VM Performance Reporting Facility
VMPRF
VMPRF
Setting up CP Monitor
Sample Directory Entries
Sample directory entry for the VMPRF userid. Note: Although not recommended, if you are using the VMPRF id to define and save the MONITOR DCSS class E is also needed. USER VMPRF xxxxx 64M 256M G MACHINE XA ACCOUNT xxxx IPL CMS CONSOLE 0009 3215 SPOOL 000C 2540 READER * SPOOL 000D 2540 PUNCH A SPOOL 000E 1403 A LINK MAINT 190 190 RR LINK MAINT 19D 19D RR LINK MAINT 19E 19E RR LINK MONWRITE 191 194 RR MDISK 191 3380 xxx 010 xxxxxx MR MDISK 192 3380 xxx 030 xxxxxx MR MDISK 497 3380 xxx 030 xxxxxx MR *
Sample entry of the MONWRITE userid defined by VM/ESA. See the VM/ESA Performance Manual (SC24-5642 for VM/ESA Version 1 or SC24-5782 for VM/ESA Version 2) for more information on setting up the monitor.
USER MONWRITE xxxxx 4M 8M G IPL CMS MACHINE XA Required OPTION QUICKDSP Recommended SHARE ABSOLUTE 3% Recommended ACCOUNT xxxx IUCV *MONITOR MSGLIMIT 255 Required NAMESAVE MONDCSS Required CONSOLE 0009 3270 T VMPRF Recommended SPOOL 000C 2540 READER * SPOOL 000D 2540 PUNCH A SPOOL 000E 1403 A LINK MAINT 190 190 RR LINK MAINT 19D 19D RR LINK MAINT 19E 19E RR MDISK 191 3380 xxx 100 xxxxxx MR xx Depends on # users *
Create a saved segment for CP to store the monitor data
You can issue Q NSS MAP ALL to check for segment overlap and adjust the following command accordingly.
- CP DEFSEG MONDCSS 1900-20FF SC RSTD
- "Saved Segment MONDCSS ... " is a valid response
- "Unknown CP command" either you mistyped the command or you do not have class E priviledge.
- CP SAVESEG MONDCSS
Running CP Monitor
Setup the MONWRITE virtual machine
From the MONWRITE userid enter the following.- MONWRITE MONDCSS *MONITOR DISK
Sample to start collection of monitor data
See CP Command Reference for more details.
- CP MONITOR SAMPLE ENABLE I/O ALL
- CP MONITOR SAMPLE ENABLE USER ALL
- CP MONITOR SAMPLE ENABLE PROCESSOR
- CP MONITOR SAMPLE ENABLE STORAGE
- CP MONITOR SAMPLE RATE 1 SEC
- CP MONITOR START
Stop collection of monitor data
Either of these commands will stop the monitor:- MONWSTOP
- CP MONITOR STOP
Monitor Info from Performance Pages
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