Setting up a Monitor Definition › What is a Monitor Definition? › Invoke a Monitor Definition

Invoke a Monitor Definition

A monitor definition becomes a monitor request from the time it is invoked until the observation and sampling processes are complete. The Server Space tracks the monitor requests of all users on the z/OS image on which CA Mainframe Application Tuner is active. Any number of monitor requests can be active at the same time, depending on the value that is specified on the MAXACT TRPARM parameter. See the Installation Guide.

A monitor can be invoked in the following ways:

• By invoking a monitor definition for managed or scheduled monitoring
• By choosing a job that is actively running for immediate results
• From outside the TSO Client for automated operations

Monitor requests are written to the Global Information File (GIF), which allows for persistence of the request, even if the Server Space is deactivated or if the entire system is shut down. When the Server Space is started through a batch job or during IPL, it reads the monitor request from the GIF and reinstates any waiting monitor requests.

See the chapter "Invoking a Monitor" for more information.

You can invoke a monitor automatically when you exit the Monitoring Criteria panel. Specify YES or CONFIRM in the Invoke Monitor field on the Profile Parameters panel.

See the Installation Guide for a complete description of the Profile Parameters panel.