On Fri, 19 May 2006 12:16:20 -0500, Dave Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Fri, 19 May 2006 11:23:39 -0500, Leland Lucius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Why does "z/VM: Getting Started with Linux on System z9 and zSeries" >>instruct you to setup MONWRITE. What benefit is there to have the raw >>monitor records rather than Perftk's history? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Leland > >None, really, other than helping fill up all of your DASD space.... >The only reason I can think of is there might be Linux related performan ce >data in the CP MONITOR stream that Perftk can't deal with yet, and IBM wants >to make sure that it's available if needed. > That was kind of what I was thinking too...just one more thing to keep clean. And I hate cleaning house. :-) But, Kurt does bring up some good points about being able to process it over on z/OS. Our capacity planners here know that side of the fence and could better "deal with foriegn" data rather than having to learn what to do with Perftk. So, I'll just have to clean an extra room in the house. (I need a maid!!! ;-D)) Leland
