Monitoring multiple resource types in a CICS system group (2)

In the previous example (Monitoring multiple resource types in a CICS system group (1)), you saw how to monitor two types of resource (CDSA and UDSA) in a group of CICS® systems. You created a single action definition, so that the same notifications were issued, regardless of which of the two types of resource was having problems.

In this example, you will see how to monitor those same resources (CDSA and UDSA), but with these differences:

The CICS system group CSGAORS1, containing CICS systems CICSPA01 and CICSPA02, has already been created, as have the two time-period definitions PDFBUSY1 (for the period 10:00 through 11:30) and PDFBUSY2 (for the period 14:00 through 16:00). You can reuse the two evaluation definitions (RTEPAY05 and RTEPAY06) from the previous example.

  1. Create the first action definition.

    From the current view, issue the command ACTNDEF. From the ACTNDEF view, issue the command CRE. The Create Action Definition panel is displayed. Complete the panel as shown here, and press Enter:

     -------------------- Create Action Definition for PLXPROD1 --------------------
     COMMAND  ===>
     
     Action Name   ===> RTAPAY07
      Description  ===> CDSA free size low below 16MB
     
      Event        ===> YES          Generate Event (Yes/No)
       Event View  ===> CICSDSA      View for Event
       Priority    ===> 255          Event Priority (1 to 255)
       Event Text  ===> Free CDSA below 16MB dropping
     
      External Msg ===> YES          Generate External Message (Yes/No)
       Enter Msg   ===> Free CDSA below 16MB dropping
       Exit Msg    ===> Free CDSA below 16MB climbing
     
      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 ACTNDEF view is redisplayed.

  2. Create the second action definition.

    In the ACTNDEF view, tab to the entry for RTAPAY07, and issue CRE from the line-command field. The Create Action Definition panel is displayed, showing the values you entered while creating RTAPAY07. Update the panel as shown here, and press Enter:

     -------------------- Create Action Definition for PLXPROD1 --------------------
     COMMAND  ===>
     
     Action Name   ===> RTAPAY08
      Description  ===> UDSA free size low below 16MB
     
      Event        ===> YES          Generate Event (Yes/No)
       Event View  ===> CICSDSA      View for Event
       Priority    ===> 255          Event Priority (1 to 255)
       Event Text  ===> Free UDSA below 16MB dropping
     
      External Msg ===> YES          Generate External Message (Yes/No)
       Enter Msg   ===> Free UDSA below 16MB dropping
       Exit Msg    ===> Free UDSA below 16MB climbing
     
      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.

    Notice that the messages generated by action definitions RTAPAY07 and RTAPAY08 differentiate between problems with CDSA and problems with UDSA.

  3. Create the first analysis definition.

    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             ===> RTDPAY07
      Description      ===> CDSA free size
      Perform Ops      ===> NO        Perform EVALDEF operations changes (YES, NO)
      Sample Interval  ===> 60        Interval between samples in seconds (1-86400)
      Action Name      ===> RTAPAY07  Action definition name or generic
     
                             VLS    LS    LW    HW    HS   VHS
     Entry Intervals   ===> 0002  0002  0002  0001  0001  0001
     Exit  Intervals   ===> 0002  0002  0002  0001  0001  0001
     
     Evaluation expression:
     ===> RTEPAY05
     ===>
     ===>
     ===>
     ===>
     ===>
     ===>
     
     Press Enter to create the Analysis Definition.
     Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.

    This analysis definition is basically the same as the one you created in the previous example (Monitoring multiple resource types in a CICS system group (1)), except that it names only one evaluation definition in the Evaluation expression field, has a shorter sample interval, and triggers the CDSA-specific action definition, RTAPAY07.

    When you press Enter, the RTADEF view is redisplayed.

  4. Create the second analysis definition.

    In the RTADEF view, tab to the entry for RTDPAY07, and issue CRE from the line command field. The Create Analysis Definition panel is displayed, showing the values you entered when creating RTDPAY07. Update the panel as shown here, and press Enter:

     ------------------------ Create Analysis Definition for PLXPROD1 --------------
     COMMAND ==>
     
      Name             ===> RTDPAY08
      Description      ===> UDSA free size
      Perform Ops      ===> NO        Perform EVALDEF operations changes (YES, NO)
      Sample Interval  ===> 60        Interval between samples in seconds (1-86400)
      Action Name      ===> RTAPAY08  Action definition name or generic
     
                             VLS    LS    LW    HW    HS   VHS
     Entry Intervals   ===> 0002  0002  0002  0001  0001  0001
     Exit  Intervals   ===> 0002  0002  0002  0001  0001  0001
     
     Evaluation expression:
     ===> RTEPAY06
     ===>
     ===>
     ===>
     ===>
     ===>
     ===>
     
     Press Enter to create the Analysis Definition.
     Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.

    The RTADEF view is redisplayed.

