Performance Toolkit for VM Feature FL620

The Performance Toolkit for VM provides enhanced capabilities for a z/VM systems programmer, system operator, or performance analyst to monitor and report performance data. Offered as a priced optional feature of z/VM, the Performance Toolkit for VM is derived from the FCON/ESA program (5788-LGA), which was not available in all countries.

Use the Performance Toolkit to reduce data from the z/VM MONITOR and produce reports and history files.

 

Performance Toolkit for VM Latest Service

  • Service is not cumulative. Each PTF is ordered separately.
  • Additional service information is available from Info APAR II13929.
  • See APAR VM65344 for support for Live Guest Relocation (LGR)
  • Service required for running on zEnterprise system

 

Performance Toolkit for VM Changes

Performance Toolkit for VM has been enhanced in z/VM 6.2.

The following reports have been changed:

Performance Toolkit for VM: Changed Reports

Name Number Title What Changed
CHANNEL FCX107 Channel Load
  • 'Chan-Group Descr' - added new OSX/OSM CHPID type
CPU FCX100 CPU Load and Transactions
  • Processor list is now sorted by CPU number
DASDLOG FCX183 DASD performance log
  • 'SEEK Cyls' now supports EAV
DEMNDLOG FCX259 Demand Scan Log
  • Displays large values instead of question marks
DEVCONF FCX131 I/O Device Configuration
  • 'Device Type' now supports 3390-A
  • 'Device Type' - added new INMN or IEDN type
  • Now indicates whether the device supports XRC
DEVCONF FCX131 I/O Device Configuration
  • Now displays device type for FCP devices
DEVICE FCX108 General I/O Device
  • 'Type' now supports 3390-A
  • 'SEEK Cyls' now supports EAV
DEVICE CPOWNED FCX109 CP Owned Device
  • Now correctly displays number of extents and %used for 9336 devices
  • Correctly handles shifting via Web interface
DEVICE details FCX110 I/O Device Details
  • Now correctly displays TDISK % used for FBA devices
  • 'Device Type' now supports 3390-A
  • 'Last SEEK', 'MDISK Extent', and 'VSEEK' now support EAV
DEVLOG FCX168 General I/O Device Data Log
  • 'Type' now supports 3390-A
  • 'SEEK Cyls' now supports EAV
  • Deleted number of DASD value on right
GVNIC FCX268 General Virtual Network Device Description
  • 'Type' - added new INMN and IEDN type of virtual NIC
  • 'Port Num' - added port value for the guest connection
GVSWITCH FCX266 General Virtual Switch Description
  • Added the OSA port number
  • Configuration - added access type for a virtual switch
LCHANNEL FCX161 LPAR Channel Load
  • 'Chan-Group Descr' - added new OSX/OSM CHPID type
LPAR FCX126 LPAR Log
  • Corrected (load fields could display dots on large systems)
LPARLOG FCX202 LPAR Load Log
  • Corrected (load fields could display dots on large systems)
LXCPU FCX243 General Linux CPU Utilization
  • Corrected possible memory leak
MONDATA FCX155 Monitor Data Statistics
  • Added registration of D5R13 monitor record
MONITOR FCX124 Performance Data Selection Menu
  • Added SSI Data Menu
MONSET FCX149 Monitor Settings
  • Added indicator of CPU Measurement Facility Counters for PROCESSOR domain
  • Added description of domain 11 (SSI)
PROCLOG FCX144 Processor Log
  • Now correctly handles varying processors offline/online
  • Correctly displays Fast page pct in mean line
  • Correctly displays time interval in header
QDIO FCX251 QDIO Activity
  • 'QDIO Fmt' - added new INMN or IEDN type
QDIOLOG FCX252 QDIO Activity Log
  • 'QDIO Fmt' - added new INMN or IEDN type
SFSLOG FCX150 Shared File System Log
  • Now correctly handles the SFS server recycle condition
STORAGE FCX103 Storage Utilization
  • Added section 'Memory Constraint Relief'
SYSCONF FCX180 System Configuration
  • Added the numeric representation for CAI and CCR with the human readable interpretation of these values
  • Added indicator of whether the system is in an ensemble
  • Added Server Time Protocol (STP) facility configuration data
  • Added new messages in the log section (Synch-check occurred, Synchronization complete, Timezone change occurred)
  • Added ensemble identification (Ensemble ID)
  • Added CP load module name and its generation date/time
  • Added channel subsystem (CSS) ID
  • Added PDR volume
  • Added processor configuration mode
SYSSET FCX154 System Settings
  • Added SET REORDER for SYSTEM ON/OFF
  • Added SRM LIMITHARD value
  • Now correctly displays SHARE value for mixed engine configuration
SYSSUMLG FCX225 System Summary Log
  • Correctly handles number of processors
SYSTEM FCX102 System Counters
  • Added section 'Memory Constraint Relief'
UCOMM FCX132 User Communication
  • Corrected average values
UCOMMLOG userid FCX167 User Communication Log
  • Corrected average values
UCONF FCX226 User Configuration
  • Added SET REORDER for user ON/OFF
  • Corrected storage size field
  • Corrected QUICKDSP value
UPAGE FCX113 User Page Data
  • Corrected average values
UPAGELOG userid FCX163 User Page Data Log
  • Corrected average values
USER userid FCX115 User Resource Details
  • 'Device activity and status' section now supports EAV minidisk size and last SEEK cylinder
VNIC FCX269 Virtual Network Device Activity
  • Added new type of virtual NIC (QDIO with OSM/OSX chpid)

