The z/OS® CS Network
SLAPM2 subagent allows network administrators to retrieve data and
determine if the current set of Network SLAPM2 policy definitions
are performing as needed or if adjustments need to be made. Before
starting the Network SLAPM2 subagent, some basic operational characteristics
of the Network SLAPM2 subagent need to be configured.
Procedure
Perform the following steps to configure the Network
SLAPM2 subagent:
- Configure the Network SLAPM2 subagent security authorization. For the subagent to retrieve performance monitor data from the
Policy Agent, the Network SLAPM2 subagent must have superuser authority
or security product authority in the SERVAUTH class.
These profiles
can be defined by TCP/IP stack and policy type as follows, where sysname is
the system name defined in the sysplex, TcpImage is
the TCP name for policy information that is being requested, and ptype is
the policy type (QOS) that is being requested:
EZB.PAGENT.sysname.TcpImage.ptype
Wildcarding
is allowed on segments of the profile name. If SERVAUTH class is
absent (not RACLIST) or profiles are absent for the subagent's request
(TcpImage and policy type), permission is denied and data is not returned.
If
SERVAUTH class is active, profiles are present for the subagent's
request (TcpImage and policy type), and an MVS™ user is defined for all profiles, permission
is granted and data is returned.
If SERVAUTH class is active,
profiles are present for the subagent's request (TcpImage and policy
type), and an MVS user is not
defined for all profiles, permission is refused and data is not returned.
For
the sample commands needed to create the profile name and permit users
to it, see the EZARACF sample in SEZAINST.
- Configure the Policy Agent as follows:
- Configure QoS policy rules and QoS policy actions in Policy Agent.
The Network SLAPM2 subagent keeps statistics only for active QoS policies.
For details, see Steps for configuring the Policy Agent.
- Configure PolicyPerformanceCollection in Policy Agent. The PolicyPerformanceCollection
statement for rules needs to be enabled to retrieve performance monitoring
information from Policy Agent for the Network SLAPM2 Subagent. For
details on the PolicyPerformanceCollection statement, see Policy performance collection configuration.
- Configure and start the SNMP agent. For details, see Step 1: Configure the SNMP agent.