Alan, one command to collect raw data: "SMSG ESASERVE RECORD DISK CONFIG" gives ibm exactly what they want, "SMSG ESASERVE RECORD NONE" stops recording raw data. zero need for an added user or a lot of work. Do you think we get test data from MONWRITE?
>From: Alan_Ackerman?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >We were recently asked to collect raw monitor data for IBM, >because they saw things in one of our z/VM 5.2.0 dumps that >surprised them. It took our current performance group a week >to correctly collect the data. (I'm not in the performance >group any more!) I think it is wise to know how to do this, >and test it once in a while. As someone else pointed out, taking >a sample before and after a big change could be really >valuable if you have a performance problem. Even for an abend, >IBM may ask you for performance data. > >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 "If you can't measure it, I'm Just NOT interested!"(tm) /************************************************************/ Barton Robinson - CBW Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Velocity Software, Inc Mailing Address: 196-D Castro Street P.O. Box 390640 Mountain View, CA 94041 Mountain View, CA 94039-0640 VM Performance Hotline: 650-964-8867 Fax: 650-964-9012 Web Page: WWW.VELOCITY-SOFTWARE.COM /************************************************************/
