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Performance Toolbox Version 2 and 3 Guide and Reference

Index

Numerics
A C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W X

Numerics

3dmon (1859)

autoscaling (1863)

command line (1871)

configuration file (1876)

customizing (1875)

dual wildcard configuration (1879)

exiting (1874)

hardware dependencies (1873)

how to record (1867)

menus (1862)

Monitoring ARM metrics from (2177)

monitoring IP response time from (2156)

overview (1860)

path name display (1869)

recording (1886)

resynchronizing with multiple hosts (1864)

Rsi.hosts file (1880)

single wildcard configuration (1878)

user interface (1861)

viewing obscured statistics (1866)

X Resources (1883)

3dplay (1887)

command line invocation (1890)

invocation from xmperf (1891)

overview (1888)

user interface (1889)

a2ptx

command line (1947)

data values (1945)

formatting files (1936)

host identifier (1939)

input file format (1938)

recording generator (1935)

statistic names (1941)

time stamps (1943)

add instrument submenu, xmperf (1787)

agent (1685)

alarm definition

filtd (2143)

alarms with filtd (2125)

All, skeleton type (1711)

annotating while recording, xmperf (1837)

annotation types and fields, xmperf (1835)

annotations, using in xmperf (1839)

annotations, xmperf (1833)

application programming interfaces (1676)

application response time measurement (2158)

ARM contexts in Spmi data space (2160)

ARM implementation restrictions (2164)

ARM library implementation (2166)

ARM run-time control (2168)

ARM transaction metrics (2162)

SpmiArmd daemon (2170)

configuring (2172)

ARM Subroutines (2361)

arm_end (2367)

arm_end Dual Call (2373)

arm_getid (2363)

arm_getid Dual Call (2369)

arm_init (2362)

arm_init Dual Call (2368)

arm_start (2364)

arm_start Dual Call (2370)

arm_stop (2366)

arm_stop Dual Call (2372)

arm_update (2365)

arm_update Dual Call (2371)

azizo

adding metrics to main graphs (2002)

changing the appearance of main graphs (2007)

changing the style of metrics (1997)

command line (1985)

configuration file (2009)

dialog boxes (2011)

drag and drop operations (2013)

exiting (1988)

filtered recordings (2008)

filtering files with (1926)

help facility (1989)

inital file processing (1977)

main graphs (1983)

main window (1982)

metrics graphs (1981), (1991)

metrics selection (1990)

overview (1975)

printing main graphs (2006)

printing metrics (1995)

recording files (1978)

removing main graphs (2004)

removing metrics from main graphs (2003)

tabular view of main graphs (2005)

tabular view of metrics (1994)

user interface (1987)

working with main graphs (1998)

X Resources (1992)

X Resources for Main Graphs (2000)

colors

exmon coloring scheme (1912)

exmon exception colors (1914)

exmon value ranges (1916)

colors, use of for state lights (1705)

command line

3dmon (1872)

a2ptx (1948)

azizo (1986)

filtd (2129)

ptx2stat (1974)

ptxconv (1958)

ptxhottab (1972)

ptxmerge (1952)

ptxrlog (1966)

ptxsplit (1955)

ptxtab (1962)

xmperf (1752)

xmservd (2057), (2093)

xmtrend (2106)

command menu interface

xmperf (1841)

commands

3dmon (2345)

3dplay (2346)

a2ptx (2347)

azizo (2348)

chmon (2349)

filtd (2350)

list of (2344)

ptxconv (2351)

ptxmerge (2352)

ptxrlog (2353)

ptxsplit (2354)

ptxtab (2355)

wlmmon (2042)

wlmperf (2043)

xmpeek (2356)

xmperf (2357)

xmscheck (2358)

xmservd (2359)

common shared memory (2052)

components of Performance Toolbox for AIX (1669)

configuration file, with 3dmon (1877)

configuration lines

azizo (2014)

console

adding instruments to (1801)

console file menu, xmperf (1768)

console instruments (1703)

console name, choosing (1799)

console popup menus, xmperf (1781)

console pull-down menus

xmperf (1766)

console title bar (1731)

console windows

xmperf (1764)

consoles (1717)

adding an instrument to (1725)

creating (1797)

moving instruments in (1729)

non-skeleton (1719)

placing instruments in (1723)

resizing instruments (1727)

skeleton (1721)

consoless

managing (1718)

data reduction with filtd (2124)

data-supplier shared memory layout (2213)

data suppliers

limiting access to (2076)

data-suppliers

how to identify (1739)

when to identify (1738)

data value properties (1696)

data values, a2ptx (1946)

