IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2 Performance Expert on z/OS represents the effort on converging OMEGAMON XE for DB2 and DB2 Performance Expert into one product that retains the best features of each. This new tool gives you a single, comprehensive tool to help assess the efficiency of and optimize performance from your DB2 Universal Database in the z/OS environment. It automates the analysis of your database performance in real time and also adds expert database analysis functions to help you maximize performance and enhance productivity.

The main functions of this tool allow you to:

- Monitor, analyze, and tune the performance of IBM DB2 Universal Database and DB2 applications on z/OS

- Improve productivity with meaningful views of performance

- Quickly and easily identify performance bottlenecks using predefined rules of thumb

- Enjoy substantial breadth and depth in monitoring DB2 environments by combining batch-reporting capabilities with real-time monitoring and historical tracking functions

- Support an enterprise-wide integrated systems management strategy activated by the IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE family

- Store performance data and analysis tools in a performance warehouse

The software combines the sophisticated reporting, monitoring, and buffer pool analysis features of the IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2 Performance Monitor on z/OS and IBM DB2 Buffer Pool Analyzer products.

This IBM Redbooks publication will help you install and understand the main functions of the product, clarify the differences, and point out the advantages if you had one of the pre-existing products already in use.

Part 1. Introduction

Chapter 1. The new IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2 Performance Expert on z/OS

Chapter 2. History of products

Chapter 3. Architecture

Part 2. Installation

Chapter 4. New installation

Chapter 5. Security considerations

Part 3. What's new for DB2 PE users

Chapter 6. VTAM interface

Chapter 7. Portal interface

Chapter 8. Object Analysis

Chapter 9. Near-term history using the Classic Interface

Chapter 10. Application Trace Facility

Chapter 11. CICS and IMS Attach

Part 4. What's new for OMEGAMON users

Chapter 12. DB2 Connect monitoring

Chapter 13. Reporting

Chapter 14. Performance Database and Performance Warehouse

Part 5. User scenarios

Chapter 15. Accounting on package level

Chapter 16. Solving common DB2 operational problems

Part 6. Appendixes

Appendix A. DB2 Workload Generator

Appendix B. Additional material