RMDE: Device monitoring


Use the RMDE EXEC to determine I/O bottlenecks in the system.

The following statement shows the format of the call from the EXEC:

IMFEXEC SELECT EXEC(RMDE UCB TIME) WAIT(YES)

The following table lists the RMDE parameters.

Parameter

Required?

Description

UCB

No

Device address or a range of device addresses to monitor; the default is all devices

TIME

No

Length of time (in seconds) to monitor; the default is 15 seconds

 Following is a list of return codes from RMDE:

Return code

Description

4

All devices are less than 1 percent busy

8

Security failure

16

No specified devices are online

The following table lists the variables returned by RMDE in the LOCAL POOL.

Variable name

Type

Description

RMDEA(XXX)

Data

ACYL

RMDEB(XXX)

Data

Device busy

RMDEC(XXX)

Data

Connect time

RMDED(XXX)

Data

Disconnect time

RMDEP(XXX)

Data

Pend time

RMDEQ(XXX)

Data

Q length

RMDER(XXX)

Data

Rate

RMDEROL1

Control

Number of output lines

RMDES(XXX)

Data

Seek

RMDEU(XXX)

Data

Device UCB address

RMDEV(XXX)

Data

Volume serial

 

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