DDS shared memory (2054)

decimal places, tabulating (1811)

default instrument properties (1827)

default value properties (1825)

defining executables, xmperf (1847)

dialog boxes

azizo (2012)

dialogs, important xmperf (1793)

Dynamic data-supplier programs (2077)

Each, skeleton type (1713)

edit console menu, xmperf (1770)

edit value menu (1774)

environments

configuration files (1733)

exception identifier text, exmon (1918)

exception messages

requesting (1740)

executables, defining options for (1849)

executables, xmperf (1845)

exmon

adding hosts (1902)

color value ranges (1915)

coloring scheme (1911)

command execution from (1906)

configuration file (1907)

deleting an exception log (1900)

deleting hosts (1903)

duplicate host names (1905)

exception colors (1913)

exception identifier text (1917)

main window (1895)

main window menu bar (1897)

monitoring exceptions (1893)

monitoring window (1896)

overview (1894)

resource file (1909)

resynchronizing hosts (1904)

viewing an exception log (1899)

working with exception logs (1898)

working with hosts (1901)

file menu

xmperf (1756)

files

a2ptx input format (1937)

annotation (1920), (1933)

azizo

configuration (2010)

binary recording

ptxrlog (1968)

configuration (2084)

configuration, filtd (2131)

exmon configuration file (1908)

exmon resource file (1910)

filtering with azizo (1925)

formatting with a2ptx (1934)

jazizo configuration (2027)

jazizo recording (2019)

merging with ptxmerge (1927)

recording (1919)

creation of (1923)

modifying (1924)

recording configuration (2083)

command lines (2092)

frequency line (2089)

hot lines (2098)

metric lines (2094)

recovery (2108)

retain line (2086)

selecting metrics (2100)

start-stop (2090)

starting from the command line (2104)

wildcards (2096)

Rsi.hosts (1881)

splitting with ptxsplit (1929)

version conversion with ptxconv (1931)

X Resources, 3dmon (1885)

xmperf (2334)

xmperf configuration (2338)

xmperf help file format (2342)

xmperf resource (2340)

xmservd (2336)

filtd

alarm definition examples (2146)

alarm duration and frequency (2144)

alarm severity (2145)

automatic start (2133)

command line (2128)

configuration file (2130)

data reduction (2135)

data reduction and alarms with (2126)

data reduction delay (2139)

data reduction examples (2140)

defining alarms (2142)

overview (2127)

quantities and counters (2138)

rounding (2141)

sampling interval (2132)

termination of (2134)

wildcards (2137)

frequency

recording (2025)

graph

metrics

azizo (2016)

guide

performance tuning (2044)

help menu

xmperf (1762)

help menu, xmperf (1779)

hierarchy

monitoring with xmperf (1694)

host identifier, a2ptx (1940)

hotset data

listing recorded (1971)

instruments (1702)

adding to a console (1726)

configuring (1704)

hints and tips (1716)

moving in consoles (1730)

placing in consoles (1724)

resizing in consoles (1728)

skeleton (1707)

interface

application programming (1677)

SNMP (1679)

jazizo (2017)

configuration files (2028)

hirange

lorange (2024)

legend panel (2036)

menus (2030)

configuration (2034)

edit (2032)

file (2031)

report (2035)

view (2033)

metric definitions (2023)

metric properties (2037)

recording files (2020)

recording frequency (2026)

labels

user defined (1701)

lines

configuration file (2085)

hot (2099)

metric (2095)

retain (2087)

start-stop (2091)

main graphs, working with azizo (1999)

main graphs in azizo (1984)

main window

xmperf (1754)

