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:
From the current view, issue the command EVALDEF. From the EVALDEF view, issue the command CRE. Complete the first Create Evaluation Definition panel as shown here:
------------------- Create Evaluation Definition for PLXPROD1------------------ COMMAND ===> Name ===> RTEPAY04 Description ===> All MRO connections in PLXPROD1 Sample Interval ===> 30 Interval between samples in seconds TableName ===> CONNECT Resource Table Name or * Instance Pattern ===> * Specific or generic pattern Result Set Action ===> ANY Operation(ALL,ANY,SUM,MIN,MAX,AVG,CNT) Separate Task ===> NO Run as a separate task (YES, NO) Evaluation Column ===> SERVSTATUS Column name to evaluate or * either Operator ===> NE (EQ,NE,LT,GT,LE,GE) Value ===> INSERVICE Severity ===> VHS (VLS,LS,LW,HW,HS,VHS) or set Thresholds: Provide 3 low and/or 3 high values, N=Normal VLS LS LW (N) HW HS VHS View ===> CONNECT View invoked for this Evaluation Type DOWN or UP to view other Evaluation Definition screens. Press Enter to create Evaluation Definition. Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.
In this example:
Issue the DOWN command and complete the second Create Evaluation Definition panel as shown here:
------------------- Create Evaluation Definition for EYUPLX01------------------ COMMAND ===> Name ===> EYURTE01 Filter string expression: (Type FILTER to list columns) ===> TYPE=MRO. ===> ===> ===> ===> ===> ===> ===> ===> ===> Modification string expression: (Type MODIFY to list modifiable columns) ===> ===> ===> ===> Type DOWN or UP to view other Evaluation Definition screens. Press Enter to create Evaluation Definition. Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.
In this example, the filter string limits the checking to MRO connections.
From the current view, issue the command ACTNDEF. From the ACTNDEF view, issue the command CRE. Complete the Create Action Definition panel as shown here, and press Enter:
-------------------- Create Action Definition for PLXPROD1 -------------------- COMMAND ===> Action Name ===> RTAPAY04 Description ===> Connections lost in PLXPROD1 Event ===> YES Generate Event (Yes/No) Event View ===> CONNECT View for Event Priority ===> 120 Event Priority (1 to 255) Event Text ===> Connections lost in PLXPROD1 External Msg ===> NO Generate External Message (Yes/No) Enter Msg ===> Exit Msg ===> Alert ===> NO Generate Alert (Yes/No) CMAS Name ===> CMAS to Issue Alert Enter Text ===> Exit Text ===> Restart ===> NO Cancel for ARM Restart (Yes/No) Press Enter to create the Action Definition. Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.
The Priority value of 120 means that other VHS events with a priority greater than 120 will appear higher in the EVENT view.
From the current view, issue the command RTADEF. From the RTADEF view, issue the command CRE. Complete the Create Analysis Definition panel as shown here, and press Enter:
------------------------ Create Analysis Definition for PLXPROD1 -------------- COMMAND ==> Name ===> RTDPAY04 Description ===> MRO connections in PLXPROD1 Perform Ops ===> NO Perform EVALDEF operations changes (YES, NO) Sample Interval ===> 30 Interval between samples in seconds (1-86400) Action Name ===> RTAPAY04 Action definition name or generic VLS LS LW HW HS VHS Entry Intervals ===> 0001 0001 0001 0001 0001 0001 Exit Intervals ===> 0001 0001 0001 0001 0001 0001 Evaluation expression: ===> RTEPAY04 ===> ===> ===> ===> ===> ===> Press Enter to create the Analysis Definition. Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.
The Entry Intervals and Exit Intervals can be allowed to default to 0001.
You would install the analysis definition in the CICS system group CSGPLX01 by specifying CSGPLX01 as the scope of the analysis specification.
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