Efficiently Manage SLAs using Predictive Analytics with CA Workload Automation CA 7®
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This document discusses managing SLAs with CA Workload Automation iDash for CA 7 Edition. It covers defining SLAs for CA WA CA 7 workloads, monitoring the SLAs, and reporting on SLA performance. Key points include best practices for defining SLAs, using the iDash dashboard to monitor current alerts and SLA status, and exploring pre-defined report definitions for downloading SLA trend reports. New features in recent iDash releases that improve SLA management for CA WA CA 7 workloads are also summarized.
Efficiently Manage SLAs using Predictive Analytics with CA Workload Automation CA 7®
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- 4. 4 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD Agenda CA WA IDASH FOR CA 7 OVERVIEW AND REQUIREMENTS SLA DEFINITIONS FOR CA WA CA 7 WORKLOADS SLA MONITORING OF CA WA CA 7 WORKLOADS SLA REPORTING ON CA WA CA 7 WORKLOADS CA WA CA 7 SPECIFICS IN INCREMENTAL R12.0.02 1 2 3 4 5
- 5. 5 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD CA WA iDash for CA 7 Overview and Requirements
- 6. 6 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD What is CA Workload Automation iDash Designed to help you to consistently deliver on your Service Level Agreements to the business. It applies advanced workload analytics in real time to create an efficient and finely tuned CA Workload Automation environment for CA 7 and CA Workload Automation AE (AutoSys®) managed workloads. Key functionality includes: – Predictive forecasting to determine expected work flow completion times – Automatically recognizes work flow changes, additions and deletions – Maintains job run times for daily, weekly, monthly and yearly cycles – Maintains the current Critical Path automatically based on activity – Generates Alarms for At Risk, Predicted Miss and Missed SLAs
- 8. 8 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD Mainframe Requirements § Following CA WA CA 7 r11.3 PTFs, at a minimum, applied – RO87252 and RO87253 § These PTFs introduce the CA WA CA 7 for CA WA iDash component § All pre-requirements for the above maintenance must also be applied § CA WA CA 7 Initialization Deck changes to SVCNO and UCC7VTAM § CA Common Services (CCS) r14.1 with PTF RO67888 – CA Datacom/AD system for ENFDB functionality – CA7LOG ENF Events Active and Recorded (CAL2DCM3)
- 10. 10 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD SLA Creation Best Practices § Determine the SLA Endpoint Job and Due Time – Application Team or Business User specified – Operational knowledge of critical points – Application Analysis using CA WA CA 7 § CA WA CA 7 Web Client Forecast Flow View § FJOB command § Use naming conventions for SLA Names § Use multiple SLAs for segmented monitoring
- 12. 12 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD Creating the SLA Use good Naming Conventions
- 14. 14 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD CA WA CA 7 Dynamic SchID SLAs – Incremental r12.0.01 § Previously CA WA CA 7 SLA definitions required a specific SCHID § Can now define an SLA with SchID of 0 § Signifies that any SchID run of the jobs will meet requirements § Useful when different SchIDs are used for different days § Eliminates need for multiple SLAs, one for each day § Provides more flexibility
- 18. 18 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD CA WA CA 7 Job Links – Incremental r12.0.01 § Applications may require links not defined in CA WA CA 7 § Example could be an application spread across 2 schedulers § Application part one triggers work to run in another scheduler § Other scheduler triggers back Application part two § Use CA WA CA 7 Job Links to connect the two separate parts § Can specify as Trigger or Requirement (Dependency) type
- 21. 21 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD CA WA CA 7 Job Links – SLA Flow View Connection
- 31. 31 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD SLA Flow View CA WA CA 7 Datasets – Incremental r12.0.01 Dataset Triggers and Dependencies now in Flow View – r12.0.01 CA 7 Dataset Name and DSNBR #
- 33. 33 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD CA WA iDash Reporting § Required reports saved as Report Definitions § Most useful is SLA Trend report § Only specific CA WA CA 7 report is for Job Run information § All available as Summary and Detailed versions § Created on demand for download § Choice of report formats on download
- 38. 38 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD CA WA CA 7 Specifics in Incremental r12.0.02
- 39. 39 © 2016 CA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.@CAWORLD #CAWORLD CA WA CA 7 Specifics Updates in Incremental r12.0.02 § EEM Authorisation option for Hybrid CA WA iDash environments § Conditional Dependency support § Negative Dependency Support (MUTEX) – Allows wild card format for job names – Option to expand Negative Dependency Flows (default False) § Progressive loading of jobs in SLA Flow View