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Extending HP OMi to include the IBM Mainframe/zOS environment

Many corpora*ons con*nue to rely upon the IBM mainframe and IBM i (iSeries-AS/400)environments as an integral part of their IT Opera*ons. In the fast moving digital era, ofalways-on and hybrid IT environments, companies need to proac*vely iden*fy and resolveperformance and before the business feels the impact. In order to create a connectedintelligence that drives smarter collabora*on and automa*on, geGng the insights andincludingthesemission-cri*calenvironmentsisevenmoreimpera*vethaneverforintoday’sdigitalbusiness.That’swheretheEViewTechnologysolu*onscometotherescue,providingbusinessinsightspreviouslynotpossible, by seamlessly integra*ng these IBMenvironments intoMicro FocusOpera*onsManageri(OMi)–providingatrue360degreeviewofITEnterpriseOpera*ons.EView/400iManagement forMicro FocusOpera*onsManager i (OMi) extends the value ofOMitoincludethekeyIBMi(iSeries-AS/400)environmentsaspartofacomprehensiveend-to-endenterprisesolu*onfortoday’salways-onbusinesses.Thecombina*onofMicroFocusSoPwareandEViewprovidesacomprehensive,accurateandcomplete view of corporate mainframe infrastructure for Opera*ons, Configura*onManagement,andITOpera*onalIntelligence.

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EView/400i Management for IBM i (iSeries-AS/400) for Micro Focus Operations Manager i (OMi)

Extending the cross-platform capabilities Micro Focus OMi to include the IBM i (iSeries-AS/400) environments

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How it Works

EView/400i IBM i (iSeries-AS/400) Management forMicro Focus Opera*ons Management i enablesinforma*on from the mainframe environments to bedisplayed on the OMi console. The EView agentcollec*onsourcesspansystem,applica*onandnetworkmessages, performance, and resource u*liza*on datavia system interface APIs. Local OS message filtersextract cri*cal system and network informa*on asspecifiedbytheadministrator. Thisinforma*onisthensent via TCP/IP and only the specified subset ofinforma*onissenttothemanagementconsole. Thesemessages can include informa*on about the opera*ngsystem, system applica*ons, such as; DB2, MessageQueue, MQSeries, Audit Journal, Job Status,Websphere,andmanyotherswhichareper*nenttotheIBMserverenvironments.EView Management for OMi u*lizes the monitoringautoma*oncomponenttocheckcri*calsystemmetricsand provide alerts for condi*ons needing aaen*on orprovidingtheabilitytoperformautomatedac*ons.

About the EView Intelligent Agent Architecture

AlloftheEViewTechnologysolu*onsaredesignedandarchitected around the EView Intelligent AgentTechnology.TheEViewIntelligentAgentisalightweightagent that resides on IBM i (iSeries-AS/400)systems, gathering all data which comes through theconsoleandotherintegra*onpoints.As a key design point, the EView Intelligent Agentrequiresminimalresources. Therearenorequirementsforvastamountsofmemory,GBofstorage,etc…onthemainframe and iSeries (AS/400) systems that othersolu*onsrequire.Thislowoverheadprovidessignificantcost and efficiency savings. Addi*onally, the EViewIntelligentAgentaffordstheabilitytonarrowdownthevastamountofmessages,events,and logdatatoyourexact requirements. TheadvancedEViewagent sendsthis data into an EView collector, via a TCP/IPconnec*on. TheEViewIntelligentAgentandcollectoruseasophis*catedandreliablecommunica*onmethod–whichenablestheagenttorecognizeifthecollectorisnotavailableandbuffermessagestoensurecri*caldatais not lost. By taking the workload off the mainframeand IBM I (iSeries-AS/400) systems for formaGng andlogging of data – EView solu*ons frees up valuableresources and ensures no data is ever lost. Thisinforma*on is then seamlessly handled the plaform(eitherMicroFocus,MicrosoP,Splunk,ServiceNow,andothers) to where it can be displayed on via themanagementconsole.

Benefits of integrating with Operations Manager i

•  Reduced 'me to repair: Quickly and accurately priori*ze andfilter numerous events through a centralizedOpera*ons Bridge.EView/400iseamlesslyintegratesintheHPtopology-basedeventcorrela*on

•  Analyzes complex event streams using the context of theautoma*cally discovered infrastructure to further enhanceproduc*vitybyallowingopera*onsstafftoquicklydeterminethecauseofaproblem.

•  Improved quality of service: Experience outstanding availabilityand performance when you manage the IT infrastructure as acomprehensiveecosystemratherthanseparatedomains.

•  Reducedcost:Reduceduplica*onofeffortexpendedonseparatebutrelatedissues.

•  Intelligentlydesignedforminimalfootprintandnegligiblesystemresourceconsump*on.

•  Investment protec'on: Leverage investments in the IBMmainframeandIBMiiSeries(AS/400)environments,makingthemasignificantpartofaconsolidatedenterpriseenvironment.

Comprehensive Monitoring

The most advanced and comprehensive Management Pack for managing IBM iSeries (AS/400) Systems. There are specific monitors for:

•  AS/400 State•  ASP State•  Audit Journal Alerts•  Job Queue State•  Job/Subsystem State•  Memory Pool State•  Threshold Monitoring•  I/O per second •  TIMW Status

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•  Message Queue Alerts•  MQ Series States•  TCP Connection Status•  CMTW Status•  MTXW Status•  Output Queue State•  Services State•  Agent Connection•  Wait Status Monitoring

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