Siemens SM2 monitoring system, U3585-J-Z125-8-76 1 manual Target group, Summary of contents

Summary of contents Preface

1.2 Target group

This manual is intended for system users who need information on the current system workload. It will be of particular interest to computer center and systems support staff who wish to assess the performance of their configuration and isolate bottleneck areas by means of long-term monitoring.

1.3 Summary of contents

This is Volume 1 of a set of two manuals and describes the SM2 monitoring program.

Volume 2 describes the SM2U1 conversion routine and the SM2R1 analysis routine, and gives an overview of the other analysis routines. These routines allow you to carry out performance analyses in BS2000.

Volume 1: "Administration and Operation"

Chapter 1, Preface,

specifies the target group of the manual and provides pointers on how to use it.

Chapter 2, The SM2 monitoring program,

describes the monitoring program and gives a overview of the terminology used. This chapter provides an introduction to system monitoring and optimization, and provides suggestions on how to carry out performance monitoring with SM2.

Chapter 3, SM2 monitoring programs,

describes the SM2 monitoring programs and measurement data.

Chapter 4, SM2 operation,

describes SM2 operation and statements for real-time and background monitoring. The statements are presented in two sections: an administration section and an evaluation section. The first section describes the statements for the SM2 administrator for controlling the monitoring process and outputting the monitored data to the SM2 output file. The second section describes the statements available to nonprivileged SM2 users for selecting and controlling reports.

Chapter 5, SM2 screen outputs,

describes the individual output forms (SM2 reports) for monitored data and the SM2 information screens.

Chapter 6, Notes on SM2 operation,

contains important information to be taken into account when using the monitoring system.

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