Workload Simulator for z/OS and OS/390

Overview

IBM® Workload Simulator for z/OS® and OS/390® can simulate a network of terminals and its associated messages.

It is ideal for stress, performance, regression, function and capacity planning tests.

Eliminates the need for large amounts of terminal hardware and terminal operator time
Provides support for SNA; CPI-C (LU 6.2); TCP/IP; Telnet 3270, 3270E and 5250 clients; Telnet line mode network virtual terminal clients; simple TCP and UDP clients; FTP clients and multiple client applications that run on top of TCP/IP
Simulates SNA logical units while running an IBM VTAM® application program
Guides a user though the test process with Workload Simulator test manager
Features flexible script-generating utilities such as structured translator language (STL), interactive data capture (IDC); NPM/LU2 reformatter and script generator
Includes extensive runtime utilities such as Workload Simulator/ISPF interface, display monitor utility, runtime reports and ITPECHO
Provides powerful analysis with log list, log compare and response time utilities

Monitors your system or resource applications for system activity, performance and tuning analysis

Helps you examine, monitor and control the execution of application programs written in C, C++, COBOL or PL/I

Helps you identify the cause, analyze the failure and fix the problem when one of your programs ends abnormally

Provides comprehensive, user-friendly tools for working with OS/390 data sets, DB2® data, IMS™ data and CICS® data

Skills transfer, implementation, migration, architecture and design services from a team of highly skilled consultants

Respond to business conditions quickly and with flexibility with world-class IBM mainframe technology.