The following reports are new:

Performance Toolkit for VM: New Reports

Name Number Title Description
SSIMENU FCX271 SSI Data Menu The SSI Data Menu displays a selection menu of available SSI / ISFC reports.
ISFECONF FCX272 ISFC End Point Configuration The ISFC End Point Configuration Screen displays the ISFC end points present on this system.
ISFEACT FCX273 ISFC End Point Activity The ISFC End Point Activity Screen displays ISFC transport traffic by endpoint.
ISFLACT FCX274 ISFC Logical Link Activity The ISFC Logical Link Activity Screen displays ISFC logical link activity.
ISFLCONF FCX275 ISFC Logical Link Configuration The ISFC Logical Link Configuration Screen displays the configuration of ISFC logical links.
SSICONF FCX276 SSI Configuration The SSI Configuration Screen displays the SSI configuration of this system.
SSISCHLG FCX277 SSI State Change Synchronization Activity Log The SSI State Change Synchronization Activity Log Screen displays the current SSI state change synchronization activity, by time.
SSISMILG FCX278 SSI State/Mode Information Log The SSI State/Mode Information Log Screen displays SSI configuration of this system, by time.
ISFELOG epoint FCX279 ISFC End Point Activity Log The ISFC End Point Activity Log screen shows a log of the activity of the selected ISFC endpoint. The screen is available from BENCHMRK menu.
ISFLLOG partner FCX280 ISFC Logical Link Activity Log The ISFC Logical Link Activity Log displays a log of the traffic on the selected ISFC logical link. The screen is available from BENCHMRK menu.
ISFLALOG FCX281 ISFC Logical Link Activity By-Time Log The ISFC Logical Link Activity By-Time Log displays overall performance data for all ISFC logical links existing in the system, by time.

IBM continually improves Performance Toolkit for VM in response to customer-reported and IBM-reported defects or suggestions. In Function Level 620, the following small improvements or repairs are notable:

  • Obsolete TFTP report removed.
  • Obsolete DASD I/O Assist report (IOASSIST) removed.
  • FCONX $PROFILE (sample) file corrected for optimal default settings.
  • The Performance Toolkit for VM does not start with VMSIZE less than 32M.
  • The maximum allowed REDISP count has been increased to 14400.
  • The new message '*** Status refreshed ***' is displayed on the configuration screens each time the Monitor configuration data is received.
  • The Performance Toolkit for VM sends a proper alert in case of any Perfkit abend to a special user defined by the FC MAINTID command.
  • Special notification message FCX111I is issued and stays displayed when PERFKIT encounters a critical condition.
  • Corrected SHARE values in USER reports for mixed engine configuration.
  • The Emergency Safeguard Feature (ESF) controlled by FC EMERGENC subcommand was developed.
  • Added support of multi-day Monitor data files in BATCH mode.
  • Added support of benchmark feature for multi-day Monitor data files.
  • Added the logoff button to the Web interface screen.
  • Added the new parameter to the FC MONCOLL WEBSERV command to implement an ability to change the default timeout (30 min) for inactive Web sessions.
  • Added *VSWITCH, *ASYNCMD, *SCLP, *VMEVENT services to some reports.
  • The Performance Toolkit for VM now supports new SMAPI APIs for Event Management.

APAR VM65344 for z/VM 6.2.0 enables Performance Toolkit for VM to monitor the Live Guest Relocation (LGR) activity in the z/VM SSI cluster. It adds two new reports, LGRELOG (FCX285) and LGRDATA (FCX286), and changes the SSIMENU (FCX271) where these reports are made available under a separate LGR section.