What's new in Version 2.1.0.0

Review the new features that are available in Version 2.1.0.0 of IBM® Operations Analytics for z Systems to understand the potential benefits to your z/OS-based IT operations environment.

Table 1 indicates changes to some product names and includes the abbreviated names that are sometimes used in the documentation.

Table 2 lists the new features and indicates where you can find more information.

Table 3 indicates changes to the names of the configuration artifacts in the WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® Insight Pack.

Table 1. Product naming changes
Previous name	New name	Abbreviated name
IBM SmartCloud® Analytics - Log Analysis z/OS - Insight Packs – SYSLOG	IBM Operations Analytics for z Systems, which includes the following Insight Packs: z/OS Network Insight Pack z/OS SMF Insight Pack z/OS SYSLOG Insight Pack WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Insight Pack	Operations Analytics for z Systems
IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis z/OS - Insight Packs - IBM WebSphere Application Server		Operations Analytics for z Systems
IBM SmartCloud Analytics - Log Analysis	IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis	Log Analysis

Table 2. New features in IBM Operations Analytics for z Systems V2.1.0.0
Feature	More information
Support for performance metrics from SMF records, which provides you with insight into started tasks for the following software: DB2® for z/OS CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS IMS™ for z/OS WebSphere MQ for z/OS Tip: For OMEGAMON® users, integration with a rich set of performance metrics is also available through Launch in Context from the Tivoli® Enterprise Portal to Log Analysis. For more information, see Integration of Log Analysis with the z/OS OMEGAMON products through the Tivoli Enterprise Portal.	z/OS Insight Packs z/OS SMF real-time data provider Installing the z/OS SMF Insight Pack Creating the z/OS SMF real-time data provider start procedure Configuring the z/OS Log Forwarder to forward SMF data Extending troubleshooting capability with the z/OS SMF Custom App Searching logs with the z/OS SMF Quick Search samples z/OS SMF data source types Variable reference for the z/OS SMF real-time data provider start procedure
Domain insight for z/OS networks	z/OS Insight Packs Installing the z/OS Network Insight Pack Extending troubleshooting capability with the z/OS Network Custom App Searching logs with the z/OS Network Quick Search samples z/OS SYSLOG data source types
Real-time alerts that are based on specified alerts and trigger actions	Log Analysis documentation for Version 1.3.0 of IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis
Integration of IBM InfoSphere® BigInsights™ Hadoop, which provides an efficient method for searching data in long-term storage	Log Analysis documentation for Version 1.3.0 of IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis
Support for both of the following situations: Use of JES3 with DLOG enabled Cases where JES3 is not used or DLOG is not enabled	User exits for gathering z/OS SYSLOG data
Utility to manage user exits without the need for IPL	manageUserExit utility for managing the installed user exit
You can now filter z/OS SYSLOG console messages by job name.	zOS-SYSLOG-Console-Annotate annotations
You can now use Java™ V1.8 with the z/OS Log Forwarder.	z/OS Log Forwarder requirements

Table 3. Naming changes for configuration artifacts in WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Insight Pack
Artifact	Previous name	New name
Source type	`WASforzOS-SYSOUT`	`zOS-WAS-SYSOUT`
	`WASforzOS-SYSPRINT`	`zOS-WAS-SYSPRINT`
	`WASforzOS-HPEL`	`zOS-WAS-HPEL`
Splitter	`WASforzOS-SYSOUT-Split`	`zOS-WAS-SYSOUT-Split`
	`WASforzOS-SYSPRINT-Split`	`zOS-WAS-SYSPRINT-Split`
	`WASforzOS-HPEL-Split`	`zOS-WAS-HPEL-Split`
Annotator	`WASforzOS-SYSOUT-Annotate`	`zOS-WAS-SYSOUT-Annotate`
	`WASforzOS-SYSPRINT-Annotate`	`zOS-WAS-SYSPRINT-Annotate`
	`WASforzOS-HPEL-Annotate`	`zOS-WAS-HPEL-Annotate`
Collection	`WASforzOS-SYSOUT-Collection`	`zOS-WAS-SYSOUT-Collection`
	`WASforzOS-SYSPRINT-Collection`	`zOS-WAS-SYSPRINT-Collection`
	`WASforzOS-HPEL-Collection`	`zOS-WAS-HPEL-Collection`