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5.1 VM Data Element Naming Conventions
The naming convention for data elements in the CA MICS
database depends on whether they are standard or common data
elements.
STANDARD DATA ELEMENTS
Standard data elements use the first three characters of
their name to identify the file in which they are defined.
The following chart gives the three-character prefix with
which the standard data element names begin and the file in
which they are contained.
+-----------------------------+--------+------------------+
| File Name | File | Names Begin With |
+-----------------------------+--------+------------------+
| | | |
| VM User Resource Accounting | VMCCMU | CMU |
| VM Device Accounting | VMCDAC | DAC |
| VM RSCS Accounting | VMCVRA | VRA |
| VM Network Terminal Usage | VMCNTU | NTU |
| VM Network Data | VMCNDT | NDT |
| Transmissions | | |
+-----------------------------+--------+------------------+
Figure 5-1. VMC Information Area
+-----------------------------+--------+------------------+
| File Name | File | Names Begin With |
+-----------------------------+--------+------------------+
| | | |
| VMX System Configuration | VMXSCF | SCF |
| VMX Processor Configuration | VMXPCF | PCF |
| VMX System Global Data | VMXSGP | SGP |
| VMX System Processor Data | VMXSPP | SPP |
| VMX Device Configuration | VMXDCF | XDV |
| VMX Device Activity | VMXXDV | XDV |
| VMX Device SEEKs Data | VMXXDS | XDS |
| VMX CPVOL Configuration Data| VMXACF | CPV |
| VMX CP Owned Volume Data | VMXCPV | CPV |
| VMX User Data Configuration | VMXVXF | VXF |
| VMX User Activity Sample | VMXVXU | VXU |
| Data | | |
| VMX User Activity Event Data| VMX_VU | VXU |
| VMX User Transaction Sample | VMXVXT | VXU |
| Data | | |
| VMX User Transaction Event | VMX_VT | VXU |
| Data | | |
| VMX Channel Path | VMXCHC | CHC |
| Contention | | |
| VMX Block Paging Data | VMXBPG | BPG |
| VMX Shared Storage | VMXXSF | XSS |
| Configuration | | |
| VMX Shared Storage | VMXXSS | XSS |
| Management | | |
| VMX System Timer Pop | VMXSTP | STP |
| VMX DASD Cache Activity | VMXCDI | CDI |
| VMX Paging Cache Activity | VMXCDP | CDP |
| VMX Logical Partition | VMXLPR | LPR |
| Activity | | |
| VMX Logical Processor | VMXLCP | LCP |
| Activity | | |
| VMX Scheduler Parameters | VMXSCX | SCX |
+-----------------------------+--------+------------------+
Figure 5-2. VMX Information Area
COMMON DATA ELEMENTS
Common data elements do not use a data element prefix. They
have a common definition across database information areas or
across files within an information area. Figure 5-3 lists
the common data elements that are used by the CA MICS
Analyzer Option for VM/CMS.
+----------+----------------------------------------------+
| Variable | Description |
+----------+----------------------------------------------+
| CHANNEL | number of a channel attached to the CPU |
| CPUMODEL | CPU model identification (2084-312, etc.) |
| CPUSER | CPU/processor serial number |
| DAY | day of the week (1-7) |
| DAYNAME | name of the day (SUN, MON, etc.) |
| DBFILE | information area / file |
| DEVADDR | address of a device attached to the CPU |
| DEVCLASS | generic device class (DASD/CKD, TAPE, etc.) |
| DEVTYPE | specific device type (3380, 3211, etc.) |
| DURATION | length in seconds of a recording interval |
| ENDTS | time of day at which an observation ends |
| HOUR | hour of the day (0-23) |
| INFOAREA | information area |
| INTERVLS | number of intervals comprising an observation|
| MGMTAREA | management area |
| MICSVER | CA MICS version code |
| MONTH | month of the year (1-12 or 1-13) |
| SAMPLES | number of samples |
| SEVERITY | severity level |
| STARTTS | time of day at which an observation begins |
| SYSID | identifier of the system generating data |
| SYSOUT | sysout class |
| TERMADDR | CMS terminal address |
| TIMESPAN | time period |
| USER | virtual machine to which the record applies |
| VMLEVEL | VM system release level |
| VMCACNT | CP account number |
| VMCSGRPN | VM security group name |
| VMCINTTS | interval end timestamp |
| VMCINTVL | interval length |
| VMCRCODE | account data record type |
| VMXAGE | observation age |
| VMXCPUAD | processor address |
| VMXDVSID | host subchannel ID number |
| VMXHFSAM | high frequency sample count |
| VMXMOD | processor model family (2084, 2094, etc.) |
| VMXMODID | processor model (312, 1C7, etc.) |
| VMXMSSCH | count of SSCH and RSCH for the device |
| VMXSTCHG | status change |
| VOLSER | volume serial number of a tape or disk |
| WEEK | week of the year(1-52) |
| YEAR | year of the century |
| ZONE | time period to which the observation belongs |
| | |
+----------+----------------------------------------------+
Figure 5-3. Common Data Elements
