Packaging Guide for LPP Installation

Base Performance Tools Package Information

The Base Performance Tools package contains one fileset, which is used for identifying and diagnosing performance problems.

Fileset Information

Fileset Name	Description	Requisite Software
bos.perf.diag_tool Performance Diagnostic Tool	This fileset is a tool used to detect and report the presence of undesirable performance characteristics in an AIX system. The Performance Diagnostic Tool (PDT) operates continuously and generates incremental reports on the quality of system performance. PDT attempts to give a preliminary diagnosis of detected problems. PDT is intended mainly for system administrators, performance management personnel, and customer support.	bos.acct Accounting Services bos.net.tcp.client AIX Version 4 TCP/IP Client Applications bos.sysmgt.serv_aid Service Aids

Fileset Name

Description

Requisite Software

bos.perf.diag_tool

Performance Diagnostic Tool

This fileset is a tool used to detect and report the presence of undesirable performance characteristics in an AIX system. The Performance Diagnostic Tool (PDT) operates continuously and generates incremental reports on the quality of system performance. PDT attempts to give a preliminary diagnosis of detected problems. PDT is intended mainly for system administrators, performance management personnel, and customer support.

bos.acct

Accounting Services

bos.net.tcp.client

AIX Version 4 TCP/IP Client Applications

bos.sysmgt.serv_aid

Service Aids

Approximate Disk Space Required

The Base Performance Tools software requires approximately 1.2 megabytes of disk space.

Special Installation Notes

After the bos.perf.diag_tool fileset has been installed, the configuration script, pdt_config, must be run as root user. See AIX 5L Version 5.1 Performance Management Guide.