This IBM® Redbooks® publication explains the capabilities of the IBM System z® Advanced Workload Analysis Reporter (IBM zAware), and shows how you can use it as an integral part of your existing System z management tools.

The book gives you a conceptual description of the IBM zAware appliance. It will help you to understand how it fits into the family of IBM mainframe system management tools that include Runtime Diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA), IBM Health Checker for z/OS, and z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF).

You are provided with the information you need to get IBM zAware up and running so you can start to benefit from its capabilities immediately. You will learn how to manage an IBM zAware environment, and see how other products can use the IBM zAware Application Programming Interface to extract information from IBM zAware for their own use. The target audience includes system programmers, system operators, configuration planners, and system automation analysts.

This book was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center.

Frank Kyne is an Executive IT Specialist at the International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center. He writes extensively and teaches IBM classes worldwide on all areas of IBM Parallel Sysplex® and high availability. Before joining the ITSO 14 years ago, Frank worked in IBM Ireland as an MVS™ system programmer.

Karan Singh is a Project Leader at the ITSO Poughkeepsie Center, responsible for producing a variety of System z and z/OS IBM Redbooks publications. A generalist with more than 15 years of experience working with a variety of clients and IBM internal systems, he has acquired expertise in core z/OS technologies and a broad familiarity with System z. Karan holds a Diploma in Computer Programming, a Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts, and a Masters Degree in Teaching.

Karla Arndt is a Senior Software Engineer located in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. She has nearly 25 years of experience and has worked on several platforms, including components of IBM System i®, z/OS, and the IBM Tivoli® Directory Server. She holds a degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of North Dakota. Karla is the technical team leader for Predictive Failure Analysis and Runtime Diagnostics. She holds several patents in the areas of autonomic computing, predictive technology, and referential integrity,

Stephen Barton is an I/T Specialist in the United States. He has 37 years of experience in the Information Technology field, and has worked at IBM for 24 years. His areas of expertise include Large Systems software (MVS, IBM OS/390®, and z/OS) and storage (DASD, tape, and DFSMS architecture and products). This was Steve's first opportunity to participate in an ITSO residency and to collaborate on an IBM Redbooks publication.

Mark Noonan is an IT Specialist in Australia. He has many years of experience in Operations and Systems Management on the mainframe. He has worked at IBM for 18 years. His areas of expertise include IBM Tivoli NetView® for z/OS and IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS. Mark also teaches IBM classes about these products. He has certification from The Open Group as a Master IT Specialist.

Ryotaroh Sawada is an IT Specialist in Japan. He has five years of experience in System z technical support. His areas of expertise include z/OS, IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS, IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS, and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler. Ryotaroh has supported several System z clients in the area of the system management.

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