The CICSPlex SM option

Before you select option 2 (CPSM), from the CICSPlex® System Manager entry panel, ensure that you have correctly specified values for the Default Criteria for CPSM fields.

Default criteria for option 2 (CPSM)

The values shown for the Default Criteria (for CPSM) displayed on the CICSPlex System Manager entry panel are the default values for the session. You can change these values by overtyping them on the menu. You can also change the context and scope once the session is in progress; ways of making these changes are described in Panels, windows, and views.

Context and scope

When you select option 0 (PROFILE) or option 1 (PLEXMGR), you can ignore any context and scope values because they have no effect.

Note:
To specify the context for option 1, you must first select option 0 and identify the CAS. (For more information about option 0, see Appendix A. Tailoring your CICSPlex SM profile.)

When you select option 2 (CPSM) specify in the context and scope fields the CICS® and CICSPlex SM resources that are to be affected by any commands you issue during the CICSPlex SM session. Context may be either a CICSplex or a CMAS. If you intend to update the CICSPlex SM configuration (using the ADMCONFG or CONFIG view commands, which are introduced in The CICSPlex SM option), the context must be a CMAS and any scope value is ignored. For all other CICSPlex SM functions, the context is the name of a CICSplex and the scope field contains the name of a single CICS system, a CICS system group, or the CICSplex itself.

Warning Record Count

The value in the Warning Record Count field indicates, for instances when you request general or summary views, the maximum number of requested records that can be displayed without a warning message. For example, if you enter 12 in this field, you are warned when more than 12 records may result from a request. When a larger number of records is available, a message informs you of the number of records that can be displayed.

Note:
The number shown in the message is the largest number of requested records known to CICSPlex SM at the time you issue your request. However, if the CICSPlex SM environment changes (for example, if another CMAS connects to the CICSplex) after your request is received, but before the records are displayed, the number of records displayed may be either greater or fewer than the number shown in the message.

When the warning is displayed, you can continue processing your request and display the records or you can choose not to have any records displayed. This allows you to cancel a request that may involve a larger number of records than you anticipated, thus saving the time required to gather and display the information.

If you do not wish to set a threshold, enter 0 (the default) in the Warning Record Count field; all requested records are displayed for each request.

Note:
For MONITOR views, the number of records in the warning message is the number of resources being monitored by CICSPlex SM. However, if resource monitoring recently has become active and one full sample interval has not yet elapsed, there will be no data to display for those resources.
Views for which no warning is issued

The record count warning is issued only for resources for which CICSPlex SM keeps topology records. Thus, you will not receive a warning when you issue a command to display any of the following views:

CICS regions dynamic storage areas
CICSDSA, CICSDSAS, CICSRGN, CICSRGNS, MCICSDSA, MCICSDSS, MCICSRGN, MCICSRGS
Transaction classes
TRNCLS, TRNCLSS, MTRNCLS, MTRNCLSS
Coupling facility data tables
CFDTPOOL, CFDTPOOS
DB2® and DBCTL
DBCTLSS, DBCTLSSS, DB2CONN, DB2SS, DB2SSS, DB2THRD, DB2THRDS, DB2TRAN, DB2TRANS, MDB2THRD, MDB2THRS
FEPI property sets
FEPROP, FEPROPS
Local shared resource (LSR) pools
LSRPBUF, LSRPBUS, LSRPOOL, LSRPOOS, MLSRPBUF, MLSRPBUS, MLSRPOOL, MLSRPOOS
Timed requests
REQID, REQIDS
Intrapartition transient data queue usage
TDQGBL, TDQGBLS, MTGQGBL, MTDQGBLS
Temporary storage queues
TSQ, TSQGBL, TSQGBLS, TSQNAME, TSQNAMES, TSQS, TSQSHR, TSQSHRS, MTSQGBL, MTSQGBLS
DFHRPL data sets
RPLLIST, RPLLISTS
Tasks
TASK, TASKS
Analysis definitions
APACTV, EVENT, EVENTDTL, RTAACTV
Configuration definitions
CICSPLEX, CMAS, CMASPLEX, CMTCMLNK, CMTPMLNK
Monitor definitions
MONACTV
Topology definitions
MAS
Workload definitions
WLMATAFF, WLMATGRP, WLMATRAN, WLMAWAOR, WLMAWDEF, WLMAWORD, WLMAWORK, WLMAWTOR

Require Set

The value in the Require Set field indicates whether or not you must type the SET line action command when you enter new data in an overtype field. If you specify YES (the default) in the Require Set field, then when you overtype the contents of a field on a view you must type SET in the line command field, then press Enter to effect the change. If you specify NO in the Require Set field, you do not need to type SET in the line command field after you overtype a value and before you press Enter to effect the change.

At any point during your CICSPlex SM session, you can return to the CICSPlex System Manager entry panel, whether to end the session or to select a different menu option, by issuing either the CICSPlex SM command Quit or the ISPF command RETURN.

