Release notes

What's new

November 2024 v1.0.7

• Fixed internally found defects.
• You can now download IBM RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin documentation as a PDF file. See PDF Guide.

October 2024 v1.0.6

• The IBM RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin now allows customizing banner and caption fields in IBM RMF Report visualizations.
• After you modify any IBM RMF data source and save the changes, you no longer need to re-enter the password.
• Improved performance.
• Fixed internally found defects.

August 2024 v1.0.5

• When creating the datasource, you now have the option to specify the desired cache size in megabytes for the datasource.
• Fixed internally found defects.
• The topic of Creating RMF data sources has been updated per the new UI changes.

June 2024 v1.0.4

• The user interface for creating the datasource has been enhanced to improve the user experience.
• Fixed internally found defects.
• The following dashboards are updated:
  • Common Storage Activity (Timeline)
  • Common Storage Activity
  • Coupling Facility Overview (Timeline)
  • Coupling Facility Overview
  • Execution Velocity (Timeline)
  • Execution Velocity
  • General Activity (Timeline)
  • General Activity
  • Overall Image Activity (Timeline)
  • Overall Image Activity
  • Performance Index (Timeline)
  • Response Time (Timeline)
  • Response Time
  • XCF Activity (Timeline)
  • XCF Activity
  • Note: You must re-import the dashboards to utilize the latest enhancements in the dashboards.
• The documentation updates for v1.0.4 include the following changes:
  • The topic of Creating RMF data sources has been updated as per the new UI changes.
  • The Upgrading the RMF for z/OS plugin on Grafana topic is included to provide information about the upgrade process.

February 2024 v1.0.3

• Fixed specific issues related to the support of Grafana v10.x.x.
• Fixed empty settings issue for IBM RMF data source defined via Home / Apps / IBM RMF page.
• Fixed internally found defects.
• The documentation updates for v1.0.3 include the following changes:
  • The Grafana through IBM z/OS Management Facility topic explains more detailed setup instructions to access Grafana from the z/OSMF server.
  • The RMF for z/OS plugin installation section is updated to provide clear information and guidance on installing the RMF for z/OS plugin on different platforms based on specific requirements.
  • The troubleshooting topic is provided to help users analyze and resolve common issues that may occur while using the IBM RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin.

December 2023 v1.0.2

Support spaces in Datasource name.

November 2023 v1.0.1

Resolved security issues in dependencies.

November 2023 v1.0.0

The first release of the IBM RMF for z/OS Grafana plugin is in the following GitHub repository: https://github.com/IBM/RMF.

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