Manage MQ Queue Managers and Activity with IntelliMagic Vision
IntelliMagic Vision enables performance analysts to manage and optimize their z/OS MQ configurations and activity more effectively and efficiently, as well as proactively assess the health of their queue managers.
View the video for an example of those capabilities.
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Proactively Assess Key Queue Manager Metrics to Enhance Availability
As with Db2, responsive performance from MQ relies on data residing in memory, so buffer pool management is an important aspect of managing MQ performance.
IntelliMagic Vision automatically assesses every buffer pool in every queue manager to identify areas that may warrant additional investigation and presents these findings in a red/yellow/green manner that can be quickly consumed.
Drilldown capabilities into each metric facilitate quick follow-on analysis.
Profile Queue Manager Workloads
A view of the number of requests by type of MQ command can be a good starting point for identifying a workload baseline, as well as an indicator of any significant workload changes.
Easy visibility into this data shows (in this example) the volume of requests to PUT messages to the queues, which queue managers have the most activity, the time of day profile, etc.
Analyze Buffer Pool Utilizations
Views of buffer pool utilizations over time can indicate when these values are approaching thresholds that prompt automated de-staging to disk.
This example shows an extended interval when buffer pool 4 is nearing the 85% threshold that triggers asynchronous de-staging.
Monitor MQ Logging Infrastructure
As with Db2, a well-performing MQ logging infrastructure is essential to support recovery and backout (driven largely by persistent messages) without impacting ongoing performance.
Log Manager metrics can help identify any bottlenecks that may be occurring in log processing.
One metric that may be useful from a profiling perspective is the volume of data being logged.
View Activity by Queue Name
MQ Accounting data provides detailed activity metrics at many levels, which are invaluable to performance specialists as they investigate application problems and carry out performance tuning.
This example of command rates by queue name shows unique distributions across various types of queues, including a cluster transmission queue (first, no GETs), queues that process primarily PUTs and GETs in comparable numbers (second and third), and queues with high levels of OPEN and CLOSE activity (fourth and fifth).
Breakout MQ CPU by Workload Drivers
Another level of detail found in the MQ Accounting data is the type of work calling MQ (“connection type”).
In this example, the three primary drivers of MQ CPU are channel initiators and work arriving from IMS and CICS.
Analyze CPU per MQ Call
Other types of analysis may focus on metrics such as CPU and elapsed times on a per-call basis.
Though the absolute numbers are small, this view indicates that CPU time per MQGET call for work arriving from IMS is approximately double that of other types of work.
Compare and Correlate Multiple Metrics
The capability to customize reports to combine multiple variables to analyze potential correlations can greatly aid analysis.
In many of today’s solutions that rely on catalogs of static reports, adhoc analysis like this typically requires the coding effort to develop a new report.
This example combining the rate of MQ GET calls and the average elapsed time for work generated by a specific CICS transaction shows a strong correlation.
Drilldown to Isolate Message Length Profiles by CICS Transactions
Though most sites tend to have massive volumes of MQ Accounting data, dynamic navigation and context-sensitive drilldown capabilities enable the analyst to quickly focus on a specific subset of the data.
In this example of message length distribution data, drilldowns into work originating from CICS and then further by CICS transaction ID profile the length of messages being “PUT” by transaction.
Proactively Assess Key Queue Manager Metrics to Enhance Availability
As with Db2, responsive performance from MQ relies on data residing in memory, so buffer pool management is an important aspect of managing MQ performance.
IntelliMagic Vision automatically assesses every buffer pool in every queue manager to identify areas that may warrant additional investigation and presents these findings in a red/yellow/green manner that can be quickly consumed.
Drilldown capabilities into each metric facilitate quick follow-on analysis.
Profile Queue Manager Workloads
A view of the number of requests by type of MQ command can be a good starting point for identifying a workload baseline, as well as an indicator of any significant workload changes.
Easy visibility into this data shows (in this example) the volume of requests to PUT messages to the queues, which queue managers have the most activity, the time of day profile, etc.
Analyze Buffer Pool Utilizations
Views of buffer pool utilizations over time can indicate when these values are approaching thresholds that prompt automated de-staging to disk.
This example shows an extended interval when buffer pool 4 is nearing the 85% threshold that triggers asynchronous de-staging.
Monitor MQ Logging Infrastructure
As with Db2, a well-performing MQ logging infrastructure is essential to support recovery and backout (driven largely by persistent messages) without impacting ongoing performance.
Log Manager metrics can help identify any bottlenecks that may be occurring in log processing.
One metric that may be useful from a profiling perspective is the volume of data being logged.
View Activity by Queue Name
MQ Accounting data provides detailed activity metrics at many levels, which are invaluable to performance specialists as they investigate application problems and carry out performance tuning.
This example of command rates by queue name shows unique distributions across various types of queues, including a cluster transmission queue (first, no GETs), queues that process primarily PUTs and GETs in comparable numbers (second and third), and queues with high levels of OPEN and CLOSE activity (fourth and fifth).
Breakout MQ CPU by Workload Drivers
Another level of detail found in the MQ Accounting data is the type of work calling MQ (“connection type”).
In this example, the three primary drivers of MQ CPU are channel initiators and work arriving from IMS and CICS.
Analyze CPU per MQ Call
Other types of analysis may focus on metrics such as CPU and elapsed times on a per-call basis.
Though the absolute numbers are small, this view indicates that CPU time per MQGET call for work arriving from IMS is approximately double that of other types of work.
Compare and Correlate Multiple Metrics
The capability to customize reports to combine multiple variables to analyze potential correlations can greatly aid analysis.
