Performance Toolkit for VM Feature FL510

NOTE: On Jan 13, 2007 a date check that causes an abend was discovered. APAR VM64152 addresses this problem. We apologize for any inconvenience.

See LATEST SERVICE for corresponding PTF.

Performance Toolkit for VM FL510 was withdrawn from service effective September 30, 2007.
The Performance Toolkit for VM was initially shipped with z/VM 4.4.0 as a priced optional feature of z/VM.

 

Performance Toolkit for VM Latest Service

  • FL510 is no longer in service
  • 07/25/2007, APAR: VM64203, PTF: UM32067
  • Additional service information is available from Info APAR II13929

 

Performance Toolkit for VM Changes

With z/VM V5.1, Performance Toolkit for VM was enhanced by providing functional equivalence to the Performance Reporting Facility (PRF) priced optional feature, thereby eliminating the need for separate products (PRF and RTM) to help manage your performance more efficiently. This includes a new BATCH mode of processing monitor data. Other new function provided with z/VM V5.1 includes:

  • New high-level Linux reports based on Application Monitor records from Linux guests
  • A new report for SCSI disks

See also this white paper.

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