Siemens SM2 monitoring system User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Title

  499
• Contents

  491
• Preface

  1
  • Brief description of the SM2 monitoring system...

    1
  • Target group

    2
  • Summary of contents

    2
  • Changes made since the last version of the man...

    4
  • Notational conventions

    7
  • README file

    8
• The SM2 monitoring program

  9
  • Overview

    9
  • SM2 operating modes

    11
  • Users

    12
  • Table of authorizations

    13
  • Activating a monitoring task

    14
  • Acquisition of monitored data

    15
  • Monitoring cycle

    17
  • Outputting and saving monitored data

    18
  • SM2 monitored variables

    20
  • Analyzing monitored data

    24
  • Performance expectations of the user

    25
  • Using SM2 for system monitoring

    27
  • Basic procedure for ensuring efficient DP sys...

    29
  • SM2 in computer networks

    30
• SM2 monitoring programs

  33
  • Overview

    33
  • Privileged SM2 monitoring programs

    35
    • BCAM-CONNECTION Monitored data on connection sets

      35
    • CHANNEL-IO Monitored data on the channel load

      38
    • CMS Monitored data on the catalog management syste...

      38
    • COSMOS Monitored data on the system for bottleneck...

      39
    • DAB Monitored data on DAB activities

      39
    • DISK Monitored data on disk access

      39
    • DISK-FILE Monitored data on file access for select...

      40
    • DLM Monitored data on lock requests

      40
    • FILE Monitored data on file access for selected fi...

      41
    • HSMS Monitored data on file migration

      41
    • GS Monitored data on access to global storage

      41
    • GSVOL Monitored data on volumes in global storage

      41
    • ISAM Monitored data on ISAM pools

      42
    • MSCF Monitored data on communication between hosts...

      42
    • NET-DEVICE Monitored data on network devices

      42
    • NSM Monitored data on HIPLEX MSCF®

      42
    • PCA Monitored data on 3419/21 disk controllers und...

      43
    • PERIODIC-TASK Monitored data on tasks

      43
    • PFA Monitored data on caches under User PFA

      44
    • POSIX Monitored data on POSIX

      44
    • RESPONSETIME Monitored data on the BCAM pool

      45
    • SERVICETIME Monitored data on the service time

      50
    • SVC Monitored data on SVC calls

      51
    • SYSSTAT Global system and category-specific monito...

      51
    • TASK Task-specific monitored data

      52
    • TCP-IP Monitored data on TCP/IP connections

      52
    • TLM Monitored data on locks

      53
    • UTM Monitored data on UTM applications

      53
    • VM CPU shares of virtual machines

      54
  • Nonprivileged SM2 monitoring programs

    55
    • FILE Monitored data on file access

      55
    • ISAM Monitored data on ISAM pools

      55
    • TASK Task-specific monitored data

      56
• SM2 operation

  57
  • Starting and terminating SM2

    57
    • Starting the program

      57
    • START-SM2

      57
    • Terminating the program

      58
  • Overview of SM2 operation

    59
  • Statements for SM2 administrators

    61
  • ADD-BCAM-CONNECTION-SET Add connection set for BCA...

    66
  • ADD-CONNECTION-SET Add connection set for RESPONSE...

    69
  • ADD-COSMOS-EVENT Define events for monitored-data ...

    72
  • ADD-FILE Define file to be monitored

    73
  • ADD-ISAM-POOL Define ISAM pool to be monitored

    74
  • CALL-ADMINISTRATION-PART Switch from evaluation pa...

    76
  • CALL-EVALUATION-PART Switch from administration fa...

    77
  • CHANGE-MEASUREMENT-PROGRAM Stop current monitoring...

    78
  • CLOSE-LOG-FILE Close SM2 output file

    80
  • END Terminate SM2 run

    81
  • INITIATE-COSMOS Prepare COSMOS monitoring program

    82
  • MODIFY-ADMINISTRATOR-ADMISSION Admit additional SM...

    83
  • MODIFY-COSMOS-PARAMETER Modify parameters for COSM...

    84
  • MODIFY-MEASUREMENT-PERIODS Modify SM2 monitoring c...

    93
  • MODIFY-RESPONSETIME-PARAMETER Modify parameters fo...

    95
  • MODIFY-USER-ADMISSION Define authorizations for no...

    98
  • OPEN-LOG-FILE Open SM2 output file

    101
  • REMOVE-BCAM-CONNECTION-SET Exclude connection set(...

    103
  • REMOVE-CONNECTION-SET Exclude connection set(s) fr...

    104
  • REMOVE-COSMOS-EVENT Remove events from COSMOS moni...

    105
  • REMOVE-FILE Remove file(s) from FILE monitoring pa...

    107
  • REMOVE-ISAM-POOL Remove ISAM pool(s) from ISAM mon...

    108
  • SELECT-HOSTS Define hosts for SM2 statements and s...

    110
  • SET-BCAM-CONNECTION-PARAMETER Define BCAM-CONNECTI...

    112
  • SET-CHANNEL-IO-PARAMETER Define CHANNEL-IO monitor...

    114
  • SET-COSMOS-PARAMETER Define COSMOS monitoring para...

    115
  • SET-DISK-PARAMETER Define DISK monitoring paramete...

    123
  • SET-DISK-FILE-PARAMETER Define DISK-FILE monitorin...

    124
  • SET-PERIODIC-TASK-PARAMETER Define PERIODIC-TASK m...

    125
  • SET-RESPONSETIME-PARAMETER Define RESPONSETIME mon...

    127
  • SET-SERVICETIME-PARAMETER Define SERVICETIME monit...

    130
  • SET-SYSSTAT-PARAMETER Define SYSSTAT monitoring pa...

