Monitoring resources permanently

Start of changeThis example is a development of the previous example (Monitoring resources temporarily) in which you saw how to monitor the number of DB2® thread aborts in a CICS® system group on a temporary basis. In this example, you will again use the WUI to create the real-time analysis definitions required to make this monitoring regular and permanent.End of change

Assume that you want the analysis definition RTDPAY02 to be in effect every day in CICS system group CSGAORS1, but only during prime shift (09:00 through 17:30). You have decided this because, outside of prime shift, you have few problems with DB2.

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  1. Create a time period definition.
    1. From the main menu, click Administration views-->System availability monitoring administration views-->Time period definitions to open the Time period definition tabular view.
    2. Click the Create action button and type in the following information:
      Period definition name
      PDFPRIME
      Description
      Prime shift (0900 -- 1730)
      Start time
      09:00
      End time
      17:30
      Time zone
      U
      Time zone adjustment factor
      0

      You have to give the time period definition a name (PDFPRIME, in this example), say when it starts and when it ends, and specify the time zone. The description isn’t mandatory, but you’ll probably find it useful when you’re looking at a list of period definitions and need to distinguish one from another. You can reuse this definition within the CICSplex any number of times, and for any of the CICSPlex® SM functions.

    3. Click Yes to confirm.
  2. Create an analysis specification.

    To get an analysis definition installed in a CICS system automatically, you have to create both an analysis specification and an analysis group. Begin with the analysis specification, though the order isn’t important.

    1. Create an analysis specification.
      1. From the WUI main menu, click Administration views-->System availability monitoring administration views-->Analysis specifications to open the RTA specification tabular view
      2. Click the Create action button and type in the following information
        RTA specification name
        RTSPAY02
        Description
        Install RTDPAY02 in CSGAORS1
        You can leave the remaining fields blank.
      3. Click Yes to confirm. The RTA specification tabular view is redisplayed and includes an entry for RTSPAY02.
  3. Set the scope of the analysis specification.

    The next step is to identify the CICS systems that are to use this specification.

    1. Select the entry for RTSPAY02 in the RTA specification tabular view and click Associate CICS group.
    2. In the CICS system group field, type CSGAORS1, and select Force to make all systems in CICS system group CSGAORS1 use this analysis specification.
    3. Click Yes to confirm.
  4. Create an analysis group.
    1. From the WUI main menu, click Administration views-->MAS resource monitoring administration views-->Analysis groups to open the RTA group tabular view
    2. Click the Create action button and type in the following:
      RTA group name
      RTGPAY02
      Description
      Install RTDPAY02
    3. Click Yes to confirm.
  5. Associate the analysis group with the analysis specification.
    1. Select the for RTGPAY02 entry in the RTA group view, and click Add to RTA specification.
    2. In the RTA specname field, type in RTSPAY02.

    If you want to check that the analysis group has been added to the analysis specification, from the main menu click Administration views-->MAS resource monitoring administration views-->Analysis groups in analysis specifications to open the RTA group in RTA specification tabular view. This view shows an entry for analysis specification RTSPAY02 with analysis group RTGPAY02.

  6. Associate the analysis definition with the analysis group.
    1. From the main menu click Administration views-->MAS resource monitoring administration views-->Analysis definitions to open the RTA definition tabular view.
    2. Select the entry for RTDPAY02 entry, and click Add to RTA group.
    3. In the Resource group name field, type in RTGPAY02. In the Period Definition name field, type in PDFPRIME.
    4. Click Yes to confirm.
    Note:
    For a description of the EUI RTADEF view, see RTADEF (Analysis definitions).

    If you want to check that the analysis definition has been successfully added to the analysis group, from the main menu click Administration views-->MAS resource monitoring administration views-->Analysis definitions in groups to open the RTA definition in RTA group tabular view. An entry is listed for RTA group RTGPAY02 with RTA definition RTDPAY02 for period PDFPRIME.

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The newly installed analysis definition takes effect in any CICS system that belongs to group CSGAORS1 when that CICS system next starts. (You can also activate a new analysis definition immediately from the MAS view by switching real-time analysis off and back on again.)

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