  5. Create the first analysis group.

    From the current view, issue the command RTAGROUP. From the RTAGROUP view, issue the command CRE. Complete the Create Analysis Group panel as shown here, and press Enter:

     ------------------------- Create Analysis Group for PLXPROD1-----------
     COMMAND  ===>
     
      Group Name          ===>  RTGPAY07
      Description         ===>  Peak time DSA health - a.m.
     
     
     
     
     
    Press Enter to create Analysis Group.
    Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.
    Note:
    For a complete description of the RTAGROUP view, see RTAGROUP (Analysis groups).
  6. Create the second analysis group.

    In the RTAGROUP view, tab to the entry for RTGPAY07, and issue CRE from the line-command field. The Create Analysis Group panel is displayed, showing the values you entered while creating RTGPAY07. Update the panel as shown here, and press Enter:

     ------------------------- Create Analysis Group for PLXPROD1-----------
     COMMAND  ===>
     
      Group Name          ===>  RTGPAY08
      Description         ===>  Peak time DSA health - p.m.
     
     
     
     
     
    Press Enter to create Analysis Group.
    Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.
  7. Add analysis definitions to analysis group RTGPAY07.
    1. From the current view, issue the command RTADEF.
    2. In the RTADEF view, tab to the entry for RTDPAY07, and issue ADD from the line-command field. The Add RTADEF to Analysis Group panel is displayed. Complete the panel as shown here, and press Enter:
     ------------------ Add RTADEF to Analysis Group for PLXPROD1 -----------------
     COMMAND  ===>
     
      Name                      RTDPAY07
      Description
     
      Analysis Group       ===> RTGPAY07      Analysis Group or Generic
      Active Period        ===> PDFBUSY1      Period Name or Generic
     
    Press Enter to add RTADEF to Analysis Group.
    Type END or CANCEL to cancel without adding.
    When you press Enter, the RTADEF view is redisplayed.

    Repeat step 7b to add analysis definition RTDPAY08 to RTGPAY07, specifying Active Period PDFBUSY1.

  8. Add analysis definitions to analysis group RTGPAY08.

    Repeat step 7 to add analysis definitions RTDPAY07 and RTDPAY08 to analysis group RTGPAY08, but specifying time-period definition PDFBUSY2.

    (To check that analysis definitions have been added successfully to both analysis groups, issue the command RTAINGRP from the current view. The RTAINGRP view is displayed, showing entries for analysis definitions RTDPAY07 and RTDPAY08 in each of the analysis groups RTGPAY07 and RTGPAY08.)

  9. Create an analysis specification.

    From the current view, issue the command RTASPEC. From the RTASPEC view, issue the command CRE. The Create Analysis Specification panel is displayed. Complete the panel as shown here, and press Enter:

     ----------------------- Create Analysis Specification for PLXPROD1 ------------
     COMMAND  ===>
     
      RTA Spec Name     ===> RTSPAY07
      Description       ===> General health checks
     
      System availability management:
     
                     Action or Generic    Severity
      SAM                 =>           =>
      SOS                 =>           =>
      SYSDUMP             =>           =>
      TRANDUMP            =>           =>
      MAXTASK             =>           =>
      STALL               =>           =>
     
    Press Enter to create the RTA Specification.
    Type END or CANCEL to cancel without creating.

    When you press Enter, the RTASPEC view is redisplayed.

    Note:
    For a complete description of the RTASPEC view, see RTASPEC (Analysis specifications).
  10. Set the scope of the analysis specification.

    In the RTASPEC view, tab to the entry for RTSPAY07 and issue ADD from the line-command field. The Add Scope for Specification panel is displayed. Complete the panel as shown here, and press Enter:

     ----------------------- Add Scope for Specification for PLXPROD1 --------------
     COMMAND  ===>
     
      Analysis Spec Name      RTSPAY07
      Description             General health checks
     
      Scope              ===> CSGAORS1     CICS System, Group or Generic
      Option             ===> FORCE        FORCE, NULL, or NONE for System Group
     
    Press Enter to add Analysis Specification Scope.
    Type END or CANCEL to cancel without adding.

    The RTASPEC view is redisplayed.

  11. Add the analysis groups to the analysis specification.
    1. From the current view, issue the command RTAGROUP.
    2. In the RTAGROUP view, tab to the entry for RTGPAY07, and issue ADD from the line-command field. The Add Analysis Group to Analysis Specification panel is displayed.
    3. In the Specification Name field of the Add Analysis Group to Analysis Specification panel, type RTSPAY07 and press Enter. The RTAGROUP view is redisplayed.
    Repeat this step to add analysis group RTGPAY08 to analysis specification RTSPAY07. The analysis definitions take effect for any CICS system in group CSGAORS1 when that system is next started. If any of the CICS systems in group CSGAORS1 is already active, you can make the analysis definitions take immediate effect as described in Adding a scope to an analysis specification.
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