Makefiles

remote statistics interface (2258)

manager (1687)

menus

jazizo (2029)

messages

exception (1741)

metrics (1682)

recording configuraiton file (2101)

trend (2021)

metrics graph

azizo (2015)

modify instrument submenu (1772)

modify instrument submenu, xmperf (1785)

monitor menu

xmperf (1758)

monitoring statistics (1689)

multiple hosts, resynchronizing with 3dmon (1865)

multiplex interface, SNMP (2109)

network management principles, SNMP (2113)

non-skeleton consoles (1720)

ocalhost in xmperf (1737)

path name display with 3dmon (1870)

path names (1698)

performance

analyzing

azizo (1976)

jazizo (2018)

monitoring with xmperf (1691)

performance data

recording

local systems (2080)

remote systems (2079)

Performance Toolbox for AIX

analysis and control (1672)

application programming interfaces (1675)

capacity planning (1673)

components

agent (1684)

manager (1686)

components of (1670)

monitoring features (1671)

networked operation (1674)

SNMP interface (1678)

statistics, metrics, and values (1680)

playback

xmperf (1815)

playback console, using (1829)

playback console windows, xmperf (1791)

playback consoles

creation of (1823)

preparser, xmscheck (2102)

print statistics, xmpeek (2074)

printing metrics, azizo (1996)

process controls

vmstat (1853)

process overview

vmstat (1855)

process token (1857)

processes

remote (1743)

list (1745)

menu (1747)

properties

data value (1697)

protocol version control (2075)

ptx2stat (1973)

ptxconv (1956)

command line (1957)

version conversion (1932)

ptxls (1963)

ptxmerge (1949)

command line (1951)

merging files with (1928)

when to use (1950)

ptxrlog (1964)

binary recording files (1967)

command line (1965)

resynchronizing (1969)

ptxsplit (1953)

command line (1954)

splitting files with (1930)

ptxtab

command line (1961)

example of default output format (1960)

listing recorded data (1959)

recording

with 3dmon (1868)

xmperf (1814), (1819)

recording configuration file (2082)

frequency line (2088)

recording file inconsistencies (1831)

recording files (1922)

azizo (1979)

initial processing (1980)

recording menu, xmperf (1777)

recording submenus, xmperf (1789)

recovery

recording configuration file (2107)

remote process list (1744)

remote processes (1742)

remote processes menu (1746)

Remote Statistics Interface (2272), (2273), (2276), (2277), (2280) , (2281), (2284), (2285), (2288), (2289) , (2292), (2293), (2296), (2297), (2300) , (2301), (2304), (2305), (2308), (2309) , (2312), (2313), (2316), (2317), (2320) , (2321), (2324), (2325), (2328), (2329)

adding statistics to the statset, example (2303)

alternative way to decode data feeds (2315)

concepts and terms (2271)

data-consumer decoding of data feeds (2311)

data-consumer initialization of data feeds (2307)

data-consumer program (2291)

data structure (2275)

defining a statset, example (2299)

expanding the data-consumer program (2319)

full-screen, character-based monitor (2327)

initializing and terminating the program, example (2295)

inviting data suppliers (2323)

Makefiles (2257)

network driven interface (2283)

overview (2256)

request-response interface (2279)

resynchronizing (2287)

subroutines

defining sets of statistics to receive (2265)

error codes (2331)

initialization and termination (2261)

instantiation and traversal of context hierarchy (2263)

list of (2259)

receiving and decoding data feed packets (2269)

RSiAddSetHot (2436)

RSiChangeFeed (2438)

RSiChangeHotFeed (2440)

RSiClose (2442)

RSiCreateStatSet (2444)

RSiDelSetHot (2446)

RSiDelSetStat (2448)

RSiFirstCx (2450)

RSiFirstStat (2452)

RSiGetHotItem (2454)