    131
  • SET-TASK-PARAMETER Define TASK monitoring paramete...

    132
  • SHOW-ACTIVE-PARAMETER Output active monitoring par...

    135
  • SHOW-DEFINED-PARAMETER Output defined monitoring p...

    137
  • SHOW-MEASUREMENT-STATUS Output monitoring status

    139
  • SHOW-SELECTED-HOSTS Output selected hosts

    140
  • SHOW-SM2-STATUS Output status of SM2 system tasks

    141
  • SHOW-USER-MEASURED-OBJECTS Output monitored object...

    143
  • START-MEASUREMENT-PROGRAM Start monitoring program...

    144
  • STOP-MEASUREMENT-PROGRAM Terminate monitoring prog...

    147
  • Statements for nonprivileged users

    150
  • BREAK Switch to system mode

    157
  • CHANGE-ISAM-STATISTICS Include and exclude ISAM po...

    158
  • DEVICE Select devices with monitored data

    160
  • END Terminate monitoring

    163
  • FILE Monitor files

    164
  • HELP Request user help information

    165
  • OUTPUT Define output mode

    166
  • REMARK Insert remarks

    168
  • REPORT Select reports

    169
  • RESTART Start output of selected reports

    172
  • SELECT-DAB-CACHE Select DAB cache

    173
  • SELECT-PCA-CACHE Select cache for PCA DEVICE repor...

    174
  • SELECT-PCA-CONTROLLER Select controllers for PCA C...

    176
  • SELECT-PERIODIC-TASK-PARAMETER Select sort criteri...

    177
  • SELECT-PFA-CACHE Select PFA cache

    179
  • SELECT-SYMMETRIX-CONTROLLER Select SYMMETRIX contr...

    180
  • SELECT-UTM-APPLICATION Select UTM applications

    182
  • SHOW-USER-MEASURED-OBJECTS Output monitored object...

    183
  • START Start report output

    184
  • START-ISAM-STATISTICS Monitor ISAM pools

    185
  • STATUS Output monitoring status

    187
  • STOP-ISAM-STATISTICS Terminate monitoring of ISAM ...

    188
  • BS2000 commands for activating user task monit...

    189
  • Writing to the SM2 output file

    195
  • SM2 monitoring program: examples

    199
• SM2 screen output

  201
  • SM2 reports

    209
  • ACF report

    209
  • ACTIVITY report

    211
  • BCAM CONNECTION report

    218
  • CATEGORY report

    220
  • CATEGORY QUEUE report

    222
  • CATEGORY WSET-Report

    225
  • CHANNEL report

    227
  • CMS report

    229
  • CPU report

    235
  • DAB reports

    237
  • DAB report

    238
  • DAB CACHE report

    240
  • DEVICE report

    244
  • DISK FILE report

    248
  • DLM report

    250
  • FILE reports

    252
  • GLOBAL report

    255
  • GS report

    256
  • GSVOL report

    257
  • ISAM reports

    258
  • MEMORY report

    261
  • MSCF report

    266
  • NET DEVICE report

    269
  • NSM report

    270
  • PCA reports

    272
  • PCA CACHE report

    274
  • PCA CONTROLLER report

    276
  • PCA DEVICE report

    278
  • PCS report

    280
  • PERIODIC TASK report

    282
  • PFA reports

    285
  • PFA CACHE report

    286
  • PFA CONTROLLER report

    288
  • POSIX report

    290
  • RESPONSETIME report

    292
  • SHARED PVS report

    299
  • SVC report

    301
  • SYMMETRIX reports

    302
  • SYMMETRIX CONTROLLER report

    303
  • SYMMETRIX DEVICE report

    305
  • TCP/IP report

    307
  • TLM report

    309
  • UTM reports

    310
  • UTM REPORT

    311
  • UTM APPLICATION report

    313
  • VM2000 report

    316
  • SM2 information screens

    319
  • ACTIVE PARAMETER

    319
  • DEFINED PARAMETER

    327
  • MEASUREMENT STATUS

    328
  • SELECTED HOSTS

    332
  • STATUS TABLE

    333
  • USER MEASURED OBJECTS

    336
• Notes on SM2 operation

  339
  • System resource utilization by SM2

    339
    • External storage utilization

      339
    • CPU utilization

      340
    • Main memory utilization

      342
  • Accuracy of the SM2 data

    343
    • Causes of inaccuracies

      343
    • Notes on particular variables

      345
    • Measures for reducing the error sources

      346
  • Special applications

    347
    • SM2 together with VM2000

      347
    • VOLUME load with installed DRV

      351
    • Channel load with BUS peripherals

      351
    • SERVICETIME monitoring values with SYMMETRIX...

      351
  • Sample procedures

    352
• Variables reports

  361
  • Table of monitored variables

    361
• Messages

  365
• Installation

  401
  • Installation procedure

    402
  • Activating the syntax file

    402
  • Creating a new DSSM catalog

    403
  • Loading and unloading the subsystem

    404
• Appendix

  405
  • SDF syntax description

    405
  • ISP syntax description

    422
  • Overview of SM2 statements

    424
    • Overview of statements for the SM2 administrator

      424
    • Overview of statements for the nonprivileged user

      437
• Glossary

  443
• List of Figures

  461
• List of Tables

  463
• Related publications

  465
• Comments, Suggestions, Corrections

  500
• Index

  475
  • A-B

    475
  • C

    476
  • D

    477
  • E-F

    478
  • G-I

    479
  • J-L

    480
  • M

    481
  • N-O

    482
  • P

    483
  • Q-R

    484
  • S

    485
  • T

    488
  • U-W

    489
  • X

    490