Metrics by object type


The following table lists the metrics that are provided for each object type:

Object type

Configuration metrics

Performance metrics (time series)

Mainframe CPC

  • CPC name
  • Serial number
  • CPU model (as 2817-612)
  • Hardware model (as 2817-M32)
  • Total number of engines (all types)
  • Number of CPs, zAAPs, zIIPs, ICFs,IFLs (based on online time)
  • CP MIPS rating per engine
  • CP throttle coefficient (speed ratio of special processors and CPs)
  • Software SU/second coefficient
  • MSU rating (based on CP only)
  • zIIP engine MIPS rating

  • Total general purpose CP dispatch in MIPS
  • CP effective MIPS used
  • MSU used (CP effective time only)
  • CP effective dispatch time % (total, not per engine)
  • CP management time %
  • ICF effective dispatch time %
  • ICF management time %
  • IFL effective dispatch time %
  • IFL management time %
  • zAAP effective dispatch time %
  • zAAP management time %
  • zIIP effective dispatch time %
  • zIIP management time %
  • Total zIIP dispatch in MIPS 

LPAR

  • CPC name
  • LPAR name
  • LPAR type (MVS, VM, ICF, VM guest)
  • VM host name (for VM guests)
  • Capping flag (Y/N)
  • CP throttle coefficient (speed ratio of special processors and CPs)
  • Software SU/second coefficient
  • Defined capacity limit
  • Minimum share
  • Maximum share
  • LPAR weight
  • Capacity group name
  • Group capacity limit
  • Number of CPs, zAAPs, zIIPs, ICFs, IFLs (based on online time)
  • CP MIPS rating per engine
  • zIIP engine MIPS rating

  • LPAR CPU utilization per CP engine (CP only)
  • LPAR capped time (as % of interval)
  • LPAR actual average share over the interval
  • Available group capacity
  • CP effective MIPS used
  • Total general purpose CP dispatch in MIPS
  • MSU used (CP effective time only)
  • CP effective dispatch time % (total, not per engine)
  • CP management time %
  • ICF effective dispatch time %
  • ICF management time %
  • IFL effective dispatch time %
  • IFL management time %
  • zAAP effective dispatch time %
  • zAAP management time %
  • zIIP effective dispatch time %
  • zIIP management time %
  • Total zIIP dispatch in MIPS 
  • zIIP CPU utilization

z/OS Image

  • System name
  • SMF ID
  • Sysplex name
  • CPC name
  • CPC serial number
  • CPU model
  • Number of CPs, zAAPs, and zIIPs
  • Total central storage
  • Software SU/second coefficient
  • Defined capacity limit
  • CP throttle coefficient (speed ratio of special processors and CPs)
  • CP MIPS rating per engine
  • z/OS version
  • zIIP engine MIPS rating

  • Total z/OS image utilization in MIPS
  • CSA available
  • Average queue length
  • Memory paging rate
  • CPU utilization per CP logical processor
  • Memory used
  • Memory used %
  • Total I/O rate
  • Rolling 4-hour average (R4HA)
  • Actual MSU used in interval
  • CPU utilization per logical CP
  • zAAP utilization per logical zAAP
  • zIIP utilization per logical zIIP
  • CP wait %
  • zAAP wait %
  • zIIP wait %
  • CP online %
  • zAAP online %
  • zIIP online %
  • zAAP eligible %
  • zIIP eligible %
  • Total zIIP utilization in MIPs

Licensed Software Products group

Software product name

  • R4HA (for the CPC)
  • R4HA (for individual z/OS images)

Mainframe Suites

  • Suite name
  • SMF ID
  • Ended transaction rate
  • Total CPU utilization
  • Total I/O rate
  • zAAP utilization
  • zAAP normalized utilization
  • zAAP eligible utilization on CP
  • zIIP utilization
  • zIIP normalized utilization
  • zIIP eligible utilization on CP
  • Ended job count per interval
  • CP MIPS used
  • zAAP Eligible MIPS used
  • zAAP MIPS used
  • zIIP Eligible MIPS used
  • zIIP MIPS used

Mainframe Report/Service Classes

  • Report/Service Class name
  • SMF ID
  • CP Total MIPS used
  • CP utilization %
  • Central Storage Pages used
  • Response Time
  • I/O Count
  • Transaction rate
  • zAAP Eligible MIPS used
  • zAAP eligible utilization %
  • zAAP MIPS used
  • Normalized zAAP utilization %
  • zAAP utilization %
  • zIIP Eligible MIPS used
  • zIIP MIPS used
  • zIIP eligible utilization %
  • Normalized zIIP utilization %
  • zIIP utilization %

Mainframe Applications

  • Application name
  • Subsystem type (CICS, Db2, IMS, WebSphere MQ, WebSphere Application Server)
  • SMF ID
  • Normalized transaction rate
  • Ended transaction rate
  • CPU service per transaction (Class 1)
  • I/O rate per transaction
  • Total CPU utilization (for Application)
  • Total I/O rate (for Application)
  • Response time per transaction
  • Db2 wait per transaction
  • Db2 get page
  • CICS suspend time

Mainframe Business Applications

  • Application name
  • Subsystem type (CICS, Db2, IMS, WebSphere MQ, WebSphere Application Server)
  • SMF ID
  • Chain transaction rate
  • Chain transaction response time
  • CPU service per transaction (Class 1)
  • I/O rate per transaction

Mainframe Storage Controller

  • Storage Controller
  • Storage Pool
  • Async I/O
  • Cache I/O
  • Cache Miss
  • Disk Space Used
  • Fragmentation Index
  • Free Space
  • Read Hits
  • Read Response Time
  • Total I/O
  • Total Reads
  • Total Space
  • Write Hits
  • Write Response Time

Mainframe Storage Pool

  • Storage Pool
  • Storage Controller
  • Async I/O
  • Cache I/O
  • Cache Miss
  • Disk Space Used
  • Fragmentation Index
  • Free Space
  • Read Hits
  • Read Response Time
  • Total I/O
  • Total Reads
  • Total Space
  • Write Hits
  • Write Response Time

Mainframe Sysplex  

  • Sysplex name                   
  • Total general purpose CP dispatch in MIPS
  • Effective MIPS used by general purpose CP
  • Effective MSU used by CP
  • CP effective dispatch % (total, not per engine)
  • CP management time %
  • ICF effective dispatch %
  • ICF management time %
  • IFL effective dispatch %
  • IFL management time %
  • zAAP effective dispatch %
  • zAAP management time %
  • zIIP effective dispatch %
  • zIIP management time %
  • Total zIIP dispatch in MIPS

For more information, also see the Using section.

 

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