There are a number of commercial products that will send z/OS operational and security events to Linux or Windows. I am, ahem, the principal author of one: https://correlog.com/mainframe-security-solutions/zdefender-for-zos/
There are a number of competitive products but I'll let you do your own Google searches. <g> The SMF exits could be a starting point but they are not for the feint-hearted. Cross-memory, locks, SRB, Key 0, that sort of thing. https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.ieaa800/condiscon.htm A better starting point if you wanted to roll your own is "SMF log streams." More of a problem state, get-a-record sort of interface. You might also take a look at IBM Common Data Provider. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of John Roberts Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 3:08 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Sending z/OS Events to Windows Server I have a need to recognize certain events (creation of a file, completion of a JOB, etc) and send basic information about each event to a Windows process near real-time. The Windows process would be a RESTful web server deployed on the Intranet alongside the z/OS box. I have been out of the SYSPROG loop for quite a while, but I seem to recall that the SMF exits are a good place to detect these events. But I know that the SMF exits can't do anything involving a WAIT, so the only thing the exit could do would be to post the information to another address space cross-memory. That address space (STARTED task?) could then act as a HTTPS client and send the data to the outboard server. I have been reading about the "z/OS Client Web Enablement Toolkit". Would this work for the HTTPS client? Whatever I create I need it to work in a vanilla z/OS environment V2.1 or after (no CICS etc.). Does this sound like I am on track? Or is there a better way? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
