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RMF

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Provide RMF metric id for every individual data object.

All data returned for an RMF DDS Report Request should also be available as single metric.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration

RMF Postprocessor Cache Subsystem Activity report volser filter option

We would like to get a filter option for volsers for the section “Cache Device Activity / Cache Subsystem Device Overview” of the RMF Post Processor Cache Subsystem Activity report. It would be great if we could use generic specifications like "vo...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration

RMF Postprocessor Device Activity report filter option enhancements

In the Post Processor Device Activity report, we would like to have filter options for volsers, either as an include or exclude filter/statement.And for storage groups, we would like to have generic storage group filters like SG(PROD*) and an opti...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration

[zOSMF] Setting the threshold in Resource Monitor

I want to threshold monitoring using the resource monitor.In the current function, difficult to understand confirming whether or not the value is appropriate. When I did the demonstration of resource monitor for customers, we got opinions, such as...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / RMF 3 Future consideration

[zOSMF] Visual extension of Resource Monitor

I want to be more convenient the ability to customize the dashboard.When I did a demonstration of zOSMF resource monitor for customers, we got opinions, such as the following. 1. Fix the maximum value of the graph axis.For graph axis is not fixed,...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / RMF 3 Future consideration

zOSMF R.M. logical utilization improvements for users with many LPARs

Adding some metrics to a dashboard that are only available per LPAR is extremely annoying and time consuming when dealing with many LPARs. I would like to request some metrics that are available on the CPC panel of RMFIII be made available as metr...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / RMF 2 Future consideration

Adaption of RMF PM customization capabilities to z/OSMF

Unlike RMF PM it is not possible to have an overview of all essential performance and capacity related numbers on a CEC on one Screen without any requirement to scroll down and up.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / RMF 3 Future consideration

z/OSMF System Status - update screens with no data to something besides WARNING

When viewing screens with no data, it would be better to present the window as blank or NA, instead of a WARNING
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / RMF 2 Future consideration

z/OSMF System Status - provide point and shoot

For System Status in z/OSMF it would be nice to have point and shoot capabilities rather than having to click on the arrow to find that there is only option (3 clicks in what could be done in 1)
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / RMF 2 Future consideration

z/OSMF Resource Monitoring ability to rename the metrics in the Legend area of the Dashboard Groups

It would be helpful for clarity reasons and to add more meaning to dashboards based on data being monitored to have the capability to rename the metrics in the Legends
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / RMF 2 Future consideration