5. FILES › 5.3 VMX Information Area Files › 5.3.2 VMX Processor Configuration File (VMXPCF) › 5.3.2.3 VMXPCF Usage Considerations

5.3.2.3 VMXPCF Usage Considerations

The VMXPCF File is a spin file that contains one observation
per set of monitor initialization data read (CP MONITOR START
command issued) and one observation for each time a CPU is
brought online or taken offline while the monitor is running.
Only one cycle exists in the detail timespan.  This file
contains observations from several runs of the DAILY job.
Each cycle is identified by the element VMXAGE.  VMXAGE is 1
for the current cycle, 2 for the previous cycle, etc.  The
VMXAGE element can be used to match a particular VMXPCF
observation with a cycle of the VMXPCF file.