RSiGetRawValue (2456)

RSiGetValue (2458)

RSiInit (2460)

RSiInstantiate (2462)

RSiMainLoop (2464)

RSiNextCx (2466)

RSiNextStat (2468)

RSiOpen (2470)

RSiPathAddSetStat (2472)

RSiPathGetCx (2474)

RSiStartFeed (2478)

RSiStartHotFeed (2480)

RSiStatGetPath (2476)

RSiStopHotFeed (2482)

starting, changing and stopping data feeding (2267)

remote systems

monitoring

overview (2045)

monitoring with xmperf (1735)

performance data recording (2081)

renice, example definition (1858)

response time measurement

application (2157)

ARM contexts in Spmi data space (2159)

ARM implementation restrictions (2163)

ARM library implementation (2165)

ARM run-time control (2167)

ARM Subroutines (2360)

ARM transaction metrics (2161)

configuring the SpmiResp daemon (2150)

introduction (2147)

IP (2148)

IP metrics (2149)

IP response time contexts (2152)

Monitoring ARM metrics from 3dmon (2176)

Monitoring ARM metrics from xmperf (2174)

monitoring IP response time from 3dmon (2155)

monitoring IP response time from xmperf (2153)

SpmiArmd daemon (2169)

configuring (2171)

resynchronizing by ptxrlog (1970)

Rsi.hosts file (1882)

shared memory types (2050)

simple network management protocol, also see SNMP (2110)

skeleton consoles (1722)

skeleton instruments (1708)

skeleton type

All (1710)

Each (1712)

SMUX

Configuration Conflicts (2117)

instantiation (2121)

instantiation rules (2123)

limitations induced by (2119)

SNMP multiplex interface

instantiation Rules (2122)

interaction between xmservd and SNMP (2114)

limitations induced by SMUX (2118)

network management principles (2112)

overview (2111)

SMUX Configuration Conflicts (2116)

SMUX instantiation (2120)

socket buffer pool, adjusting (2078)

SPMI (2047)

common shared memory (2051)

DDS shared memory (2053)

releasing shared memory manually (2055)

shared memory types (2049)

statsets (2048)

SpmiArmd daemon

configuring (2173)

SpmiCx structure (2188)

SpmiCxHdl handle (2190)

SpmiCxLink structure (2194)

SpmiHotItems structure (2210)

SpmiHotSet structure (2206)

SpmiHotVals structure (2208)

SpmiResp daemon, configuring (2151)

SpmiStat structure (2192)

SpmiStatHdl handle (2198)

SpmiStatLink structure (2196)

SpmiStatSet structure (2201)

SpmiStatVals structure (2203)

state lights

colors for (1706)

statistic names, a2ptx (1942)

statistics (1681)

monitoring with xmperf (1688)

recording (1817)

trend (2022)

subroutines (2333)

remote statistics interface

adding statistics to the statset, example (2306)

alternative way to decode data feeds (2318)

concepts and terms (2274)

data-consumer decoding of data feeds (2314)

data-consumer initialization of data feeds (2310)

data-consumer program (2294)

data structure (2278)

defining a statset, example (2302)

defining sets of statistics to receive (2266)

error codes (2332)

expanding the data-consumer program (2322)

full-screen, character-based monitor (2330)

initialization and termination (2262)

initializing and terminating the program, example (2298)

instantiation and traversal of context hierarchy (2264)

inviting data suppliers (2326)

list of (2260)

network driven interface (2286)

receiving and decoding data feed packets (2270)

resynchronizing (2290)

RSiAddSetHot (2437)

RSiChangeFeed (2439)

RSiChangeHotFeed (2441)

RSiClose (2443)

RSiCreateStatSet (2445)

RSiDelSetHot (2447)

RSiDelSetStat (2449)

RSiFirstCx (2451)

RSiFirstStat (2453)

RSiGetHotItem (2455)

RSiGetRawValue (2457)

RSiGetValue (2459)

RSiInit (2461)

RSiInstantiate (2463)

RSiMainLoop (2465)

