September 2025
Ironstream Hub – New Release Available
We are very pleased to announce that Ironstream Hub v1.4.1 is now generally available. This updated component release provides these new features:
Support for unflattening for additional z/OS data types:
Ironstream Hub now supports unflattening and normalization of the following additional SMF record types for Datadog and Dynatrace:
- DCOLLECT: Enables collection of dataset-level statistics for storage management.
- SMF71: Captures RMF device activity data.
- SMF72: Provides workload activity data from the Workload Manager (WLM).
Support for sending DCOLLECT data to Datadog:
You can now send DCOLLECT data for volumes, datasets, and SMS storage groups processed by the DCOLJSON Rexx program to Datadog log and metric Targets.
Use either the Ironstream FILELOAD mechanism or the Ironstream API to transfer the data.
Field names now follow Datadog's preferred dot notation format.
Extended SMF70 data support:
SMF70 records now include additional CPU and memory metrics, improving the granularity of performance monitoring and capacity planning.
Extra fields added to the logical core section for the LPAR name and CPU type.
Proxy support for SAML authentication:
You can now configure Ironstream Hub to use a proxy server when performing SAML-based authentication.
This is particularly useful for environments with strict network segmentation or outbound access controls.
Log file management enhancements:
The Log Settings panel has been enhanced to allow users to configure logging behavior directly through the UI, eliminating the need for command-line or file system access.
Support for sending OVOPCMSG messages to the Ironstream Hub:
You can now use the OVOPCMSG interface to send messages directly to the Ironstream IBM Z agent and forward them to the Ironstream Hub for integration with supported analytics platforms.
Support for Dynatrace:
You can now send data to the following Dynatrace endpoints:
- Dynatrace Log endpoint
- Dynatrace Metric endpoint (using OpenTelemetry Protocol, OTLP)
- The metric endpoint uses the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP), which allows you to send
Data sent to Dynatrace is normalized and unflattened, using the same process as for Datadog.
The same four-part naming convention for fields is also applied. For more information, see Dynatrace Log.
Simplified license management:
The Settings panel now includes a License Management tab. This tab allows you to:
- Check the status of your licenses
- Upload new licenses
- Delete expired licenses
You can perform these actions directly in the interface, without needing command-line or file system access. This helps ensure the Hub continues to run smoothly.
The range of data covered by this feature will continue to evolve in future releases.
You are encouraged to visit the Ironstream section of Precisely Ideas if you have specific requirements not covered here.
Important Note: If a user of the Hub from before v1.3.11 has any pipelines containing a Datadog target these must be removed before upgrading to this version of the Hub, then re-added. Failure to do so will result in the Hub Portal not being able to initialize.
A way to do this is as follows:
- add a different type of target (e.g. File) to the pipeline so it has at least one valid target
- delete the Datadog target and save it
- upgrade the Hub
- when done, re-add the Datadog target to the pipeline
- remove the additional temporary target
- save and restart the pipeline
Full information can be found in Ironstream documentation on the Precisely Help Center.
Contact Information
If you need technical assistance with any aspect of Ironstream please contact Precisely's Global Support team using the appropriate portal:
Customers - https://customer.precisely.com/
Partners - https://partner.precisely.com/
Other questions relating to this announcement should be directed to your Precisely Account Executive or to:
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