This overview includes features that are added in this interim release by applying the IPSec fix pack and also features that were new in IBM(R) Tivoli(R) OMEGAMON(R) for Mainframe Networks version 4 release 1.
By applying this OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks fix pack, you have support for the following features:
The z/OS ASID Reuse function enables an address space to be created with a reusable ASID. If you use the End to End Response Time Monitor (ETE), you can now specify REUSASID=YES on the ETE startup procedures.
Workspace name | New or changed displayed attributes |
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Connections, Applications Connections, and TCP Connections | Three additional attributes were added:
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Interfaces and Interfaces History | This attribute was changed.
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Gateways and Devices (TCP/IP Gateways summary table) | The
following attributes were changed to accommodate IPv6 addresses:
The Packet Size attribute is no longer displayed. |
This version 4.1 release OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks included the following features:
Workspace Name | New or changed displayed attributes |
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Connections |
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TCP/IP Address Space |
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TCP/IP Summary |
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VTAM(R) Address Space |
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This new release includes VTAM buffer pool data and VTAM environment data collected using the VTAM Performance Monitor Interface (PMI), VTAM control block information, or the VTAM Secondary Program Operator (SPO). The following new VTAM buffer pool workspaces were added:
Historical reporting has been extended to include SQL queries to generate sample reports and three new workspaces that use the facilities of the Tivoli Enterprise Portal and Tivoli Data Warehouse to display historical data. These new workspaces are:
The z/OS Communications Server Network Management Interface has been modified in z/OS V1.8 to provide enhanced performance data for FTP, TN3270 and HPR. If you are running the OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks monitoring agent on z/OS V1.8, the following enhancements are available.
Workspace name | New or changed attributes |
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Active FTP Sessions and FTP Sessions |
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Active FTP Transfers and FTP Transfers |
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