Re: Performance Monitor PM400 on V5R4

[Kirk Goins <kirkgoins@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here's a good place to start...  Performance Management on IBM i
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/advantages/perfmgmt/resource.html?




2011/3/12 Tomasz Skorża <t.skorza@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> Hi Pete
>
> I asked about arms as an example - I don't know if this is important
> parameter.
>
> I'm looking for information where will be described what each parameter in
> PM grabh exactly means,
> and which values are good or not.
>
> I started PM at november 2010.
>
> 5% to 10% arm utilization was in last 1,5 years.
> When I'm looking at arm utilization (average) in last three days, the max
> arm utilization is about
> 35% during night backup - it is full backup every night, and about 10% in
> day work.
>
> Tomek
>
> W dniu 2011-03-12 19:00, midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx pisze:
> > message: 8
> > date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:08:29 -0500
> > from: "Pete Massiello"<pmassiello-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > subject: RE: Performance Monitor PM400 on V5R4
> >
> > If all your arms are at 5 to 10% utilization then you are good.  Now, you
> > didn't say for how long that collection period is for.  If that is 24
> hours,
> > well that is way too long because you are just averaging averages.  You
> need
> > to do some 15 minute snap shots during your busy time.
> >
> >       Pete
> >
> > --
> > Pete Massiello
> > iTech Solutions
> > http://www.itechsol.com
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