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RE: IBM i Access for Web - Not yet a replacement for Navigator

Jim,

I think they have.

With the vast improvement in performance, I don't see as much need for performance monitors.
What I do see the need for are QSYSOPR, QSYSMSG, subsystem, job, etc. all of which I am doing with MPLUS.
I've also been looking for monitors for PAL, LIC log, Service Action log.
And now that Help Systems has acquired Halcyon, there is a big push to migrate from MPLUS to one of the four Halycon products.



Level 1: Message Management Suite

Message Monitoring
FTP Monitoring
TCP/IP Monitoring
Output Queue Monitoring
Device Monitoring
Job Queue Monitoring

Level 2: Systems Operations Suite

Object Monitoring
Performance Monitoring
Distribution Queue Monitoring
User Profile Monitoring
Inactivity Monitoring
Audit Journal Management
Restricted Tasks Management

Level 3: Advanced Automation Suite

Performance Analyzer GUI
Disk Space Explorer GUI
Disk Space Management
Spooled File Management

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Oberholtzer
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 10:03 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: IBM i Access for Web - Not yet a replacement for Navigator

The other side of this question is, has IBM decided to cede the real time
monitoring function to OEM vendors. If that's the case sobeit, but we need
to know now so we can either jump into the market place with a replacement or buy one of the existing products.

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Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steinmetz, Paul
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 8:47 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: IBM i Access for Web - Not yet a replacement for Navigator

Jim,

Totally agree.
The Disk Response monitor I have still starts, but Threshold is greyed out.
I'm not sure, but I think the Disk Response metric may have been dropped in V7R1.

I also use MPLUS, which has limited real time monitoring.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Oberholtzer
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 9:08 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: IBM i Access for Web - Not yet a replacement for Navigator

MPG is a great product, I love it and use it, however, it can only use data collected based on the tooling that IBM has provided into the LIC/Storage Management/IBM i etc., so its comparison would be performance data investigator, not management central monitors. The question here is the management central monitoring functions that are real time and have the
ability to cause an event to occur. That functionality is widely used and
many folks rely on it. Are hooks there to roll your own monitors, sure, but the management central monitors have been around for some time and do a
yeoman's job of monitoring the system. The CAAC and LUG should be looking
at getting IBM to replace Management Central with something that is
delivered in IBM i Navigator. When, that's a different question.

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Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steinmetz, Paul
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 2:57 PM
To: 'midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: IBM i Access for Web - Not yet a replacement for Navigator

V6R1 MTU

System i Navigator removal of support for memory-resident database monitors next release
V6R1 will be the last release for System i Navigator and Systems Director to provide support for memory-resident database monitors. Memory-resident database monitors are identified as type Summary in the SQL Performance Monitors folder.
Note: The memory-resident database monitor APIs will still be available.
In prior releases, the main advantage of the memory-resident database monitor over the Detailed monitor
(STRDBMON) was its smaller impact on system resources. This was due to the fact that it maintains the collected information in memory and writes to files only if and when the user requests that it do so. The result was the ability to gather database performance statistics with a minimal impact to the performance of the system as whole, or to the performance of individual SQL statements. However, significant enhancements introduced in V5R4 and
V6R1 allow additional filtering on detailed SQL performance monitors, which greatly reduces the system impact of this type of monitor. SQL Plan Cache viewing and snapshot capabilities have also been added to provide access to the "always on" statement information cache. These new and redesigned tools provide great detail while maintaining low system impact. These improvements have eliminated the advantage the memory-resident database monitor once provided.
If you plan to continue working with the memory-resident database monitors, you can directly call the memory-resident database monitor API interfaces.

V7R1 MTU

System i Navigator removal of support for memory-resident database monitors Starting in i 7.1, System i Navigator and IBM Navigator for i no longer provide support for memory-resident database monitors. Memory-resident database monitors are identified as type Summary in the SQL Performance Monitors folder.
Note: The memory-resident database monitor APIs are still available.
In prior releases, the main advantage of the memory-resident database monitor over the Detailed monitor
(STRDBMON) was its smaller impact on system resources. This was because it maintains the collected information in memory and writes to files only if and when the user requests that it do so. The result was the ability to gather database performance statistics with a minimal impact to the performance of the system as whole, or to the performance of individual SQL statements. However, significant enhancements introduced in V5R4 and 6.1 allow additional filtering on detailed SQL performance monitors, which greatly reduces the system impact of this type of monitor. SQL Plan Cache viewing and snapshot capabilities have also been added to provide access to the "always on" statement information cache. These new and redesigned tools provide great detail while maintaining low system impact. These improvements have eliminated the advantage the memory-resident database monitor once provided.
If you plan to continue working with the memory-resident database monitors, you can directly call the memory-resident database monitor API interfaces.

On a V7R1 system, IBM Navigator for i
System Monitors
"The monitor function needs to run on V7R2M0 or later, The target system is V7R1M0."

These are reasons I'm still using MPG for perf monitoring.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Baker
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:52 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: IBM i Access for Web - Not yet a replacement for Navigator

"Jim Oberholtzer"
<midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote on Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:48:39 GMT:

It sound to me that replacement of Management Central has to become a
significant topic at the CAAC

Jim, thank you for posting and suggesting bringing the issue to development through one of many channels. While I know there are other IBMers monitoring the conversations here, and I forward items to development when I spot things, the best way to get their attention is via CAAC, CEAC (COMMON Europe), ISV council, and the LUG in addition to design change requests.

Of course, opening PMRs for function which should work and doesn't is also important.

--
Sue
IBM North America Advanced Technical Sales Support (ATS) Power Systems Rochester, MN

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