The CICSPlex SM MENU menu

When you select option 2 (CPSM) from the CICSPlex System Manager entry panel the MENU menu, which is shown in Figure 4, is displayed.

Figure 4. The CICSPlex SM MENU menu
 27FEB2005  18:49:03 ----------- INFORMATION DISPLAY ---------------------------
 COMMAND  ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> PAGE
 CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>
  W1 =MENU==============EYUPLX01=EYUPLX01=27FEB2005==18:49:03=CPSM=========14===
 CMD Name                 Description
 --- -----------------------------------
     ANALYSIS   Real Time Analysis Operations Views
     CONFIG     CMAS Configuration Operations Views
     MONITOR    Monitoring Views
     OPERATE    Operations Views
     TOPOLOGY   Topology Operations Views
     WORKLOAD   Workload Operations Views
     ========   ================================================================
     ADMSAM     RTA System Availability Monitoring Administration Views
     ADMMRM     RTA MAS Resource Monitoring Administration Views
     ADMAPM     RTA Analysis Point Monitoring Administration Views
     ADMCONFG   CMAS Configuration Administration Views
     ADMMON     Monitor Administration Views
     ADMTOPOL   Topology Administration Views
     ADMWLM     Workload Manager Administration Views
     ADMBAS     Business Application Services Administration Views
     ADMRES     Business Application Services Resource Views
 
 
 
  

Note:
If the PlexManager extended security message option is turned on at your enterprise, message BBMSS201I is displayed each time you open a new window or change the context of a window. You can press Enter to clear the message and display the CICSPlex SM MENU menu. For more information about PlexManager diagnostic facilities, refer to CICSPlex System Manager Problem Determination.

The items on the MENU menu identify the major functional areas of CICSPlex SM, which are:

Real-time analysis
The real-time analysis functions provide external notification of "interesting" conditions in CICS regions: you define what you consider to be of interest using the ADMAPM, ADMMRM, and ADMSAM views, and use the ANALYSIS views to view some of the external notifications arising from real-time analysis activity. All real-time analysis views are described in CICSPlex System Manager Managing Resource Usage.
Configuration
Start of changeThe ADMCONFG views support the configuration of CMASs. In particular, you use the ADMCONFG views to both define and maintain links between adjacent CMASs and CICSplex definitions. You use the CONFIG views to view information about the current configuration. All configuration views are described in CICSPlex System Manager Administration. End of change
Monitoring
The monitoring functions support the collection of performance-related data, at user-defined intervals, for named resource instances within a CICSplex. You use the ADMMON views to define and maintain your monitoring requirements. You use the MONITOR views to display the resultant data. All monitoring views are described in CICSPlex System Manager Monitor Views Reference.
Operations
The OPERATE views enable you to display and update information about the status of all CICS regions and CICS resources in a CICSplex. There are no administration tasks (and therefore no administration views) associated with the operations functions of CICSPlex SM. All operations views are described in CICSPlex System Manager Operations Views Reference.
Topology
You use the ADMTOPOL views to create and maintain CICS system definitions, CICS system group definitions, and time period definitions. You use the TOPOLOGY views to obtain information about those definitions, and to make temporary changes to them. All topology views are described in CICSPlex System Manager Administration.
Workload management
The workload management functions of CICSPlex SM support dynamic routing. You use the ADMWLM views to define your workload management requirements to CICSPlex SM, and the WORKLOAD views to obtain information about active workloads. All worklod management views are described in CICSPlex System Manager Managing Workloads.

To make a selection from the MENU menu, do one of the following:

The resulting menu lists all views or classes of views belonging to the selected functional area. For example, when you select the OPERATE view, a list of all OPERATE menus is displayed, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. The OPERATE menu
 27FEB2005  19:34:08 ----------- INFORMATION DISPLAY ---------------------------
 COMMAND  ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> PAGE
 CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>
  W1 =MENU==============EYUPLX01=EYUPLX01=27FEB2005==19:34:08=CPSM=========15===
 CMD Name             Description
 --- -------------------------------
     OPERATE     Operations Views
       CICSBTS     CICS BTS Views
       CONNECT     Connection Views
       DOCTEMP     Document Template Views
       DB2         DB2 and DBCTL Views
       ENQUEUE     Global Enqueue Views
       EXIT        Exit Views
       FEPI        FEPI Views
       FILE        File Views
       JOURNAL     Journal Views
       PROGRAM     Program Views
       REGION      CICS Region Views
       TASK        Task Views
       TCPIPS      TCPIP Service Views
       TDQ         Transient Data Queue Views
       TEMPSTOR    Temporary Storage Queue Views
       TERMINAL    Terminal Views
       TRANS       Transaction Views
       UOW         Unit of Work Views
 
 

You can return to the MENU menu at any time during the CICSPlex SM session by issuing the MENU command.

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