WTO ( Write to Operator) Notification enablement in MOI

Products

• Mainframe Operational Intelligence

Issue/Introduction

MOI provides the ability to send WTO messages to the operator console for selected metrics.     The steps required are described in the Resolution section below. 

Environment

Release : 2.1

Component : MF OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Resolution

Adding WTO notifications for metrics at specified severity levels: 

 

*    MSS product needs to have the PTF noted below to get it to the right release that will support WTO messages:  

 

        Common Services MSS PTF LU03522 or higher needed for WTO: 

 

*  Ensure that the WTO adapter displays as ENABLED in the MSS   ZMSSTART  STC 

 

      # Adapter Activation Status                     
                    
            WTO_ADAPTER_ACTIVATION_STATUS=ENABLED    

 

      If the WTO adapter is shown as DISABLED,

           *   Stop the ZMSSTART STC -   /p  ZMSSTART

           *   The ZMSENVT member of the MSS CAW0OPTV data set has to be updated to ENABLED for the WTO adapter entry 

           *   Start the ZMSSTART STC -   /s ZMSSTART     

 

 

* To configure a list of WTO related notifications, do the following:

 

In the Appliance Controller (MTCAC)  main menu, click the Settings icon followed by 

Notification List

. The Notification List panel displays.

To add a notification for WTO notification, make entries for the following fields. All are required.

 

 

Field Name	Description
Metric	The metric for which you want to send a notification.                example:   CPU%
Minimum Severity Alert	The minimum severity level for a notification to be triggered for the metric.   low — Severity 3 alert   medium — Severity 2 alert   high — Severity 1 alert                                                               example:   high
Take Action	The actions to take for the wto, click the check box next to       alert:wto

Click SAVE to persist the notification rules setting that you just added.