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 |
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CPU | FCX100 | CPU Load and Transactions |
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DASDLOG | FCX183 | DASD performance log |
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DEMNDLOG | FCX259 | Demand Scan Log |
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DEVCONF | FCX131 | I/O Device Configuration |
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DEVCONF | FCX131 | I/O Device Configuration |
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DEVICE | FCX108 | General I/O Device |
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DEVICE CPOWNED | FCX109 | CP Owned Device |
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DEVICE details | FCX110 | I/O Device Details |
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DEVLOG | FCX168 | General I/O Device Data Log |
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GVNIC | FCX268 | General Virtual Network Device Description |
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GVSWITCH | FCX266 | General Virtual Switch Description |
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LCHANNEL | FCX161 | LPAR Channel Load |
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LPAR | FCX126 | LPAR Log |
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LPARLOG | FCX202 | LPAR Load Log |
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LXCPU | FCX243 | General Linux CPU Utilization |
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MONDATA | FCX155 | Monitor Data Statistics |
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MONITOR | FCX124 | Performance Data Selection Menu |
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MONSET | FCX149 | Monitor Settings |
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PROCLOG | FCX144 | Processor Log |
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QDIO | FCX251 | QDIO Activity |
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QDIOLOG | FCX252 | QDIO Activity Log |
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SFSLOG | FCX150 | Shared File System Log |
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STORAGE | FCX103 | Storage Utilization |
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SYSCONF | FCX180 | System Configuration |
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SYSSET | FCX154 | System Settings |
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SYSSUMLG | FCX225 | System Summary Log |
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SYSTEM | FCX102 | System Counters |
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UCOMM | FCX132 | User Communication |
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UCOMMLOG userid | FCX167 | User Communication Log |
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UCONF | FCX226 | User Configuration |
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UPAGE | FCX113 | User Page Data |
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UPAGELOG userid | FCX163 | User Page Data Log |
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USER userid | FCX115 | User Resource Details |
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VNIC | FCX269 | Virtual Network Device Activity |
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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.