Monitor your zLinux servers according to your actual business needs

Single pane of glass view on SCOMMicroso System Center is a suite of products that were developed to help corporate IT administrators to manage network, server and client systems. System Center Opera ons Manager (OpsMgr or SCOM) is designed around managing cross pla orm data centers including Windows, Linux and UNIX opera ng systems.

As Microso only provides managing and monitoring of Linux distribu ons on the x86 pla orm, the NiCE zLinux Management Pack complements this. It allows new and exis ng Microso System Center customers to include monitoring of Linux on IBM System z server into one single overall datacenter management system.

Proac vely monitor zLinux serversThe NiCE zLinux Management Pack provides both proac ve and reac ve monitoring for the zLinux server on the supported pla orms. It monitors Linux server components such as processes, resources and server agents, allowing you to take on a more proac ve role in the management of your server. The Management Pack enables you to take correc ve ac on before down me aff ects your business.

Comprehensive monitoringThe NiCE zLinux Management Pack enables you to do comprehensive monitoring, which is not limited to availability. It includes extensive performance data collec on. Besides monitoring of confi gura on changes, all monitors that are used for aler ng use a best prac ce set of default thresholds.

As Linux servers are typically part of a larger applica on environment,the server components discovered by the NiCE Management Pack can be integrated into your service oriented monitoring scenarios.

In addi on to availability and performance monitoring, the NiCE zLinux Management Pack facilitates the use of all Microso Linux Management Pack reports, diagnos cs tasks, views and tasks. The NiCE zLinux Management Pack provides you with a 360 degree monitoring solu on for near real- me diagnos c and resolu on of detected issues.

Linux on System zMonitoringInnova ve MP architectureThe NiCE zLinux Management Pack is the fi rst product of its class that provides monitoring of Linux server distribu ons on the IBM System z pla orm using Microso System Center. IBM System z is a universal name used by IBM for all its mainframe computers. These mainframe computers have gone through a number of name changes and are also known as System/390 or zSeries.

The NiCE zLinux Management Pack is designed to be a fi rst-rate monitoring solu on for your business cri cal Linux servers on IBM System z. It is a tool that allows you to leverage your exis ng investment so that you reduce costs, save me and build effi ciencieswithin your IT infrastructure.

Technologies used• Microso System Center Opera ons Manager 2012 SP1

and later

• Red Hat Enterprise Server 7 or later on IBM System z (s390x architecture)

NiCE zLinux Management Pack for Microso System Center Opera ons Manager

Monitoring your Linux distribu ons on the IBM System z pla orm is business cri cal While availability of an IBM System z is typically not an area of concern, performance monitoring is a key business impera ve.

In IBM System z environments, processing me is costly and is measured in work units. A CPU hog on any zLinux server can become expensive. As zLinux servers typically run business cri cal workloads, response me and availability of such applica ons is o en business cri cal. Under-provisioned zLinux servers will react slowly on queries from business applica ons, which then cause undesired end user or processing delays.

With the NiCE zLinux Management Pack, a monitoring solu on for your business cri cal Linux server on IBM System z is now available. Consequently, this Management Pack allows you to leverage your exis ng investment in a number of ways:

• Get best in class monitoring for your zLinux server

• Make your zLinux server the fi rst class ci zen of your cross-pla orm data center management system

• Protect your System Center investment as no addi onal monitoring system or gateways need to be introduced

• Avoid any steep learning curves as the Management Pack fully complements your exis ng Microso Linux Management Packs for the x86 pla orm you are already using

About NiCENiCE IT Management Solu ons is a company that has over 25 years of experience with Cross Pla orm Applica on Monitoring Solu onson UNIX, Linux and Windows. NiCE has amassed this wealth of experience from collabora on and integra on with our valued Business Partners including HP, Microso , Oracle, IBM and BlackBerry.

NiCE roots come from years of developing and perfec ng Smart Plug-ins (SPIs) with our Business Partner, Hewle Packard. With the introduc on of Microso System Center Opera ons Manager, NiCE started developing Applica on Monitoring solu ons for this pla orm as well.

As a Microso Silver Applica on Development Partner, NiCE provides management packs for database and communica on applica ons.

The NiCE mission has always been to provide the best monitoring solu on for IT professionals worldwide. The highly skilled NiCE team services clients from around the globe spanning from SMBs to large corpora ons. NiCE IT Management Solu ons is focused on ensuring that our clients are completely sa sfi ed with our products because of the value they add to their business.

Global opera onsNiCE IT Management Solu ons GmbHLiebigstrasse 9, 71229 Leonberg, GermanyPhone +49 7152 939 82 0 E-Mail: solu ons@nice.de

Americas opera onsNiCE IT Management Solu ons Corpora on3478 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 1000Pleasant Hill, California 94523, USA Toll-free Phone: +1 877 778 3730E-Mail: solu ons@nice.us.com

All NiCE Management PacksAc ve 365 MP, with extensions for Exchange, SharePoint, Teams | BlackBerry MP | Custom MPs | D365 MP | DB2 MP | Domino MP | HANA MP | Linux Power MP | Log File MP | Oracle MP | PowerHA MP | SAP MP | Veritas MP | VMware MP | zLinux MP |

Features

• Perform ‘Logical Disk Health checks’ i.e. easily ascertain the availability and performance of your Logical Disk (File System) instances

• Carry out ‘Network Adapter Health checks’ i.e. determine the availability and performance of your Network Adapter instances

• Execute ‘Opera ng System Health assessments’ i.e. eff ortlessly discover the availability and performance for Red Hat EnterpriseLinux Server Opera ng System instances

• Determine the health of your processor by eff ec vely monitoring your processor instances

Benefi ts

• Iden fy problems before they cause service disrup on

• Receive alerts of impending problems before they cause down me

• Conduct comprehensive monitoring of your zLinux server easily

Microso Customer Success StoryNiCE solu ons enables the banking industry to stay on top of technology and business trends. 24 hours a day. 365 days a year.

Read the full success story at h p://customers.microso .com/en-US/story/fi rm-improves-it-services-to-banks-with-centralized-mon-itoring-solu on or bit.ly/2hzFTaC.

Press ReleasesNiCE Extends Microso System Center Opera ons Manager by Mon-itoring Offi ce 365 Synthe c Transac ons for Hybrid Exchange

Read the full press release at h ps://www.nice.de/2018/03/16/press-release/ or bit.ly/O365-MP-press.

NiCE zLinux Management Pack for Microso SCOM

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