Automated operations
Automated operations are tools and techniques that help you improve your installation's productivity. As your system grows more complex and your message traffic increases, automating certain tasks can increase efficiency of your system.
IMS™ operations can also be automated using Tivoli® NetView® for z/OS®. Because Tivoli NetView for z/OS functions independently of IMS, it can gather information and issue commands that are not available to IMS.
You can use automated operations to:
- Minimize errors
- Increase availability
- Expedite problem diagnosis and prevention
IMS provides the following tools to help you automate your operations:
- Time-controlled operations (TCO)
- Automated Operator Interface (AOI)
- REXX SPOC API
- Advantages of automation
Many of the jobs that operators perform are simple, repetitive tasks, such as monitoring the system and issuing recovery commands. You can often automate these jobs and thereby free the operator for more complex activities, such as implementing operational procedures. - Deciding what to automate
Identifying operations that can be automated and implementing them requires a sound understanding of your installation's operations. You must collect and analyze various resources to identify which tasks are good candidates for automation. Repetitive and predictable tasks are good candidates for automation. - Tools for automated operations
You can use the Automated Operator Interface (AOI), the REXX SPOC API, and the time-controlled operations (TCO) to help you automate the IMS subsystem.
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