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See previous Comments posted below -- there is existing support that meets the needs for this requirement.
The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM not implement this request.
The solution provided by the prior comment from IBM_Systems_Developer provides a way to send a message based upon a threshold level on a metric in a system monitor. That solution addresses the requirement this RFE asks for.
Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.
For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac
For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/
Dawn May - CAAC Program Manager
Starting in 7.2 Performance Tools provides System Monitoring support through IBM Navigator for i. (https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzahx/rzahxmonsyscrt.htm). There are monitors defined for the Machine Pool and User Pool. A system monitor can be configured to monitor machine pool and user pool (average and maximum values). A threshold can be set for the number of faults per second at which point a defined action is triggered (to send a message, etc). The monitor values can be viewed with Performance Data Investigator : https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%20i%20Technology%20Updates/page/System%20Monitors. If you would like to try these out, it is recommended to update to the latest HTTP PTFs and the most recent IBM Navigator for i PTFs (HTTP group will include the latest starting next week when it is updated): https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%20i%20Technology%20Updates/page/PTFs.
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