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Lamaxu models the data it collect and separates it into the following object categories.

Category

Description

Log file

Use Case

OBJECT_CONFIG

This is configuration attributes for various objects (e.g. Queue managers, queues, topics, etc.) deployed within the MQ landscape. This could conceivably be generated into MQSC or other commands most-readily, but is currently provided in JSON or XML format with all the attribute details.

 

Object configuration is collected through a polling mechanism and as such is not an event-driven approach, and the data will contain identical attribute configuration if the object has not changed since the last poll.

objectData.log

queueData.log

  • Potentially generate MQSC from data.
  • Identify issues with deployed configurations.
  • Document and audit deployed configurations.

EVENT_MESSAGE

This is event data that can be retrieved in a delta-style approach. Once activated, the statistical data will be pushed to a queue from which LAMAXU reads.  When appropriately configured, it should only have information relative to the last publish.

eventData.log

  • Generate alerts from statistic data
  • Join data sets to fulfil fulfill monitoring gaps such as dynamic queues associated with topics.

STATUS

Point in time info received from objects.

statusData.log

  • Status information to be consumed by enterprise monitoring solutions.

CONFIG_EVENT

Events that can be generated about object modifications and changes if configured.

eventData.log

  • Potentially utilize information to synchronize with version control and version all configuration.
  • Potentially utilize for version controlled configurations.
  • Send config change events into SIEM monitoring.

STATS_MESSAGE

Message statistics information from either a RESETQSTATS or via the SYSTEM.ADMIN.STATISTICS.QUEUE

statsData.log

  • Potentially utilize information to synchronize with version control and version all configurationCapture message volume statistics information for use with operational capacity planning activities.
TRACEActivity trace messagestraceData.log Capture message ativity trace inf

Table 2: Data categories