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5. FILES


The CA MICS Analyzer Option for VM/CMS organizes its data
logically into the VMC and VMX Information Areas.  The VMC
Information Area contains account data from all levels of VM
systems, while the VMX Information Area contains performance
data from VM systems.  VM and user resource utilization and
activity are quantified.  Additional information includes
device and channel activity and event-generated data such as
device SEEKs.


 The table below identifies the individual Data Base
 files and categorizes them by the Information Area to which
 they belong.  For each file in an information area, the
 following information is provided:

 XDWMYT - This entry defines the Time-Spans in which the file
          is supported.  A nonblank indicates that the file
          is supported.  A '.'  indicates that the file is
          not supported.  The Time-Spans indicated by
          "XDWMYT" are as follows:

                  X - DETAIL
                  D - DAYS
                  W - WEEKS
                  M - MONTHS
                  Y - YEARS
                  T - TABLES AREA

 File - The name used to access this file.

 File Name - The descriptive label for the file.

NOTE:  The Time-Spans in which a file is supported are
defined by each installation when CA MICS is installed.
Therefore, this table has been generated as part of the
installation process to accurately reflect the CA MICS system
at your installation.



+----------------------------------------+------------------+
| Linux                                  | Date Generated:  |
| Information Area                       |Tue, May 12, 2009 |
+----------------------------------------+------------------+
|                                                           |
| XDWMYT  File    File Name                                 |
|                                                           |
| XD.M..  LNXLXP  LINUX PROCESS ACTIVITY FILE               |
+----------------------------------------+------------------+
| Accounting and Exception               | Date Generated:  |
| Information Area                       |Tue, May 12, 2009 |
+----------------------------------------+------------------+
|                                                           |
| XDWMYT  File    File Name                                 |
|                                                           |
| X..MY.  VMCCMU  VM USER RESOURCE ACCOUNTING FILE          |
| X..MY.  VMCDAC  VM DEVICE ACCOUNTING FILE                 |
| X..M..  VMCNDT  VM NETWORK DATA TRANSMISSIONS FILE        |
| X..MY.  VMCNTU  VM NETWORK TERMINAL USAGE FILE            |
| X..MY.  VMCVRA  VM RSCS ACCOUNTING FILE                   |
| X.....  VMCVXC  VMC EXCEPTION ACTIVITY FILE               |
+----------------------------------------+------------------+
| VM/XA and VM/ESA System                | Date Generated:  |
| Information Area                       |Tue, May 12, 2009 |
+----------------------------------------+------------------+
|                                                           |
| XDWMYT  File    File Name                                 |
|                                                           |
| X.....  VMX_VT  VMX USER TRANSACTION EVENT DATA FILE      |
| X.....  VMX_VU  VMX USER ACTIVITY EVENT DATA FILE         |
| X.....  VMXACF  VMX CPVOL CONFIGURATION DATA FILE         |
| X.....  VMXBPG  VMX BLOCK PAGING DATA FILE                |
| X..M..  VMXCDI  VMX DASD CACHE ACTIVITY FILE              |
| X..M..  VMXCDP  VMX PAGING CACHE ACTIVITY FILE            |
| X.....  VMXCHC  VMX CHANNEL PATH CONTENTION FILE          |
| X.....  VMXCPV  VMX CP OWNED VOLUME DATA FILE             |
| X.....  VMXDCF  VMX DEVICE CONFIGURATION FILE             |
| X..M..  VMXLCP  VMX LOGICAL PROCESSOR ACTIVITY FILE       |
| X..M..  VMXLPR  VMX LOGICAL PARTITION ACTIVITY FILE       |
| X.....  VMXPCF  VMX PROCESSOR CONFIGURATION FILE          |
| X.....  VMXSCF  VMX SYSTEM CONFIGURATION FILE             |
| X.....  VMXSCX  VMX SCHEDULER PARAMETERS FILE             |
| XDWM..  VMXSGP  VMX SYSTEM GLOBAL DATA FILE               |
| X.....  VMXSGS  VMX SYSTEM GLOBAL SUSPEND FILE            |
| X..M..  VMXSPP  VMX SYSTEM PROCESSOR DATA FILE            |
| X.....  VMXSPS  VMX SYSTEM PROCESSOR SUSPEND FILE         |
| X.....  VMXSTP  VMX SYSTEM TIMER POP FILE                 |
| X.....  VMXVSF  VMX SHARED ACTIVITY SUSPEND FILE          |
| X.....  VMXVXF  VMX USER DATA CONFIGURATION FILE          |
| X.....  VMXVXT  VMX USER TRANSACTION SAMPLE DATA FILE     |
| XD.M..  VMXVXU  VMX USER ACTIVITY SAMPLE DATA FILE        |
| X.....  VMXXDS  VMX DEVICE SEEKS DATA FILE                |
| X..M..  VMXXDV  VMX DEVICE ACTIVITY FILE                  |
| X.....  VMXXSF  VMX SHARED STORAGE CONFIGURATION          |
| X.....  VMXXSS  VMX SHARED STORAGE MANAGEMENT FILE        |
|                                                           |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+

For a complete understanding of the CA MICS database, see the
chapter on Database Structures in the Database Structure and
Content Guide.  This chapter presents the data files within
the Analyzer as they are seen in the online database
structure.  The files may also be located offline in either
audit or history archive files.  The PIOM discusses these
other structures.

This section contains the following topics:

5.1 VM Data Element Naming Conventions

5.2 VMC Information Area Files

5.3 VMX Information Area Files

5.4 LNX Information Area Files