BMC MainView AutoOPERATOR for z/OS

Simplify automation using panel-driven REXX-free automation

IT problem

Organizations must ensure high availability of systems and key subsystems to respond to the increasing requirements fueled by the higher demands placed on IT departments to cut cost and do more with less. Meeting this demand requires advanced automation, problem analysis and correction - all performed with reduced operations resources.

BMC solution

MainView AutoOPERATOR for z/OS simplifies system management and automated operational processes across the IT environments. It quickly and easily generates automation using comprehensive rules processor, alert management facilities and system object relationship components. As an integrated member of the MainView monitoring solution family, it provides swift transfer from problem identification and correction using the appropriate automation management product, even on remote systems and sysplexes.

Features and benefits

• Offers single system image and a single point of control to manage objects on an unlimited number of z/OS, zLinux and z/VM systems
• Reduce costs with panel driven rules that can fully automate your z/OS environment – mitigating the risk of failures caused by code driven automation
• Reduces and simplifies maintenance by understanding the relationships between your processes and objects using Flow and Topology diagrams
• Centralizes automation log for auditing
• Simplifies IPL and shutdown processes by providing “One Button” and Remote IPLs solutions by tightly integrated products from partner
• Delivers simplified sysplex disaster recovery process with Total Object Manager
• Supports MainView SYSPROG Services with built-in system command facilities to make it easy to control z/OS system functions from an AutoOPERATOR EXEC

Key differentiators

• Reduces automation cost by using
• Highly efficient, low CPU overhead automation rules without generating or using any REXX code
• Integrates with the MainView infrastructure to provide efficient 3270 interface and mainframe based intelligent Web interface, the same look and feel as all MainView monitoring products
• Drives automation from any address space using AOAnywhere API
• Supports advanced cross-platform automation using BMC solutions: BMC Atrium Orchestrator, BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management and BMC MainView AutoOPERATOR
• Delivers intelligent event management support using AutoOPERATOR MainView API, base notification decisions on the full spectrum of MainView monitoring metrics

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