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E-News
Automation Newsletter
Version 06.12
December 15, 2006

In This Newsletter
Product News
> Unicenter® CA-OPS/MVS® Event Management and Automation r11.5 - Generally Available (GA)
> Unicenter® Automation Point™ r11.1 – GA Soon
> Unicenter® Automation Point™ r4 SP5 is Generally Available (GA)

General Information
> Unicenter® SOLVE:Operations® Automation Monitors
> The SOLVESSI - Its Purpose and What It Does
> Exploiting the Client/Server Architecture of Unicenter® Automation Point™ Notification Server
> Understanding SSMGA
> Unicenter® Automation Point™ r4.0 Demo
> Hyper APAR Notification
> RSU Information - OPS/MVS

Special Events
> Upcoming Unicenter® CA-OPS/MVS® Event Management and Automation Webcast
> Webcasts
> CA World® 2007
> opsXchange 2006

Product News

Unicenter® CA-OPS/MVS® Event Management and Automation r11.5 - Generally Available (GA)
We are pleased to announce the general availability of Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS r11.5. New features include:

  • SSMGA (SSM Global Application)
  • Automated Applications (true ready to go solutions)
  • AOF rule, EasyRule, and OPS/REXX Enhancements
  • SSL Support for OPSLOG WebView Server
  • OPSLOG WebView Server (navigation improvements)
  • RAS program identifies cause for emergency shutdown
  • IMS Manager globally manages databases, partitions, and extents
  • Hardware Management Console (HMC) Support

For additional information, see the Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS r11.5 Release Summary.

To receive Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS r11.5, order from the product page at SupportConnectSM or call 1-800-637-5858. For customers outside of North America, please contact your local Technical Support group.

Also note the following End-of-Support date. We strongly urge you to take advantage of the new Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS r11.5 features by upgrading at your earliest convenience.

  • r11 - Support will end on October 31, 2007.

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Unicenter® Automation Point™ r11.1 - GA Soon
Watch for the upcoming announcement of the Unicenter Automation Point r11.1 by checking the product page on SupportConnectSM.

Some of the new and enhanced features to look forward to are:
  • SMTP - the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) has been added in this release to provide additional flexibility and functionality to the existing outbound email notification support.
  • TN3270 - Native support for the TN3270E connection protocol has been added in this release to provide additional functionality and increase the maximum number of monitored mainframe hosts (sessions).
  • Notification Manager - the existing Notification Manager component has been redesigned to store notification policy information in CA's Management Database (MDB). The Microsoft SQL Server DBMS has been selected as the platform to host the MDB used by this component. The Notification Website has also been redesigned in this release to adhere to CA's UI Standards, which provide a common look and feel across all CA products. The notification scheduling process has been streamlined by allowing individuals to define schedule durations that span midnight.

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Unicenter® Automation Point™ r4 SP5 is Generally Available (GA)
We are pleased to announce the availability of Unicenter Automation Point r4 Service Pack 5. Installation of this new service pack ensures that your systems are current on maintenance for Unicenter Automation Point. When you are ready to receive this update, submit the order form on the product home page at SupportConnectSM or call 1-800-637-5858. For customers outside of North America, please contact your local Technical Support Group.

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General Information
Unicenter® SOLVE:Operations® Automation Monitors
Unicenter SOLVE:Operations Automation includes a number of monitors in the user interface. This SOLVE:Operations Monitors article takes a high-level look at these monitors and discusses the value of each of them in your environment.

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The SOLVESSI - Its Purpose and What It Does
Applications running in the Unicenter® SOLVE:Operations® environment rely on information flows from services provided by the SOLVESSI. The article, SOLVESSI - Its Purpose and What It Does, provides more information about these flows.

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Exploiting the Client/Server Architecture of Unicenter® Automation Point™ Notification Server
Most Unicenter Automation Point customers do not take full advantage of the distributed client/server architecture of our Notification Services component. Click here to learn how you can leverage this architecture in your existing automation and notification strategy.

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Understanding SSMGA
r11.5 of Unicenter® CA-OPS/MVS® introduces a new System State Manager v2 global resource management application called SSMGA. Click here to read an explanation of the architecture, capabilities, and limitations of SSMGA.

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Unicenter® Automation Point™ r4.0 Demo
Unicenter Automation Point is a workstation-based automation solution that monitors and manages a wide variety of computing platforms from the mainframe in a central data center to a heterogeneous distributed processing environment. In this demo, we will highlight the powerful features and functions that make this solution one that can help achieve a high return on investment (ROI). To view this demo, visit the product page on SupportConnectSM under "Solutions & Patches".

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Hyper APAR Notification
Are you keeping track of the latest hyper APARs?

To learn how you can become more proactive with hyper maintenance for the various mainframe-based automation products and to download the hyper APARs, visit SupportConnectSM. From there, you can search our Knowledge Base by product using the keyword "hyper" to locate all the critical solutions.

If you are not registered to receive email notifications of new hyper APARs, you can register by logging into SupportConnect and selecting "Hyper Subscriptions" from the left menu.

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RSU Information - OPS/MVS
We have recently completed certification of OPS/MVS with the z/OS 1.6 and z/OS 1.7
June 2006 RSU Level (0606). Both the z/OS 1.6 and the z/OS 1.7 certifications were achieved with OPS/MVS r11 SP03 plus fix OPB0173.

For more information in regards to CA's RSU certification, please click here.

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Special Events
Upcoming Unicenter® CA-OPS/MVS® Event Management and Automation Webcast
Join us on December 19, 2006, for a webcast on New Automated Applications Available With Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS.

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Webcasts
For information on upcoming webcasts, please click here.

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CA World® 2007
CA World is quickly approaching! We are returning to the Venetian Las Vegas and Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and registration is officially open! Be sure to take advantage of the Early Bird Registration before it expires on February 14, 2007.

For more information regarding discounts and special programs, be sure to visit the CA World 2007 site.

Session, pre-conference education classes, and key note speakers will be posted shortly so be sure to save this site among your favorites or register for the CA World Today Newsletter for up-to-date information.

Do you have a story or topic you want to share? Be sure to complete our "Call for Speakers" - we want to hear from you!

Hope to see you there!

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opsXchange 2006
The opsXchange 2006 Technical Training Seminar completed its sixth successful year. Those in attendance indicated that this year's conference continued to surpass previous years and that, dollar for dollar, it is still one of the best values in technical training available today for automation. Once again, four concurrent sessions were run daily that offered more than 40 technical sessions over the two-and-a-half-day time frame.

There were sessions to satisfy everyone from automation novices to seasoned veterans and the planning team saw to it that the needs of everyone were met. In addition to the sessions on existing features and functions, there were sessions on product futures as well. Also, back by popular demand, we offered hands-on labs where attendees had the opportunity to "kick the tires" and experience some valuable time at the wheel of their favorite CA automation and performance products. This year also saw the introduction of Unicenter® NetMaster™ Network Management sessions and the valuable product integration with the CA automation and performance product suite.

The initial stages of planning for next year's event have already begun and we look forward to a bigger and better opsXchange Technical Training Seminar in 2007. Shortly, a link will be posted on the Pro Tech website announcing opsXchange 2007. Session materials from this year's seminar will be available shortly. We anticipate even more member sessions for next year's event. See you there!

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