HP OpenVMS 8.3 manual Enterprise Capacity and Performance Analyzer, Performance Data Collector

HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.3 and HP OpenVMS Version 8.3-1H1 for Integrity Servers SPD 82.35.14

longer need to remember complicated DCL syntax or command procedures to manage their OpenVMS Al- pha and Integrity server systems. OMS is based on the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). The Microsoft Management Console provides a common management framework for various administration programs. Open- VMS Management Station is implemented as an MMC snap-in and includes all of the MMC components you need. OpenVMS Management Station and related doc- umentation is available via the OpenVMS System Man- agement web page located at:

http://www.hp.com/products/openvms/

managementstation/

Enterprise Capacity and Performance Analyzer

Enterprise Capacity and Performance (ECP) Analyzer works with the data that is collected by a Data Collec- tor (ECP Data Collector for VAX and Performance Data Collector (TDC) Version 2.1 or later for Alpha and In- tegrity servers). ECP Analyzer provides both graphical (MOTIF-based) and tabular reports for the data assem- bled by the collector including metrics for CPU, disk I/O, memory, paging, processes, locks, and SCS. The ECP Analyzer, which runs on Alpha, will process data from:

•ECP Data Collector (VAX)

•TDC (Alpha and Integrity servers)

The Performance Analyzer and related documentation is available on the OpenVMS System Management web page located at:

http://www.hp.com/products/openvms/ecp/

Performance Data Collector

Performance data for an AlphaServer or Integrity server system can be gathered using the Performance Data Collector (TDC). By default, TDC periodically collects and stores data in a file that can be retrieved by user applications. A TDC Software Developers Kit (SDK) supports integration of TDC with new or existing appli- cations and allows processing of "live" data as well as data read from files. TDC Version 2.2 runtime software is installed with OpenVMS Version 8.3-1H1.

Performance Data Collector runtime software (TDC_RT Version 2.2) is installed with OpenVMS Version 8.3-1H1.

Additional Performance Data Collector software and up- dates, the SDK, and related documentation are avail- able at:

http://www.hp.com/products/openvms/tdc/

Graphical Configuration Manager for OpenVMS

The Graphical Configuration Manager (GCM) for OpenVMS is a portable client/server application that provides a visual means of viewing and controlling the configuration of partitioned AlphaServer systems run- ning OpenVMS. The GCM client, a Java-based appli- cation, can run on any operating system that supports a TCP/IP network and the Java runtime environment— Software Development Kit (SDK), v1.2.2 or higher, for the Java Platform. (Currently, the GCM client is not sup- ported on SDK Version 1.3 or higher.) A GCM server runs as a detached process on each partitioned Open- VMS instance on one or more AlphaServer systems.

Class Scheduler for CPU Scheduling

The Class Scheduler is a SYSMAN-based interface for defining and controlling scheduling classes for Open- VMS systems that allows you to designate the percent- age of CPU time that a system’s user may receive by placing users into scheduling classes.

Batch and Print Queuing System

OpenVMS provides an extensive batch and print capa- bility that allows the creation of queues and the setup of spooled devices to process non-interactive workloads in parallel with timesharing or real-time jobs.

The OpenVMS batch and print operations support two types of queues: generic queues and execution queues. A generic queue is an intermediate queue that holds a job until an appropriate execution queue becomes avail- able to initiate the job. An execution queue is a queue through which the job (either print or batch) is actually processed. Because multiple execution queues can be associated with a generic queue, OpenVMS enables load balancing across available systems in an Open- VMS Cluster system, increasing overall system through- put.

Print queues, both generic and execution, together with queue management facilities, provide versatile print ca- pabilities, including support for various print file formats.

Accounting Utility

For accounting purposes, OpenVMS keeps records of system resource usage. These statistics include pro- cessor and memory utilization, I/O counts, print sym- biont line counts, image activation counts, and process termination records. The OpenVMS Accounting utility allows you to generate various reports using this data.

Audit Analysis Utility

For security auditing purposes, OpenVMS selectively records critical, security-relevant events in the system security audit log file. These records contain the date and time the event occurred, the identity of the asso- ciated user process, and information specific to each event type. This information helps the system manager

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