Re: an introduction to MI by example II part B

As a matter of fact AS/400 Performance Explorer (PEX) collects a lot of
internal data about the system, including low level details about disk
space usage - segments created/deleted/expanded etc.
These data are not easily interpreted, but there is a free tool, called PEX
GUI, which can visually interpret some of PEX data.
One of the questions PEX GUI may help to answer is exactly this - what is
eating up my disk space.
More information about about PEX GUI (and download) is at
http://as400service.ibm.com/p_dir/pexgui.nsf.

Best regards
    Alexei Pytel


"Gary Kuznitz" <docfxit@calwest.net> on 11/17/99 11:14:01 AM

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Ok.

Now the fun begins.  We see you guys are really great with three lines of
code.  And I for one think that is really great.  Now someone on the
ign_list@IGNITE400.ORG mailing list is getting his disk filled up and
can't figure out what is causing it.  I'd like to see you guys start
another
contest to create a program that will monitor all files created, modified
and deleted on the system.  Similar to CleanSweep.  There have been a
number of times I'd love to know what is contributing to the ever
shrinking disk space.  Now of course I know a person could take a snap
shot of all files on the system before and after and write a program to
compare them, but running  a DSPOBJD *ALL twice can be very time
consuming and not very accurate.  The guy on the
ign_list@IGNITE400.ORG is talking about his Temporary Space Being
Used.  It would be nice to see a screen showing (on the fly) where space
is being used.  Another words a live screen that would show files being
added, deleted and increased that a person could monitor either for a
short time or a long time depending on the circumstance.  So as a file was
increased in size the screen would show the file pop up on the screen and
how much it increased.

Anyone wont to take that challenge?

Gary Kuznitz

> As the unofficial judge for this, it is still three lines of 'real'
> code - as was mine.
>
> Reducing the number of variables only gets you half a point ;-)
>
> --phil

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