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Importing dashboards
This task describes how to import dashboards and the associated data sources created in RMF Performance Monitoring in the RMF application.

Overview
Grafana is a platform for monitoring and visualizing data. It enables users to create, explore, and share dashboards that are interactive and customizable. The IBM® RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin provides effortless analysis and visualization of Resource Measurement Facility for z/OS (RMF for z/OS) Monitor III metrics and reports within the Grafana platform. Thereby, you can monitor and analyze the health and performance of applications.
Release notes
This article covers the new features, system requirements, and known issues of the IBM® RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin.
Installing the plugin
You must install the IBM® RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin to analyze and visualize RMF Monitor III metrics and reports.
Upgrading the plugin
You must ensure that the IBM RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin is up to date to leverage its enhanced functionalities. You can do so by either installing or upgrading to the latest version of the plugin.
Prometheus Sample Dashboards
The RMF Distributed Data Server exposes Monitor III data to third-party tools using the OpenMetrics exposition format.
Creating RMF data sources
To access RMF Monitor III metrics in Grafana, you need to connect to the Distributed Data Server (DDS) by adding an RMF data source.
Applying visualization to RMF data
By adding panels to dashboards, you can effectively present your RMF data in a visual format. Each panel must require at least one query to display a significant visualization.
IBM RMF query languages
In Grafana, queries are essential for fetching and transforming data from RMF data sources.
RMF Variable Query syntax
Variables are a powerful tool to create more interactive and dynamic dashboards. They offer a way to replace hard-coded values in metric queries and panel titles with placeholders for values.
Integrating DDS Dashboards with OMEGAMON
To enhance visibility and provide deeper insights, the DDS dashboards can be integrated with IBM Z OMEGAMON Web UI dashboards.
Importing dashboards
This task describes how to import dashboards and the associated data sources created in RMF Performance Monitoring in the RMF application.
Alerts
Grafana Alerting feature provides a reliable solution to detect and respond to system issues in real time.
Historical data
In Grafana, you can view historical data using absolute and relative time ranges.
Error types
Whenever you encounter issues while using the IBM RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin, you can view detailed error messages that contain sufficient information to help you identify and troubleshoot the problem.
Troubleshooting issues
This section guides how to analyze and address typical issues that may arise when using the IBM® RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin.
Grafana through z/OSMF
When you use IBM® z/OS Management Facility to monitor the performance of the z/OS sysplexes in your environment, you can also access Grafana dashboards from z/OSMF.
PDF Guide
You can find the link to view or download IBM RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin user guide as a PDF file.

Importing Dashboards created in RMF Performance Monitoring

This task describes how to import dashboards and the associated data sources created in RMF Performance Monitoring in the RMF application.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following task:

Installed the IBM RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin. See Installing the RMF for z/OS plugin on Grafana.

Procedure

Go to Apps > IBM RMF and navigate to the Import Dashboards from RMF Performance Monitoring section.
Verify the Destination folder path displayed under the section heading.
Click Go to PM Dashboards to review existing RMF Performance Monitoring dashboard files before importing.
In the Upload File area, drag and drop .po dashboard file or click the upload zone to browse for the file manually.

Note:
The Data sources defined in RMF Performance Monitoring dashboards are imported without credentials. After import, update each data source with valid credentials if the DDS requires authentication where required.

Results

The dashboards exported from the RMF Performance Monitoring are successfully imported into the RMF application.