Figure 8-41 Glance Data Metric Configuration Box

Click the Single or Multiple metric radio button to choose the Metric Selection Mode. Then click the check boxes to select the desired metric or combination of metrics. When you check a metric, it is immediately added to the chart. Uncheck it, and it is removed from the chart.

You can also view these metrics together with GC metrics and Glance system call metrics on the Multiple User-Defined tab.

Table 8-2 “Metrics Shown in Glance Adviser Visualizer” describes the metrics available for display in the metric configuration pop-up box of the Glance Adviser visualizer. For additional detail on these metrics, see the HP GlancePlus for HP-UX Dictionary of Operating System Performance Metrics provided with your HP GlancePlus product.

Table 8-2 Metrics Shown in Glance Adviser Visualizer

Glance Adviser Metric

HP GlancePlus Dictionary

 

Name

Metric Name

Description

 

 

 

Global Swap

GBL_SWAP_SPACE_UTIL

Percent of available swap space that was being used by

Utilization

 

running processes in the interval.

Global File Table

TBL_FILE_TABLE_UTIL

Percentage of file table entries currently used by file

 

 

descriptors.This metric is updated every 30 seconds or the

 

 

sampling interval, whichever is greater.

Global CPU

GBL_CPU_TOTAL_UTIL

Percentage of time the CPU was not idle during the interval.

Global System Mode

GBL_CPU_SYS_MODE_UTIL

Percentage of time the CPU was in system mode during the

CPU

 

interval.

Global User Mode CPU

GBL_CPU_USER_MODE_UTIL

Percentage of time the CPU was in user mode during the

 

 

interval.

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