Usage Alerts

Usage alerts notify you when the number of tasks in a Control-M/Enterprise Manager environment exceed the permitted limit of tasks in the Active Jobs file. You can configure the following alert settings:

• The platforms to set the task count and alerts. If you have both Control-M for z/OS and Control-M for Distributed Systems platforms, you can choose to alert for all platforms.

• The number of tasks allowed per day in all Control-M/Enterprise Manager environments.

• The percentage of the permitted tasks that, when exceeded, triggers an alert.

• The recipients that receive the alert notification if the task count is exceeded.

• The Control-M/Enterprise Manager environment used to manage task counts and send alerts when the task count exceeds the permitted limit.

Creating a Usage Alert

This procedure describes how to create a usage alert, which enables you to set alerts when the number of tasks in a platform exceeds the permitted limit.

Begin

1. In the CCM, from the Manage tab, in the Alerts group, select Usage Alerts.

   The Usage Alerts window appears.

2. Select the Alerts tab.

3. Select the Enable Alerts checkbox.

4. Select the platform you want to set up alerts for, and then click .

   If you have both a Control-M for z/OS and a Control-M for Distributed Systems platform, select the Alerts for all platforms option.

5. In the Task Count field, set the number of permitted tasks.

6. In the Alert when task count exceeds field, set the percentage of the permitted tasks that, when exceeded, triggers an alert.

7. In the Alert e-mail recipients field, type the e-mail addresses of the recipients of the alert.

   If adding multiple e-mails, type each e-mail separated with ;.

8. Click Save.

   The usage alert is created.

Adding a Usage Alert Environment

This procedure describes how to add a usage alert environment, which enables you to manage task counts on all Control-M/Enterprise Manager environments and send alerts when the task count exceeds the permitted limit.

Begin

1. In the CCM, from the Manage tab, in the Alerts group, select Usage Alerts.

   The Usage Alerts window appears.

2. Select the Enterprise Manager tab.

3. Add an environment by clicking .

4. Define the required parameters, as described in Control-M/EM Parameters.

5. Click Test Connectivity to check that the environment is available.

   A message appears to confirm that the environment is available. If the environment is unavailable, the test fails, and you cannot save your alert settings.

6. Click Save.

   The environment is added.

Control-M/EM Parameters

The following table describes the Control-M/EM parameters.

Parameter	Description
Environment Name	Defines a logical display name for Control-M/EM.
Database type	Defines the database type of the installation. From the drop-down list select one of the databases.
Host	Defines the database host in a Control-M/EM installation. Can be the current installation or a remote EM.
Port	Defines the database server port number for the Control-M/EM installation.
User Name	Defines the database username.
Password	Defines the database password.
Database/Inst	PostgreSQL: Defines the specific installation internal database name in the database. Oracle: Defines the Server ID (SID) of the Oracle Database Server. MSSQL: Defines the Instance name of the database.