RSiNextCx (2467)

RSiNextStat (2469)

RSiOpen (2471)

RSiPathAddSetStat (2473)

RSiPathGetCx (2475)

RSiStartFeed (2479)

RSiStartHotFeed (2481)

RSiStatGetPath (2477)

RSiStopHotFeed (2483)

starting, changing and stopping data feeding (2268)

request-response interface (2282)

SPMI interface (2242)

data access (2252)

data hierarchy traversal (2246)

expand or reduce the data hierarchy (2254)

HotSet maintenance (2250)

initialize, terminate, and instantiate (2244)

SpmiAddSetHot (2375)

SpmiCreateHotSet (2377)

SpmiCreateStatSet (2379)

SpmiDdsAddCx (2381)

SpmiDdsDelCx (2383)

SpmiDdsInit (2385)

SpmiDelSetHot (2387)

SpmiDelSetStat (2389)

SpmiExit (2391)

SpmiFirstCx (2393)

SpmiFirstHot (2395)

SpmiFirstStat (2397)

SpmiFirstVals (2399)

SpmiFreeHotSet (2401)

SpmiFreeStatSet (2403)

SpmiGetCx (2405)

SpmiGetHotSet (2407)

SpmiGetStat (2409)

SpmiGetStatSet (2411)

SpmiGetValue (2413)

SpmiInit (2415)

SpmiInstantiate (2417)

SpmiNextCx (2419)

SpmiNextHot (2421)

SpmiNextHotItem (2423)

SpmiNextStat (2425)

SpmiNextVals (2427)

SpmiNextValue (2429)

SpmiPathAddSetStat (2431)

SpmiPathGetCx (2433)

SpmiStatGetPath (2435)

StatSet maintenance (2248)

support programs (1921)

svmon

definition example (1850)

system performance measurement interface (2046)

create a dynamic data supplier (2218)

create main loop (2230)

cx_create structure

declaring a context (2215)

data access structures and handles

HotSets (2204)

StatSets (2199)

data areas, understanding (2184)

data-supplier shared memory layout (2212)

data traversal structures and handles (2186)

declare data structures to describe contexts (2223)

declare data structures to describe dynamic context (2234)

declare data structures to describe dynamic statistics (2233)

declare data structures to describe statistics (2222)

declare other data areas as required (2224)

dynamic data supplier for permanent extensions (2221)

dynamic data supplier for volatile extensions (2232)

dynamic data supplier program (2211)

error codes, list of (2255)

features (2180)

initialize exception handling (2228)

initialize statistics fields (2229)

initialize the interface (2227)

instantiability (2183)

instantiation (2182)

makefiles (2219)

making dynamic data-supplier statistics unique (2216)

modify main loop to add and delete dynamic context (2236)

modify registration with the Spmi interface (2235)

overview (2178)

recognizing volatile extensions (2237)

shared memory data area (2226)

shared memory structured fields (2225)

SPMI data traversal program, example of (2239)

SPMI data user program, example of (2238)

SPMI dynamic data-supplier program, example of (2240)

SpmiCx structure (2187)

SpmiCxHdl handle (2189)

SpmiCxLink structure (2193)

SpmiHotItems structure (2209)

SpmiHotSet structure (2205)

SpmiHotVals structure (2207)

SpmiRawStat structure

declaring a statistic (2214)

SpmiStat structure (2191)

SpmiStatHdl handle (2197)

SpmiStatLink structure (2195)

SpmiStatSet structure (2200)

SpmiStatVals structure (2202)

subroutines (2241)

data access (2251)

data hierarchy traversal (2245)

expand or reduce the data hierarchy (2253)

HotSet maintenance (2249)

initialize, terminate, and instantiate (2243)

SpmiAddSetHot (2374)

SpmiCreateHotSet (2376)

SpmiCreateStatSet (2378)

SpmiDdsAddCx (2380)

SpmiDdsDelCx (2382)

SpmiDdsInit (2384)

SpmiDelSetHot (2386)

SpmiDelSetStat (2388)

