the fields as follows:
Use the default value of 1 in the Count of true evaluations and Count of false evaluations fields.Name RTDPAY04 Description MRO connections in PLXPROD1 Analysis interval 30 Evaluation expression RTEPAY04 Execute evaluation modification string NO Action definition name RTAPAY04 - Click Yes to create the definition.
Note: For a complete description of the RTA definitions view, see RTA definitions.