A new approach to Network Management and System AutomaBon

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1 A new approach to Network Management and System AutomaBon GSE Brussels June 2013 Tony Amies Chief Architect and Lead Developer William Data Systems

2 Who are WDS? Business Focus z/os Network and System Management, Security and Problem ResoluBon! Founded in 1993! Headquarters in the UK! WDS offices in Canada, Germany & USA! Global presence! Recognised for technical innovabon*! IBM Business Partner! ParBcipants in IBM z/os ETP! Frequent speakers at GSE/SHARE meebngs

3 IBM Mainframe Innova?ons from WDS Dedicated trace analysis tool Dedicated FTP security and monitoring product Genuinely real- Bme IP monitor Dedicated APPN/HPR & EE monitor Product to provide SSL authenbcabon and encrypbon for EE Dedicated OSA monitor IPv6 transibon & tesbng tool: no addibonal network/app changes required Direct browser GUI (no webserver required) Mainframe product to have a dedicated AJAX- enabled UI

4 Network and System Management! Predominantly based on legacy products! 3270 Green Screen! Some of which! Started off with SNA! TCP/IP support added later! Network/System AutomaBon added! Suite of different products somebmes needed

5 A New Approach (circa 2004)! WDS also had several legacy products! Network management, monitoring and security! 3270 based! Some with GUI! Java applicabon! Browser via XML/XSL! NaBve HTML! No common look/feel! No product integrabon! WDS needed a new approach. Zen

6 ZEN Design Objec?ves! Provide a common browser based interface! Integrate exisbng WDS legacy products! Aid development for new WDS products! Provide a seamless product set! Single Sign- on! Same look and feel! Inter- product communicabon! Exploit latest web technologies! No 3 rd party hardware or soiware dependencies! Simple and quick installabon! Minimal configurabon

7 ZEN v2.1! Powerful z/os based HTTP Server with specialist capabilibes! Supports all common browsers, No 3 rd party hardware/soiware required! Exploits latest web technologies for any browser! Ajax, jquery, Knockout, Dojo/Dijit, Prototype! WDS products converted to Zen plug- in components! Common look and feel, single sign- on, system wide! Common code base for alerbng, messaging, communicabon, ublibes! System AutomaBon and Rexx scripbng built into core Zen! Simple SMP/E installabon, minimal configurabon.! Zen v2.1 available since mid (Zen v3 currently under development)

8 Zen Overview AutomaBon Rules REXX Library Alert Database Filters System Logs System Logs System Logs AutomaBon Logging HTTP ZEN Plug- in Component Plug- in Component Plug- in Component Plug- in Components DLL XCF DLL HelpDesk, Operators, Systems Programmers, Managers Comms with other LPARS Specialist Management, Monitoring and Security Tools

9 Other LPARs (v3) zlinux zlinux Commands Zen Components Other LPARs EMCS Console XCF TCP/IP MVS Commands VTAM PPO VTAM Commands SyslogD NMIs Zen Interfaces USS Commands Zen Commands SSI (v3) Alerts Logging Zen Database SNMP MVS Console DIV Dataset(s) SYSPRINT SYSTRACE Rexx FuncBon Pack

10 Zen Browser Interface! Supports all mainstream browsers! Windows/Mac desktop look and feel! Extensive use of AJAX! MulBple, movable, resizable windows! AutomaBc refresh at individual window level! Fully integrated help! Security via SAF! Controls access to Zen! Controls access to specific components/displays! Controls commands

11 Zen Windows Each window refreshed independently Window content from any combinabon of components

12 Help Print Refresh Sample Zen Window Minimise Maximise Remove Mix text, images and graphs in same window Right click menu Alter refresh Bme Save Custom Size Custom security Drag to re- size

13 Zen Menu Bar Full help and Zen tutorial Menu Bar reflects installed components Custom Menu opbons can be added by command or from Rexx Refresh Menu Bar Show all systems MulB- level Menus Clear Screen Logoff / All

14 MVS Console in a Browser! This could be on your ipad!

15 Zen Automa?on! Message AutomaBon (MVS, VTAM, SyslogD)! Timer AutomaBon (Fixed Bme or intervals)! Alert AutomaBon (Filter, re- route, escalate)! For all automabon! Drive MVS, VTAM, USS, ZEN, Rexx commands! Generate alerts, messages, s! File I/O (MVS and HFS/ZFS)! All Rexx runs asynchronously! Put running Rexx into a wait state! Wait for one or more console messages! Wait for post from another Rexx! Many enhancements coming in Zen v3.! Can be used to automate IPL.

16 Zen Logging! Maintains a System Log! Messages from MVS, VTAM, SyslogD! Filter out unwanted messages! Viewable in browser! Log archived to unlimited number of DIVs! Log switching can be automated! Seamless logging in Zen Version 3

17 Zen Aler?ng! Alerts typically generated by Zen components! System, USS, IP, SNA, Linux, OSA, FTP,! Managed centrally in Zen alert database! Can be forwarded to other handlers! SNMP (Tivoli TEC console)! ! Console (for further automabon)! Can be pre- processed by Rexx! Altered, suppressed, different target

18 Zen Rexx! Uses IBM supplied Rexx interpreter! Supports compiled Rexx! Rich funcbon pack to extend Rexx! I/O, ing, UBliBes, AlerBng! Issue MVS, VTAM, USS, Zen, Linux commands! Build custom GUI panels

19 Panel built from Rexx! Custom built displays! Simple Rexx! No HTML (just XML)! Write Text, Tables! Draw pictures! Draw graphs! Include graphics! Add form fields! Add butons 28 Lines of Rexx

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21 Zen System Wide! A Zen Domain! A group of inter- connected Zen systems! Single sign- on to access any Zen! Command and message roubng! MulBple domains supported! Inter- domain communicabon! TCPIP : Zen domain can span mulbple Sysplex s! XCF : Within same sysplex (v3)

22 Default Desktop View Shows all LPARs in Zen Domain Clicking on box logs onto system Alert count indicator Change colour scheme Alter refresh rate MulBple desktop views

23 Zen Components! Perform specialist management/monitoring! OpBonal mix and match what you need! Exploit Zen callable services (via DLL)! AutomaBcally detected by Zen! All accessed via Zen GUI (some sbll have 3270)! Installed in same SMP/E CSI as Zen! Same LOADLIB, PARMLIB as Zen! Can be installed at any Bme! Typically run in own address space! Can be re- cycled independently

24 ZEN Components Automate network/system processes with REXX ZTS: Network problem determinabon & analysis ZIM: Real- Bme monitoring & control of z/os IP stacks ZEM: APPN/HPR, EE and SAW Monitoring & Management ZOM: Performance & Availability monitoring for OSAs ZLM: Performance & Availability monitoring for any Linux system ZES: Secure Enterprise Extender connecbons ZFC: Secure & audited z/os FTP ZAG: Facilitate IPv6 tesbng and implementabon

25 Zen IP Monitor Component Sysplex Distributer

26 Zen IP Monitor Component

27 Zen IP Monitor Component Real Bme packet trace and connecbon detail

28 Zen USS Monitoring

29 Zen Trace and Solve Component Trace expansion (EE)

30 Zen EE Monitor Component

31 Zen OSA Monitor Component

32 Zen Linux Monitor Component

33 Zen FTP Control Component (new version)

34 Zen FTP Control Component (new version)

35 ! Modernize z/os System Management! Latest GUI technologies via standard browser! Without intermediate servers! Without dependent products! Without workstabon plug- ins! High speed, two Ber architecture! FuncBon rich! Expandable

36 Thank you!