Using IP pacing to delay outbound data


You can delay (or 'pace') outbound data from any TCP/IP application. This function allows more processing time for business-critical applications, and you can display information about applications that have been paced.

 

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The following table describes the views that provide detailed information about IP pacing.

View

Description

IPPACCFG

Displays the IP pacing configuration entries

IPPACSTA

Displays IP pacing statistics

To display IP pacing statistics

Use this procedure to display IP pacing statistics about a job name that has been configured to delay outbound data from a TCP/IP application.

From the EZIP menu, select Statistics from the IP Pacing section, and press Enter

The IP Pacing Statistics view (IPPACSTA) is displayed, as shown in the following figure:

ddmmmyyyy  hh:mm:ss ------ BMC AMI Ops WINDOWS INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) --------------
 COMMAND  ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> PAGE
 CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                            
  W1 =IPPACSTA==========MCBESAM==*========ddmmmyyyy==hh:mm:ss====MVIP=====D====5
  Job      Sends  Total Wait  Sends                                             
  Name     Paced  Time (sec)  Skipped                                           
  RCHRWBX2    17           3        0                                           
  RCHRWBX3    17           6        0                                           
  RCHRWBX4    17          13        0                                           
  RCHRWBX5    17          17        0                                           
  RCHRWBX6    17         170        0

To add a job name to the IP pacing configuration

Use this procedure to add a job name to the IP pacing configuration. By adding the job name, you can provide more processing time for business-critical applications.

  1. From the EZIP menu, select Configuration from the IP Pacing section, and press Enter.The IP Pacing Configuration view (IPPACCFG) is displayed in the following figure:

    ddmmmyyyy  hh:mm:ss ------ BMC AMI Ops WINDOWS INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) --------------
     COMMAND  ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> PAGE
     CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                            
      W1 =IPPACCFG==========MCBESAM==*========ddmmmyyyy==hh:mm:ss====MVIP=====D===10
     Cmd Job      Pacing    Local Start Time Stop Time                              
     --- Name     Time (ms) /GMT  (hh:mm)    (hh:mm)    M-F SAT SUN                 
         $DEFAULT           LOCAL 09:00      17:00      X                           
         FTP*          1200 LOCAL 09:00      17:00      X                           
         FTPJOBS       5000 LOCAL 09:00      17:00          X                       
         JOBA*         2000 GMT   12:00      23:00          X   X                   
         PR*           1000 LOCAL 09:00      17:00      X                           
         RCHRWBX2       200 LOCAL 09:00      21:00      X                           
         RCHRWBX3       400 LOCAL 09:00      21:00      X                           
         RCHRWBX4       800 LOCAL 09:00      21:00      X                           
         RCHRWBX5      1000 LOCAL 09:00      21:00      X                           
         RCHRWBX6     10000 LOCAL 09:00      21:00      X
  2. In the Cmd field, type A.
  3. Edit the fields in the Add IP Pacing entry pop-up window according to this list:

    • Job name for the name of the job that you want to delay.
    • Pacing Time for the type the amount of time (in hundredths of a second) that you want the job delayed.
    • Time Type for Local time or GMT.
    • Start for the time when you want the delay to start.
    • Stop for the time when you want the delay to stop.
    • M-F, SAT, or SUN to specify the days of the week that you want the job delayed.
    Success

    Tip

    First delete any characters that are not part of the job name you are adding.

  4. Press Enter.

To delete a jobname from the IP pacing configuration

Use this procedure to delete a jobname from the IP pacing configuration:

  1. From the EZIP menu, select Configuration from the IP Pacing section, and press Enter.The IP Pacing Configuration view (IPPACCFG) is displayed.
  2. In the command field of the IP Pacing Configuration view (IPPACCFG), type DEL next to the job name that you want to remove from the list and press Enter.

 

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