Collecting statistics using CICSPlex SM monitoring
Monitoring is the component of CICSPlex® SM that
you use to define and manage the collection of performance-related
data in your enterprise.
Subtopics
What is monitoring? CICSPlex SMmonitoring supports
the collection of performance-related data, at user-defined intervals,
for named resource instances within a set of CICS® systems.
Monitoring of resources CICSPlex SM's
monitor functions can periodically monitor the performance of CICS resources.
The monitor interval
When you monitor the activity of a particular resource, you are
usually interested in its performance over a specific period of time. Therefore,
when you define a CICSplex to CICSPlex SM,
you specify a monitor interval for the CICSplex.
The sample interval
For each type of resource you monitor (such as files or connections),
you specify a sample interval. The sample interval governs the frequency
with which CICSPlex SM collects
performance-related data for selected instances of that resource type.
Managing monitoring functions
The monitoring functions are set up and managed using the WUI view
sets and resource objects.
Planning CICSPlex SM monitoring
When you are planning what to monitor in your enterprise using
CICSPlex SM, the following recommendations can help you make best use of the
monitoring functions that are available.
Implementing CICSPlex SM monitoring
Possibly the best way to implement CICSPlex SM monitoring
is to start with no monitoring at all, and to implement it piecemeal for particular CICS systems
and CICS resource instances.
Where next?
Once you have identified your monitoring requirements,
you should define them to CICSPlex SM.
Last updated: Thursday, 27 June 2019