This guide introduces MON-RTM (Real-Time Monitor), a component of the Storage Control Center (SCC) suite that provides continuous, event-driven monitoring of z/OS storage environments. Learn how this solution captures and processes storage management events through DADSM POST processing exits and HSM SMF records to enable immediate notification, automated responses, and trend analysis. Intended for storage administrators, system programmers, and operations staff who need real-time visibility into storage activities, this publication explains how to configure and use MON-RTM to detect problems as they occur, take automated actions, and feed event data to analysis tools. By implementing real-time monitoring, you can respond to storage issues instantly rather than waiting for scheduled batch reports.
The Storage Control Center (SCC) is an integrated family of storage management prod- ucts that allows you to get the most out of your storage dollars. The SCC products improve disk space utilization, prevent storage-related errors, allow installations to monitor the storage subsystem in real time, and proactively control the use of storage space.
MON-RTM : is used to monitor real-time storage management events using the DADSM POST processing exit and capture HSM events using the SMF U83 exit. This component uses RTM to feed storage event records to a MON-EXPLORER database. The Explorer PC-GUI application can use the database for Storage Analysis and Trends evaluation.
The installation rules that control RTM can take actions on a storage event - write mes- sages and/or records to log data sets, the user’s JES message log, SMF records, MQSeries message logs or send an email message. The messages and records are installation definable.
This manual covers the product verification, configuration, and use of MON-RTM. The installation procedures for all the SCC products can be found in the Product Installation Guide. The next chapter will highlight the product’s capabilities and components.
Easy to Install : The SCC product suite has been designed to work with your current environment; addi- tional hardware and software upgrades are NOT required. Since the products are dynami- cally installed, IPL is NOT required.
The MON-RTM component of SCC Monitor has been designed to run on IBM z/OS and OS/390 operating systems.
Documentation : The SCC Monitor documentation can be found in the following manuals:
MON-SNAPSHOT Snapshot Monitor using Batch and Started Tasks
MON-RTM Real-Time Monitor for Storage Events
MON-EXPLORER Explorer PC GUI Application
MON-IPHONE The Monitor iPhone Application
MON-ISPF Monitor ISPF Setup and Applications
MON-JCLQA JCL Validation and Quality Assurance
MON-PRECALL Predictive Recall for Migrated Datasets