z/VM Sessions In Automation Point

[Steve Ingle]

Is anyone currently using an Automation Point Session to monitor a z/VM Console or Log?  We would like to monitor several z/VM Guests for error messages, failures, etc.. and take an action through Automation Point.  Looking for thoughts and ideas on how to accomplish this at our site.

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Thanks,
Steven Ingle
Regions Bank
Hoover, AL 35244
USA
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[Hennie Hermans]

Good morning Steve,

z/VM support is included in CA Automation Point by default. At the session definition, you can choose for VM as Console Type and watch the z/VM consoles.

You can use automation and scripts to handle the consoles and write rules to react on the messages received at it..

See here the link to the documentation over the z/VM Consoles:
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/content/broadcom/techdocs/us/en/ca-mainframe-software/intelligent-operations/ca-automation-point/11-6/administrating/establishing-host-sessions/understanding-console-management/z-vm-consoles.html

You could use the vse.scr or mcs.scr scripts as sample to develop your own VM.SCR.. These 'sample' scripts are in the /Program Files (x86)/CA/CA Automation Point/Distrib library located...
If you have any further questions, or run into problems, please contact us again and raise a case at our Mainframe Support website..

Best regards,
Hennie Hermans

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Principal Support Engineer
Broadcom
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[Steve Ingle]

Hennie,

Thanks for the response!

Steve

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Thanks,
Steven Ingle
Regions Bank
Hoover, AL 35244
USA
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