6. DATA SOURCES › 6.8 PR/SM LPAR Concepts

6.8 PR/SM LPAR Concepts

System Management Facility (SMF) records created by IBM's
Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) contain measurements in
support of the Processor Resource/Systems Manager (PR/SM)
feature when operating in Logical Partition (LPAR) mode.  The
information characterizes the activity of logical partitions
defined in the PR/SM complex, making it possible to analyze
PR/SM LPAR mode effects on processor and MVS activity.

The CA MICS Hardware and SCP Analyzer contains many
measurements and status indicators describing PR/SM LPAR
operations.  The data elements describing the PR/SM LPAR
environment are activated by setting the
sharedprefix.MICS.GENLIB(RMFGENIN) OPTION statement to PRSM
rather than NOPRSM.

The following sections discuss various aspects of the PR/SM
feature as well as the relationships between IBM's RMF
measurements and the CA MICS Hardware and SCP Analyzer files
and data elements.

    1 - Introduction
    2 - How PR/SM Works
    3 - Support of PR/SM LPAR Mode by RMF
    4 - Interpreting PR/SM Data
    5 - Data Analysis