Martha:

z/VSE does include REXX/VSE which is a subset of REXX on z/OS. A port of
the z/OS client should not be a large effort.

Jim Elliott


On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 4:26 PM Martha McConaghy <
martha.mccona...@marist.edu> wrote:

> Defining the template to match the MIB information is the big PITA,
> though.  There is a Xymon plugin named devmon, which is what we use to
> monitor the network equipment, environmentals, etc.  It talks snmp, but
> has limited capabilities.  There might be a newer one out there, I
> haven't kept up on it in a few years.
>
> I think the z/OS clients are also in REXX, so should be easy to port to
> VSE, if it supports that.  (Sorry, I don't recall off the top of my
> head.)  Then it is just a matter of updating the execs to look at the
> right spots in the system.
>
> Martha
>
> On 1/23/2019 4:12 PM, Stuart, David wrote:
> > If Xymon can talk SNMP, which it probably can if it's monitoring network
> equipment, there's an SNMP 'agent' (?) that's part of z/VSE that will tell
> you if the System is responding, at a minimum. I believe there is other
> info you can get from the SNMP 'agent' as well. I've played with it some,
> but we don’t actually use it.
> >
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > Dave Stuart
> > Principal Info. Systems Support Analyst
> > County of Ventura
> > 805-662-6731
> > david.stu...@ventura.org
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> On Behalf Of Martha
> McConaghy
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 1:05 PM
> > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU
> > Subject: Re: Xymon
> >
> > Its just a set of REXX execs that Rich wrote some years ago. They used
> to be on the site, but that was back when it was Hobbit.  I'm not sure they
> are still there.  (Rich....are you listening?)
> >
> > If all else fails, I can pack up what I have and make them available
> somewhere.
> >
> > Martha
> >
> > On 1/23/2019 3:49 PM, Diep, David (OCTO) wrote:
> >> Martha, I had no idea there is a XYMON client for z/VM. Is it
> downloadable from the XYMON project website?
> >>
> >>
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> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 3:38 PM
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> >> Subject: Re: Xymon
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> >>
> >> SLES 12 on z/VM.  Should not matter to the clients, though.  We monitor
> z/OS, z/VM, hundreds of zLinux and hundreds of ESX based Linux/Windows.
> >> Also monitor all network equipment.
> >>
> >> Martha
> >>
> >> On 1/23/2019 3:29 PM, Tom Huegel wrote:
> >>> Martha, What platform do you run Xymon server on? Thanks - Tom
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 2:27 PM Martha McConaghy <
> >>> martha.mccona...@marist.edu> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> We use Xymon to monitor all of our servers, regardless of platform.  I
> >>>> have not done VSE as we don't have it.   However, there is a client
> that
> >>>> works on z/OS, which we use a lot.  It probably can be modified to
> >>>> work on VSE.  I think Rich Smrcina wrote it.
> >>>>
> >>>> Martha
> >>>>
> >>>> On 1/23/2019 3:15 PM, Tom Huegel wrote:
> >>>>> Just wondering if anyone has used Xymon in z/LINUX to monitor other
> >>>>> OS's
> >>>> ie
> >>>>> z/VSE?
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