In many of today’s solutions that rely on catalogs of static reports, adhoc analysis like this typically requires the coding effort to develop a new report.
This example combining the rate of MQ GET calls and the average elapsed time for work generated by a specific CICS transaction shows a strong correlation.
Drilldown to Isolate Message Length Profiles by CICS Transactions
Though most sites tend to have massive volumes of MQ Accounting data, dynamic navigation and context-sensitive drilldown capabilities enable the analyst to quickly focus on a specific subset of the data.
In this example of message length distribution data, drilldowns into work originating from CICS and then further by CICS transaction ID profile the length of messages being “PUT” by transaction.
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The volume and complexity of Db2 Statistics data and Db2 Accounting data creates a major challenge for analysts who want to derive value from the rich metrics available.
Easy visibility into key Db2 metrics through SMF records is crucial to proactively prevent availability risks and to effectively manage and optimize performance.
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Easy visibility into key Db2 metrics through SMF records is crucial to proactively prevent availability risks and to effectively manage and optimize performance.
CICS Performance Management
Monitor and Profile CICS Transactions and Regions with IntelliMagic Vision
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CICS SMF Transaction data is a rich source of performance insights, but its volume can make analysis challenging using traditional approaches that rely on static reports. Proactive assessment of key Statistics metrics across all regions is essential to identify potential risks to availability.
IntelliMagic Vision enables performance analysts to manage and optimize their z/OS CICS transactions more effectively and efficiently, as well as proactively assess the health of their CICS regions.
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IntelliMagic Vision enables performance analysts to manage and optimize their z/OS CICS transactions more effectively and efficiently, as well as proactively assess the health of their CICS regions.
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IntelliMagic Vision enables performance analysts to manage and optimize their z/OS Virtual Tape environments more effectively and efficiently.
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IntelliMagic Vision enables performance analysts to manage and optimize their z/OS Virtual Tape environments more effectively and efficiently.
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IntelliMagic Vision enables performance analysts to manage and optimize their z/OS Disk and Replication environment more effectively and efficiently.
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IntelliMagic Vision enables performance analysts to manage and optimize their z/OS Disk and Replication environment more effectively and efficiently.
MQ Performance Management
Optimize and Analyze MQ Activity and Performance
Benefits
MQ is widely used across z/OS environments, but sites often find it challenging to derive the valuable performance insights potentially available from MQ SMF Statistics and Accounting data due to limitations in existing reporting and available tooling.
IntelliMagic Vision enables performance analysts to manage and optimize their z/OS MQ configurations and activity more effectively and efficiently, as well as proactively assess the health of their queue managers.
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IntelliMagic Vision enables performance analysts to manage and optimize their z/OS MQ configurations and activity more effectively and efficiently, as well as proactively assess the health of their queue managers.
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TCP/IP is the core of the communication for the z/OS mainframe, both for traffic into and out of the mainframe and internal communication among z/OS images and processor complexes. Proper management is necessary to secure and protect system availability.
IntelliMagic Vision automatically generates GUI-based, interactive, IBM best-practice compliant rated reports that proactively identify areas that indicate potential upcoming risk to TCP/IP health, performance, and security.
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IntelliMagic Vision automatically generates GUI-based, interactive, IBM best-practice compliant rated reports that proactively identify areas that indicate potential upcoming risk to TCP/IP health, performance, and security.
WebSphere Performance Management
Track Response Time and Resource Consumption of WebSphere Transactions
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Technical specialists responsible for the health of WebSphere applications need performance-management level data to supplement deep-dive APM solutions and monitors. Understanding the overall environment and workload characteristics and the ability to drill down to narrow a problem space are extremely helpful.
IntelliMagic Vision supports the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS transaction logging records (SMF 120 subtype 9), enabling you to track transaction response time and resource consumption.
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IntelliMagic Vision supports the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS transaction logging records (SMF 120 subtype 9), enabling you to track transaction response time and resource consumption.
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Reduce hardware spend without negative impact on service levels.
Avoid the costs of service delivery problems without both human cost and application unavailability cost.
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Predict and Prevent many IT issues without incurring typical false positive and false negative issues.
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Automatically quantify risks in the z/OS infrastructure for peak workloads or configuration issues prior to production impact being felt by application end-users. Go beyond KPI to KRI (Key Risk Indicators) root cause monitoring.
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Accelerate Mean Time To Resolution for unpredictable problems with AI-augmented diagnosis.
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Rapidly identify where problems are occurring with infrastructure wide exception (anomaly) tables, intelligent navigation through the data from big picture to extremely granular levels, automated compare of time periods, and more.
See and understand what applications are affected, what part of the infrastructure, what time frames, and get clues as to probable cause.
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Optimize and Analyze MQ Activity and Performance
MQ is widely used across z/OS environments, but sites often find it challenging to derive the valuable performance insights potentially available from MQ SMF Statistics and Accounting data due to limitations in existing reporting and available tooling.
When managing your MQ environment, you need an easy and effective way to focus your analysis so you can rapidly find what you are looking for.
IntelliMagic Vision provides GUI-based, interactive reports with dynamic navigation and context-sensitive drilldowns to facilitate rapid and focused access to MQ data to manage, tune, and optimize your environment.
With IntelliMagic Vision, you will be able to:
- Profile MQ queue manager and buffer pool activity
- Easily view key logging metrics as well as those produced by every MQ component
- Proactively assess the health of all MQ queue managers
- Analyze elapsed and CPU times for MQ activity at detailed levels (e.g., by queue name or connection type)
IntelliMagic Vision offers you the out-of-the-box visibility and seamless navigation to manage every component of your z Systems infrastructure under a single solution.
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