Introduction to Monitoring EntireX Mainframe Broker using Command Central

This document applies to EntireX Brokers under z/OS, BS2000 and z/VSE. It covers the following Command Central topics that are specific to EntireX:

See also Monitoring EntireX Mainframe Broker using the Command Central GUI | Command Line.

Note:
Command Central functionality that is not EntireX-specific is described in the separate Command Central documentation or the online help provided with Command Central. On Empower, the documentation is provided under webMethods > EntireX > EntireX 10.3 > Additional Documentation.

Scope

Software AG Command Central is a tool that release managers, infrastructure engineers, system administrators, and operators can use to perform administrative tasks from a single location. Command Central can assist with the following configuration, management, and monitoring tasks:

  • Infrastructure engineers can see at a glance which products and fixes are installed, where they are installed, and compare installations to find discrepancies.

  • System administrators can configure environments by using a single web user interface or command-line tool. Maintenance involves minimum effort and risk.

  • Release managers can prepare and deploy changes to multiple servers using command-line scripting for simpler, safer lifecycle management.

  • Operators can monitor server status and health, as well as start and stop servers from a single location. They can also configure alerts to be sent to them in case of unplanned outages.

Note:
This section applies to Broker instances running on mainframe platforms z/OS, BS2000 and z/VSE. For EntireX Brokers running on UNIX and Windows platforms, see Introduction to Administering EntireX Broker with Command Central (UNIX and Windows).

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 The EntireX Mainframe Administration instance is automatically provided in Command Central. For more information see the separate Command Central documentation or the online help provided with Command Central.

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 From the Configuration tab (GUI) or with the command-line interface you can create or delete Mainframe Broker Connections to a broker running in a mainframe environment.

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 Use Mainframe Broker Connections to perform the following operations on EntireX Broker:

  • view the EntireX Brokers running in each environment of your IT landscape

  • monitor runtime status, KPIs (key performance indicators), and alerts of EntireX Broker instances

  • display services

  • display server instances of a service

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 When you create a mainframe connection, this is logged to file console.log of the mainframe connection instance.

Note:
Do not confuse this logfile with the broker log on the mainframe (for example DD:SYSOUT under z/OS).

Monitoring EntireX Broker KPIs

The visual key performance indicators (KPIs) and alerts enable you to monitor webMethods EntireX Broker's health. The following KPIs help you administer, troubleshoot, and resolve performance issues in EntireX Broker:

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KPI Description
Clients Number of active clients.
Servers Number of active servers.
Conversations Number of active conversations.

Supported Configuration Types

Command Central supports the following configuration instance:

Instance Type Use to...
MONITORING-KPI MONITORING-KPI Show and edit the Monitoring KPI settings, like the marginal and critical bounds, etc.