I've been using also Strobe but I don't like it anymore since it's become a Compuware product.
1. Support for CTS 3.1 just about 9 months after GA 2. A lot of S0C4 in the current release (3.2 current maintenance) 3. Problems with DB2 V8 SQL text while "strobing" a CICS V3.1 4. Problems with DB2 V8 (fixed) 5. Istrobe require Java 1.5. In the past I trust Strobe but now ........ We also installed/test APA but development like Istrobe even it's nice viewer :-((( I believe Compuware made also a good price. Roland -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Peplinski Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 9:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IBM Application Performance Analyzer To clarify my prior post: APA has not caught on with my applications group. I conducted some training but I think most were overwhelmed with the interface/navigation and underwhelmed by the amount of application-related data, especially in a CICS environment. (A lot of the stats show up under CICS TCB's). I find some parts clumsy (source mapping), problematic (abends with big samples), or incomplete (CICS I/O). I used Strobe years ago. My memory is fuzzy but it seemed focused and informative. I am looking for some APA success stories. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
