IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS 6.1 is a new standalone product offering that that delivers new Machine Learning (ML) capabilities along with the same ability to monitor and manage your z/OS systems as was available previously with IBM Z OMEGAMON Monitor for z/OS 5.6. The new ML capabilities are brought to the product with IBM Z OMEGAMON AI Insights 1.1 and integration with IBM Z OMEGAMON Data Provider.
The IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS 6.1 product package includes the following components:
OMEGAMON AI for z/OS 6.1 – HRKZ610
OMEGAMON Integration Monitor DE – HRKD560
OMNIMON Base – HKOB750
OMEGAMON Data Provider - HKOA110
IBM Discovery Library Adapter – HIZD320
Shared Probes – HKSB750
The following are the functional enhancements that are new to IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS 6.1:
- Advanced anomaly detection with IBM Z OMEGAMON AI Insights 1.1
- Support for z/OS 3.1
- Usability enhancements in the e3270UI
- Ability to identify type of VM host z/OS is running on
In addition to the new functional enhancements in the product, support for EPILOG and zAware has been removed from the product. EPILOG functionality is fully replaced with the near term history support in the product and the zAware appliance is no longer supported by IBM.
Advanced Anomaly Detection with OMEGAMON AI Insights
Advanced anomaly detection is now available to quickly recognize unexpected MSU consumption via the integration of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics provided by IBM Z OMEGAMON AI Insights 1.1. Historical MSU consumption data is analyzed by IBM Z OMEGAMON AI Insights 1.1 using IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS 6.1 historical table data to build a model of the MSU consumption over time. This model is then used to analyze daily MSU consumption data streamed to IBM Z OMEGAMON AI Insights 1.1 from IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS 6.1 via OMEGAMON Data Provider to detect irregular usage the day it happens!
Support for z/OS 3.1
Toleration support is provided to allow the product to seamlessly run on z/OS 3.1 like prior z/OS releases. Updates to Real Storage and Address Space Real Storage tables to support new system and address space metrics for Dedicated Memory along with new and updated e3270UI workspaces for Dedicated Memory reporting.
Usability Enhancements in e3270UI
A focus area for the IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS 6.1 product is to improve the usability of the e3270UI user experience. The initial support includes more and selectable ALIAS commands that are both annotated to describe their usage and selectable/zoomable to allow direct navigation.
Ability to Identify Type of VM Host z/OS is running on
New VM Status attribute on MSYSCFG table indicating whether running on VM host and type of VM (zVM or Alternate VM). The e3270UI LPARs Online workspaces updated to report VM Status.