SpmiExit (2390)

SpmiFirstCx (2392)

SpmiFirstHot (2394)

SpmiFirstStat (2396)

SpmiFirstVals (2398)

SpmiFreeHotSet (2400)

SpmiFreeStatSet (2402)

SpmiGetCx (2404)

SpmiGetHotSet (2406)

SpmiGetStat (2408)

SpmiGetStatSet (2410)

SpmiGetValue (2412)

SpmiInit (2414)

SpmiInstantiate (2416)

SpmiNextCx (2418)

SpmiNextHot (2420)

SpmiNextHotItem (2422)

SpmiNextStat (2424)

SpmiNextVals (2426)

SpmiNextValue (2428)

SpmiPathAddSetStat (2430)

SpmiPathGetCx (2432)

SpmiStatGetPath (2434)

StatSet maintenance (2247)

the entire program (2231)

traversing the data hierarchy (2185)

understanding the SPMI data hierarchy (2181)

uses for (2179)

using the API (2217)

writing dynamic data-supplier programs (2220)

System Performance Measurement Interface

tabulating, decimal places (1810)

tabulating windows, xmperf (1804)

time stamps, a2ptx (1944)

title bar

consoles (1732)

tools menus

xmperf (1760)

user-defined labels (1700)

value

edit menu (1775)

path names (1699)

value, changing properties of (1802)

value editing submenu (1783)

value name display (1715)

value selection, xmperf (1795)

values (1683)

vmstat

alternative definition (1852)

definition example (1851)

process controls (1854)

process overview (1856)

wildcards (1709)

configuration file (2097)

filtd (2136)

restrictions (1714)

WLM

analyzing (2039)

wlmmon (2041)

wlmperf (2040)

Workload Manager

see WLM (2038)

X Resources, 3dmon (1884)

X Resources, azizo (1993)

X Resources for Main Graphs, azizo (2001)

xmpeek

instrument status (2072)

print statistics (2073)

status messages (2071)

xmperf (1748)

active recording menu items (1820)

add instrument submenu (1786)

annotating while recording (1836)

annotation types and fields (1834)

annotations (1832)

command menu interface (1840)

command menus (1842)

configuration file (2339)

console

adding instruments to (1800)

console file menu (1767)

console name (1798)

console popup menus (1780)

console pull-down menus (1765)

console windows (1763)

creating a console (1796)

creation of playback consoles (1822)

default instrument properties (1826)

default value properties (1824)

defining executables (1846)

defining menus (1843)

defining options for executables (1848)

edit console menu (1769)

edit value menu (1773)

executables (1844)

file menu (1755)

files (2335)

help file (2343)

help menu (1761), (1778)

important dialogs (1792)

introduction (1693)

invoking 3dplay (1892)

localhost (1736)

main window (1753)

modify instrument submenu (1771), (1784)

monitor menu (1757)

Monitoring ARM metrics from (2175)

monitoring hierarchy (1695)

monitoring IP response time from (2154)

monitoring performance (1692)

monitoring remote systems with (1734)

monitoring statistics with (1690)

playback console windows (1790)

playback of recordings (1821)

recording and playback (1813)

recording file inconsistencies (1830)

recording menu (1776)

recording methods (1818)

recording of statistics (1816)

recording submenus (1788)

resource file (2341)

resynchronizing in (2070)

tabulating window

column width (1808)

decimal places (1809)

detail lines (1807)

header lines (1805)

title bar (1812)

weighted average (1806)

tabulating windows (1803)

tools menus (1759)

user interface (1749)

user interface overview (1750)

using annotations (1838)

using the play console (1828)

value editing submenu (1782)

value selection (1794)

xmpert

command line (1751)

xmquery network protocol (2066)

xmscheck (2103)

xmservd

checking that data consumers are alive (2063)

command line (2056)

configuration messages (2067)

data feed and data feed control messages (2068)

files (2337)

handling exceptions (2064)

interaction between xmservd and SNMP (2115)

interface (2059)

life and death of (2060)

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