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RMF PM Java Technology Edition



Highlights   What you can monitor — the metrics   Prerequisites   Downloading

Last update: March 15, 2008 (RMF PM Version 2.4.49)

Highlights
RMF Performance Monitoring — Java  Technology Edition (RMF PM) allows you to monitor the performance of your z/OS from one focal point (a workstation running Windows® 2000, Windows XP, Windows ME or Linux®) through a TCP/IP interface to one or more z/OS sysplexes.

The figure below shows an example of the workstation client.

The new workstation client has been completely rewritten in Java.
The new workstation client has been completely rewritten in Java

RMF PM takes its input data from a single data server on one system in the sysplex, which gathers the data from the RMF Monitor III on each MVS image. Therefore, this is called the Distributed Data Server (DDS). You can analyze and monitor data from the present or the recent past.

What you can monitor — the metrics
The following page gives a quick summary of available metrics for your system or sysplex resources that you can monitor using one of the following monitoring applications:
  • RMF PM
  • RMF Monitor III Data Portal
     
Prerequisites
The RMF PM has the following prerequisites.

Workstation:

  • Netscape Navigator®4.6 (or higher) or Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 5.0 (or higher).

z/OS host:

  • Active RMF Monitor III gatherer (RMFGAT).
  • You must have an actual version of the RMF Distributed Data Server (DDS) component active.
  • Refer to the Readme file that is delivered with the RMF PM to see if the installation of RMF PTFs is required.
  • TCP/IP must be configured and active.
  • UNIX® System Services (OpenEdition) must be configured. The userid that is used to run the host server must have a valid OMVS segment and a home directory in the HFS file system.
  • (Only required if you have RACF resource BPX.DAEMON defined in your installation (z/OS UNIX Level security)!) Because the RMF distributed data server runs as a daemon, it must have access to the BPX.DAEMON facility, and all programs that are loaded by GPMSERVE must be defined to PROGRAM CONTROL. The minimum definitions for the RMF Distributed Data Server are listed below (of course more generic definitions can be used): 
    PERMITBPX.DAEMON CLASS(FACILITY) ID(GPMSERVE) ACCESS(READ)
RDEFINE PROGRAM GPM* ADDMEM('SYS1.SERBLINK'//NOPADCHK) UACC(READ)
RDEFINE PROGRAM ERB* ADDMEM('SYS1.SERBLINK'//NOPADCHK) UACC(READ)
RDEFINE PROGRAM CEEBINIT ADDMEM('CEE.SCEERUN'//NOPADCHK) UACC(READ)
RDEFINE PROGRAM IEEMB878 ADDMEM('SYS1.LINKLIB'//NOPADCHK) UACC(READ)
SETROPTS WHEN(PROGRAM) REFRESH
Downloading the latest Version of the RMF PM
If you have problems downloading the code directly from this page, you can find instructions on how to do a direct FTP download here. If this also fails, please send us an email with your name and address so that we can send you a CD-ROM by mail.
For Windows users:
  • Download the Windows version of RMF PM, Java Technology Edition, including the Java 2 runtime environment (39.4 MB). This version also supports the changes to daylight saving time (DST) for 2007 in the U.S. and Canada.
  • After downloading the gpmwinv2.exe file, simply run it on your Windows PC to install the workstation client.
    As stated above, the Windows version includes IBM Java Port, Version (1.4.2), for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows ME.


For Linux users:
  • Download the Linux version of RMF PM (38.6 MB)
  • Install the downloaded package using 
    tar xvfz gpmlinpm.tgz
    This creates an rmfpm directory.
    An IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment is included in this package.

  • To start the RMF PM under Linux, simply type 
    ./rmfpm
    in the rmfpm directory.

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