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Alexei, Thanks for the API info. I will look into that. It may get me to where I need to be via the job scheduler. I found a reference to the API's on Info Center, but had not had a chance to go flush out the details. The parameter I was referring to is seen in the Start Collection Services Properties. The Cycle Time is the one. That explains why the there are multiple members. Regards, Mike Shaw ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexei Pytel" <pytel@us.ibm.com> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:31 AM Subject: Re: Performance Data Collection Via Management Central on V5R1 > > > I am no so concerned about the performance hit as I am wasting the disk > > space to collect data after 18:00. > > If you are not creating database files, *MGTCOL is not taking so much space > - especially if system is idle. > > > I guess I am just spoiled by the STRPFRMON launching from the job > scheduler. > > It was so effortless once it was set up and working! And all the data > was > in one place when done! :-) > > Collector is a different paradigm. I hope it just takes time to get used > to. > PFRMON was expensive and did not work well on very large systems. > PFRMON was supposed to be used on "as needed" basis. > Collector is a low overhead tool and it is supposed to run forever. > In a sense it's even easier - you set it once and forget it. :-) > As for having all the data in one place - creating database files is the > most expensive part. Besides, database files take the most space. So the > decision was made to separate collection work and database creation work. > Some trade-offs had to be made. However, I still think that collector is > not worse than PFRMON - it's just different. > > > The other thing that bugs me is why the went > > to the trouble in setting up a parameter to specify how long it runs, > when > > it in fact has no bearing....... > > ??? Where do you see parameter for how long it runs ? I do not see it on my > Management Central GUI screen. Are we on the same page (<system> > ->Configuration abd Service->COllection Services->Properties). > There is a parameter for cycle time, but no parameter for end time. > > > > I did in fact tell it to create the database files. The only advantage I > > see so far is that even though the description of the member says In Use, > > you can actually display the data and look at it. > > Again, the idea is that you can collect data *all* the time, but do not > spend the expense of creating and storing database files for the time you > are not interested in. > You can create database data *only* for selected periods you want to > analyze. > > PS. You can still turn on/off collector from scheduler if you wish. > There is a pair of APIs to start and stop collector (QYPSSTRC and > QYPSENDC). > You can schedule a job with CALL QYPSSTRC ... > and then schedule another job to run CALL QYPSENDC ... > > Hope this helps > > Alexei Pytel > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. >
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