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3.2.1.2.2 Detail VMX Percent Channel Busy

This report produces a graph of the average percentage of
channels busy during a user-defined reporting period.  Each
bar of the graph represents the percentage of channels busy
for a given channel path ID.

INTENDED USE:

   Allows analysis of the channel subsystem for purposes of
   performance tuning and capacity control.  This report
   might be used to identify periods of poor system
   performance due to an overloaded channel, or might be
   monitored over time to see how channel workload might be
   shifting.

FORMAT:

   A horizontal bar chart of the percentages of channels busy
   for each CHPID (Channel Path ID).  Only channel paths that
   had some activity are displayed on the graph.


   An example of this report is shown in Figure 3-14.

INQUIRY ID:

   Color Graphics:  VMXCX2
   Printer Graphics:  VMXPX2

DATA SOURCE (File/Timespan):

   VMXCHC01 - DETAIL

DATA ELEMENTS USED:

   CHPID    - Channel Path ID
   CHCPCBSY - Percent CHPID Busy

 CALCULATIONS:

   The information is summarized across the user-specified
   time period, and only active CHPIDs are selected.  No
   other calculations are performed.

USAGE CONSIDERATIONS:

   The Channel Path Contention Data File (VMXCHC) is created
   from the 0/09 monitor records.  With the introduction of
   z990 processor, the 0/09 no longer contains valid channel
   path information.  It is recommended that the 0/18 or 0/20
   monitor records be used for valid channel path
   information.
 
    See report VMXLS1 (VM Channel Path Load Analysis).

Detail VMX Percent Channel Busy ABC Corporation INQUIRY: VMXPX2 RUN DATE: 23JUNyy ------------------------------------------------------ SYSID=VM1 DATE=26MAYyy ------------------------------------------------------ Channel Path ID Percent Busy Mean | 41 |>>>>>> 5.58 % 43 |>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 24.79 % 44 |>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 44.70 % 45 |>>>>>>> 7.07 % 47 |>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 28.19 % 48 |> 1.33 % 49 |>>>>>> 5.98 % 4A |>>>>>>>>>>> 11.08 % 4B | 0.04 % 4C |>>>>> 5.25 % 4E |>>>>> 4.61 % 4F |>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 13.79 % 50 |>>>>>>>>>> 9.83 % 51 |>>>>>> 6.06 % 52 | 0.04 % 53 |>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 25.20 % 54 |>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 45.63 % 55 |>>>>>>>> 7.72 % 57 |>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 25.56 % 58 |> 1.09 % 59 |>>>>>>> 6.55 % 5A |>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12.74 % 5B |> 1.05 % 5C |>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 13.51 % 5D |>>>>>>>>>>> 11.36 % 5E |>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 17.55 % 5F |>>>>>> 5.98 % 60 |>>>>>>>>>> 9.95 % 61 | 0.04 % 62 |>>>>>>> 7.32 % 63 | 0.44 % 64 |>>>>>>> 7.11 % 65 |>>>>>>>> 8.29 % 66 |>>>>>>>> 8.21 % 68 |>>>>>>>>> 8.65 % 69 |> 0.52 % 6A |>>>>>>>> 7.60 % 6B |>>>>>>>> 8.25 % 6C |>>>>>> 5.66 % 6E |>>>>>>>>> 8.98 % | ----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 10.00 % 20.00 % 30.00 % 40.00 % 50.00 % 60.00 % 70.00 % 80.00 % 90.00 % 100.00 % Percent Busy


 Figure 3-14.  Detail VMX Percent Channel Busy