Ironstream can be configured to deliver IMS log data to analytics platforms, such as Splunk or Elastic, providing insight into IMS transaction performance and IMS system statistics.
The initial release of IMS log support in Ironstream includes the following functionality:
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Synchronous log record capture – For online regions using the “log write” exit point.
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Asynchronous log record capture – For online regions using a separate step in the Archive JCL.
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Certain log records only – Those relating to transaction performance and IMS system statistics.
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IMS version 14 and higher.
Specific functionality that is excluded from this release of IMS support in Ironstream are:
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Command capture
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Capture from DLI jobs
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Capture from ancillary IMS address spaces (IMS Connect, Common Queue Server)
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Ironstream’s Data Loss Prevention (DLP) function
For more information, see “IMS Log Forwarding” in the Ironstream Configuration and User’s Guide.