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3.1 MICF Inquiries for VAX/VMS


This section lists the MICF Inquiries for VAX/VMS in
groupings by analysis category.  The sections that follow are
organized according to these category listings.  Each section
contains a brief description of the purpose and use of a
specific CA MICS VAX/VMS Analyzer inquiry, followed by a
sample output report.

It is helpful to know the inquiry time-span and output format
when choosing an inquiry for analysis.  MICF inquiry naming
follows a standard that makes this determination possible.

Here is an example of the standard, as used for VAX/VMS
Analyzer (DEX) inquiry naming:

        Inquiry Name         Output format
        ------------        ----------------
          DEXLnn            Printer Listings
          DEXCnn            Color Graphics
          DEXPnn            Printer Graphics

        Inquiry Name           Time-span
        ------------        ----------------
          DEXnXn                DETAIL
          DEXnDn                DAYS
          DEXnWn                WEEKS
          DEXnMn                MONTHS
          DEXnYn                YEARS



The VAX/VMS Analyzer offers the following inquiries:


    VAX/VMS WORKLOAD ANALYSIS INQUIRIES
    --------------------------------------------------

    DEXLX0 - Resource Intensive Processes: (4 reports)
             CPU, I/O, Image Activations, and Paging

    DEXPX1 - Process Terminations Status
    DEXCX1

    DEXLW0 - Weekly Process Name Summary

    DEXLW1 - Weekly Process Activity

    DEXLM1 - Monthly Process Activity


    VAX/VMS PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS INQUIRIES
    --------------------------------------------------

    DEXPX2 - Disk Response Time
    DEXCX2

    DEXPX3 - I/O Queue Length Average
    DEXCX3

    DEXPX4 - Service Performed by the System
    DEXCX4

    DEXPX5 - MP Synchronization Time
    DEXCX5

    DEXPX6 - Executive Mode Time
    DEXCX6

    DEXPX9 - Hard Faults to Total
    DEXCX9

    DEXPD7 - Available CPU Cycles
    DEXCD7

    DEXPD8 - Overall Page Fault Rate
    DEXCD8

    DEXLDH - Daily System Status - Uptime & Memory Use

    DEXLDI - Daily System Summary: (2 reports)
             CPU Hourly Averages, and
             Average Disk Device Statistics

    DEXPW2 - Weekly Average Disk Response Time
    DEXCW2

    DEXPW4 - Service Performed by the System - CPU Avg
    DEXCW4


    VAX/VMS DISK STORAGE ANALYSIS INQUIRIES
    --------------------------------------------------

    DEXLXA - Detail Directory Top Level Space

    DEXLXB - Detail Directory Top Level Ranking
             (2 Reports) Space Allocated & Unused

    DEXLXC - Detail Directory Structure and Space

    DEXLXD - Detail File Space Ranking - Allocated

    DEXLXE - Detail Disk Quota Statistics

    DEXLDA - Daily Directory Top Level Usage

    DEXLDB - Daily Directory Top Level Ranking:
             (2 Reports) Megabyte Hours Allocated & Unused

    DEXPWF - Weekly Disk Device Free Space
    DEXCWF

    DEXPWG - Weekly Disk Device Space Utilization
    DEXCWG

    DEXLMA - Monthly Disk Usage Summary

    DEXLMB - Monthly Disk Usage Ranking:
             (2 Reports) Megabyte Hours Allocated & Unused





The following sections describe the individual inquiries:

    1 - VAX/VMS Workload Analysis Inquiries
    2 - VAX/VMS Performance Analysis Inquiries
    3 - VAX/VMS Disk Storage Analysis Inquiries