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AutoCPC - Interactive IBM zSeries Server CPC-LPAR Batch Management
AutoCPC is a batch orientated z/OS tool that allows Data Centre’s to
perform IBM zSeries server HMC based CPC and LPAR management
functions. This provides a simplified and familiar process for
managing CPC and LPAR resources, seamlessly integrating with
existing z/OS management processes, such as automation, batch
scheduling, security, et al.
IBM
zSeries Mainframe environments are typically large capacity
infrastructures comprising many images, sometimes isolating
different workload types (E.g. Production, Development, Test, Etc.)
and sometimes segregating by business application (E.g. Mission Critical,
Non-Mission Critical), or perhaps some other reason. Allocating
resources to these various physical and logical infrastructures is
not necessarily a static or infrequent activity, and so automating
the manipulation of said resources is desirable. From a manual
perspective, such manipulation is achievable via HMC Operator
Commands, while AutoCPC interfaces with the standard HMC API,
allowing for these manual functions to be automated, thus being
processed in a timely and accurate manner, as and when required.
AutoCPC is an easy-to-install and easy-to-use solution that
simplifies zSeries CPC and LPAR management, providing the following
primary functions:
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Seamless integration with HMC
API |
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Standard security management
via existing SAF type solutions (E.g. RACF, ACF2, TopSecret) |
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Reporting capability via Web
browser (E.g. GUI) access to HFS file store |
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Optional z/OS STC for the Web
Server reporting interface |
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AutoCPC can be processed via
zLinux and IFL processor, minimizing software costs |
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Simple and familiar HMC
command structure for easy-to-use operational purposes |
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No special skills or training
required as pre-existing SLA and operational metrics define
product parameters |
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No architectural limits or
proprietary interface concerns, AutoCPC is only limited by
zSeries architectural constraints |
AutoCPC is just another Systems Management tool that automates
day-to-day operational activities, safeguarding efficient and
timely allocation of high-value and mission critical IBM
Mainframe resources. Extensive reporting via an easy-to-use GUI
facility safeguards that the Data Centre can easily manage their
environment, while AutoCPC provides CPC and LPAR HMC activity
information, whether initiated by AutoCPC or not. The value of
AutoCPC is its elegant design and straightforward architecture,
providing a function rich tool, specifically designed to perform
a specific role. Ultimately AutoCPC is a cost-efficient
solution that eliminates the requirement for manual operations,
releasing Operational personnel to perform other duties, while
safeguarding that the right IBM zSeries resource is allocated to
the correct workload and at the correct times, as defined by the
business policy, typically encapsulated within an SLA.
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