UNIX System Services metrics
The following metrics are available in the
MainView for Unix System Services
views. For information about using this table, see How-to-use-the-metric-tables.
Before you create alarms based on these metrics, review the best practices for alarms in Manage-application-exceptions.
Metric | Indicates | View name Field name Element name | Recommended view filter | Recommended field threshold (adjust for site-specific processing) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Class A - Availability metrics | ||||
File status | Required UNIX System Services file systems are available | FSSTAT Status RHGSTAT | RHGSTAT = 'MISSING' | RHGSTAT = 'MISSING' |
Process status | Status of critical UNIX System Services processes | PESTAT Status RPGSTAT | RPGSTAT = 'MISSING' | RPGSTAT = 'MISSING' |
Class B - Performance metrics | ||||
Processes nearing maximum | The number of processes active on the system is nearing the maximum allowable number | BPXPRM Processes/System - Current % PMDPRSP | none | PMDPRSP >= 95 |
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