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MON-TS7700 can obtain information from the TS-7700 configuration and use that information to create a set of PDF reports that can be emailed to managers and technicians. Alternatively, more immediate information can be obtained through a browser interface that consolidates data from all TS-7700 devices. For example, a simple web request can display the current mount status of all tapes across TS-7700 clusters.

The following reports are currently provided:

• Configuration
• Capacity
• Host I/O Performance
• Cache Throughput Performance
• Queue Age (deferred and immediate)
• Data to Copy Queue (MBs and Volumes)
• Physical Mounts (TS-7740)
• Virtual Mounts

MON-TS7700 report generation starts with an SCC Monitor batch job that extracts information from one or more TS-7700 clusters. A single MONTASK job consolidates all report data into a sequential XML output file. That XML data is then processed by an open-source report generator called BIRT, which produces a set of PDF reports using TS-7700 report templates. The reports can be emailed to operations and support staff.

Because BIRT is Java-based, its runtime package can be installed on almost any platform that supports Java. This flexibility gives installations several implementation options. While the XML file must be created in the mainframe environment, report generation can run on any Java-capable system:

• z/OS using OMVS USS
• zLinux system
• Workstation or server running Windows, macOS, or Linux

Because the non-z/OS options require transferring the XML data and performing remote report generation, this chapter documents the z/OS OMVS USS configuration. In that configuration, data generation, PDF creation, and emailing of the PDF reports are all performed by a single batch job on the mainframe.

If report generation must be performed in a non-z/OS environment, contact Precisely to discuss alternate configuration options.