IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS) plays an important role in building the end-to-end automation of the IBM autonomic computing initiative. The unique functions of SA z/OS V3.2 can help customers with single-processor z/OS systems and Parallel Sysplex clusters to ease management, minimize costs, and maximize application availability. SA z/OS is designed to automate I/O, processor, and system operations. The software includes out-of-the-box automation for IMS, CICS, Tivoli Workload Scheduler, DB2, mySAP, and WebSphere.

You can leverage the extensive capabilities of SA z/OS to implement a base for autonomic end-to-end automation of your e-business applications.

New functions in SA z/OS V3.2

Tivoli Enterprise Portal support Event-based monitoring using monitor resources OMEGAMON XE integration Availability and recovery time reporting Extended status command support Enhancements to the customization dialog Alert/Escalation via SA IOM Enhanced reporting Improved group behavior Minor resource thresholds IMS feature cleanup Enhanced WTOR processing Enhanced automation flag processing NMC enhancements Work item statistics Enhancements to SA z/OS commands Enhancements to I/O operations Enhancements to processor operations

Read the announcement letter for more information.

Overview IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS overview (13.9 MB) Readme file Demonstration Demonstration of Performance Automation based on IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS and OMEGAMON (13.3 MB)

Redbook available IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS Enterprise Automation Announcing

Featured information Visit Tivoli's System Automation for Multiplatforms page Visit Tivoli's System Automation for z/OS page Read the Redbook: SAP on DB2 UDB for OS/390 and z/OS: High Availability Solution Using System Automation