Architecture
ServicePilot NBA for z/OS is based on a real-time technology that collects all data as it passes through the IP stack. This passive probe technology allows users to work at the datagram level as well as have end-to-end views of backbone activity.
- Passive Probe
- Collection of data directly from the source
- Datagram level
- End-to-end view of backbone activity
- 100% Assembler
- Very low overhead
- Natively integrates with ServicePilot ISM
- Consolidated view of multiple ServicePilot NBA probes
Administration and Configuration
- z/OS: from v1r1 up to v1r12
- Easy to install and configure with immediate results
- Intuitive and easy to navigate
- Automatic discovery of IP resources
- Immediate access via browser interfaces
- Web Browser (IE 5.5 or higher, Netscape 7.1 or higher, Firefox 1.0 or higher)
- Silverlight plug-in
- Optional client interfaces: SNMP Manager, CLI TELNET Console, SYSLOG server
- Customizable reports using PDF format
Technical Specification Summary
NBA for z/OS Technical Specifications
| Collection |
Direct access to the IP dataspace |
| Operating Systems Supported |
IBM z/OS v 1.1 to v 1.12 |
| Flow Statistics Captured |
Per application, user, host, interface, port, protocol, and zone |
| Events Monitored |
Network behavior, application performance, application tracking, and security |
| Application Performance Measurement |
More than 30 metrics, such as RTT |
| Reporting |
Web interface, PDF format and Email statistics export |
| Automatic Application Classification |
Well-known port and task name |
| Real-Time Functionality |
Traces, sessions, alerts and IP statistics |
| Retention Duration |
Variable |
| Integration with Other Products |
- Alerts: ServicePilot ISM Enterprise, Trap, Syslog, SMF Files
- Statistics: ServicePilot ISM Enterprise, SNMP
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| User Interface |
- Web Browser: IE 5.5 or higher, Netscape 7.1 or higher, Firefox 1.0 or higher
- Client Interface: SNMP Manager, CLI TELNET Console, SYSLOG server
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