As the leader in z/VM and Linux on z/VM performance data gathering, your enterprise monitor mayl require an interface to incorporate the VM and Linux data collected by ESALPS.
The Performance Data Base (PDB) provided by Velocity Software is referred to as "history" data in the documentation. This is a collection of 5 files,
The format of the history data is in segments. Each segment has a 6 byte name followed by a 2 byte length code. If processing these files, it is mandatory that this format is used - as when segments are increased with new fields, your programs will still work if incrementing pointers based on the length code, and not a hard coded length that may change from release to release.
Velocity Software provides several interfaces to this data.
MICS is directly supported by ZWRITE, allowing the records required
by MICS to be generated directly without the need to collect
raw monitor data.
Instructions on moving this data to z/OS for MICS processing
can be found at
ESAMICS EXEC Beyond normal CP monitor records, MICS will extract the C domain
records that include network, Linux system and Linux process data.
Field descriptions can be found in
ZVPS Data Descriptions.
MXG supports using ESALPS history data as input. Data of
any granularity is supported, either the one minute produced
by ESAWRITE or the long term data with 15 minute granularity
produced by zMAP. Look for the "XAMSYS", "XAMCPU",
"XAMUSR", "XAMDEV" and "XAMTCP" declarations.
Note, that in single CPU environment, zMAP should use
the parameter "CPU_HISTORY='1110'B".
Computer Associates: MICS Support / NeuMICS Support
From Computer Associates ENews:
Velocity Software's zMON and MICS
The VM monitor records extracted by Velocity Software's
zWRITE have the same format and content as the
standard monitor records collected by IBM's VM supplied
MONWRITE utility. Additionally, zWRITE can extract
monitor data at longer intervals than the set Monitor
interval, substantially reducing DASD space requirements.
This allows the Monitor interval to be set to 60 seconds
for effective real-time monitoring, without using large
amounts of DASD space for data logging. To learn more
about Velocity Software visit the Velocity Software webpage.
Merrill Consultants: MXG
Instructions on moving this data to z/OS for MXG processing
can be found at
ESAMXG EXEC
For those using the Tivoli Performance Reporter, the following was provided by an IBM location for release 2.4. Please send any updates to Velocity Software for inclusion and assistance to others if you develop further enhancements.
Tivoly / PRF Conversion SupportFor those running SLR, since replaced by Tivoli Performance Reporter, the files are archived and available at:
SLR SupportFor those using the old VM PAF from IBM, the following is the interface to that product.
ESAPAFVL EXECThe following files are sample data, copyfile packed format. Save them to your disk, and FTP to z/VM using 'BINARY FIXED 1024'
ESASYS Sample History LinkThe following files are sample data, binary. Save them to your disk, and use tools to view hex data.
ESASYS Sample History Link