CPM (Continuous Performance Monitoring)
The CPM mode is designed for low-resolution, consistent, long-duration monitoring.
This mode is intended primarily for long-term system measurement, and BMC Software recommends that you run this Extractor in CPM mode 24 hours a day at low sampling rates. The data collected in CPM mode is best used for daily reporting because of its consistency, and for long-term trend analysis because of its duration.
By setting the samplers to run at low sampling rates in this mode, CPU consumption is minimized over the long term. In addition, CPM-mode samplers that run 24 hours a day, but at low sampling rates, provide data that can be used best as a basis for identifying long-term performance trends in your system. However, this trend information can be developed only with continuous sampling.
A sample control statement for invoking the CPM-mode Extractor is shown in Using-the-CMFCPM00-control-statement-set.