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6.4.8 Related CA MICS Data Elements



The variables in the CA MICS database that directly concern
paging and swapping performance and expanded storage usage
are the following:

  Common data element:
      EXTSTOR    Extended Storage Indicator

  Paging Activity File (SCPPAG) elements:

    General:
      PAGOPT     SRM OPT Member

    Overall storage frame counts:
      PAGAVTFC   Avg Page Frames in Real Storage
      PAGCF      Installed Frames in Expanded Storage
      PAGOLE     Online Frames in Expanded Storage
      PAGAVES    Avg Expanded Storage Frames
      PAGAVF     Avg Unused Page Frames

    Central storage use by type (fixed and not fixed):
      PAGAVLP    Avg LPA Pageable Frames
      PAGAVP     Avg CSA+LPA Pageable Frames
      PAGAVS     Avg Private Pageable Frames
      PAGAVT     Avg Total Pageable Frames
      PAGAVLF    Avg LPA Fixed Frames
      PAGAVC     Avg CSA+LPA Fixed Frames
      PAGAVR     Avg Private Fixed Frames
      PAGAVX     Avg Total Fixed Frames
      PAGAVLS    Avg LSQA Fixed Frames
      PAGAVQ     Avg SQA Fixed Frames
      PAGAVL     Avg # of Fixed Frames below 16 Meg

    Expanded storage use by type:
      PAGAVCSE   Avg CSA Pages in Expanded Storage
      PAGAVLPE   Avg LPA Pages in Expanded Storage
      PAGAVLQE   Avg LSQA Pages in Expanded Storage
      PAGAVLQR   Avg LSQA Pages in Real Storage
      PAGAVRGS   Avg Region+SWA Pages in Exp Storage
      PAGAVSQE   Avg SQA Pages in Expanded Storage
      PAGAVSQR   Avg SQA Pages in Real Storage
      PAGAVHPX   Avg Hiperspace Pages in Exp Stor
      PAGAVVPX   Avg VIO Pages in Expanded Storage

    Page faults:
      PAGAPF     Address Space Page Faults
                   PAGPIN+PAGVIN-PAGSNI
      PAGPSAPF   Application Page Fault Rate
      PAGPSSPF   System Page Fault Rate
      PAGTPF     Total Page Faults
                   PAGPIN+PAGVIN

      PAGPSTPF   System Page Fault Rate

    Page-ins:
      PAGLNI     LPA Page-Ins
      PAGPIN     Non-VIO Non-Swap Page-Ins
      PAGPSDPG   Demand Page-In Rate
      PAGSNI     CSA+LPA Page-Ins
      PAGVIN     Vio Page-Ins
      PAGHIN     Hiperspace Page-Ins
      PAGPSHIN   Hiperspace Page-Ins per Second

    Page-outs:
      PAGPOUT    Non-VIO Non-Swap Page-Outs
      PAGSNO     Common Page-Outs
      PAGVOT     VIO Page-Outs
      PAGHOT     Hiperspace Page-Outs
      PAGPSHOT   Hiperspace Page-Outs per Second

    Swaps:
      PAGLFS     Log and Phy Swapped-Out Address Spaces
                   PAGLES+PAGLAX
      PAGSIN     Pages Swapped In
      PAGSOT     Pages Swapped Out
      PAGSSQ     Address Space Swap Sequences
      PAGPSSWP   Swaps per Second
      PAGAXD     Aux Storage Directed Physical Swaps
      PAGESD     Expanded Storage Directed Phys.  Swaps
      PAGLAX     Aux Storage Directed Logical Swaps
      PAGLES     Expanded Storage Directed Log.  Swaps
      PAGMIG     Physical Swaps Migrated from ES
      PAGTISP    Aux or ES Terminal Input Swaps
      PAGTOSP    Aux or ES Terminal Output Swaps

    Expanded storage movement:
      PAGAVPEA   Avg Pages Migrated from ES to Aux
      PAGAVPES   Avg Pages Moved to Expanded Storage
      PAGRES     Pages Read from Exp Stor
      PAGPSRES   Pages/Second Read from Exp Stor
      PAGVME     VIO Pages Written to Exp Stor
      PAGPSVME   VIO Pages/Second Written to Exp Stor
      PAGVMG     VIO Pages Migrated from Exp Stor
      PAGPSVMG   VIO Pages/Second Migr.  from Exp Stor
      PAGVRE     VIO Pages Read from Exp Stor
      PAGPSVRE   VIO Pages/Second Read from Exp Stor
      PAGHME     Hiperspace Pages Written to Exp Stor
      PAGPSHME   Hiperspace Pgs/Sec Written to Exp Stor
      PAGHMG     Hiperspace Pages Migr.  from Exp Stor
      PAGPSHMG   Hiperspace Pgs/Sec Migr from Exp Stor
      PAGHRE     Hiperspace Pages Read from Exp Stor
      PAGPSHRE   Hiperspace Pgs/Sec Read from Exp Stor

    Paging and expanded storage control:
      PAGAVMA    Avg Migration Age
      PAGMNMA    Min Migration Age
      PAGMXMA    Max Migration Age
      PAGAVUIC   Avg System High UIC
      PAGMXUIC   Max High UIC
      PAGMNUIC   Min High UIC

    Other/composite:
      PAGSPS     System Page/Swap Page Count
                   PAGPIN+PAGPOUT+PAGVIN+
                   PAGVOT+PAGSIN+PAGSOT
      PAGPSSPS   System Page/Swap Page Rate
      PAGPMV     Total # of Pages Moved (w/in central)
      PAGSPC     System Page Count
                   PAGPIN+PAGPOUT+PAGVIN+PAGVOT
      PAGPSSPC   System Page Rate
      PAGSPG     Demand Page Count
                   PAGPIN+PAGPOUT
      PAGPSSPG   Demand Page Rate

  Swap Activity File (SCPSWP) elements:

      SWAPNAME   Swap Reason Name
      SWPTOSWP   Total Swaps
      SWPAXD     Aux Storage Directed Physical Swaps
      SWPLAX     Aux Storage Directed Logical Swaps
      SWPESD     Expanded Storage Directed Physical Swaps
      SWPLES     Expanded Storage Directed Logical Swaps
      SWPMIG     Physical Swaps Migrated from ES
      SWPAUX     Aux Storage Total Swaps
                   SWPAXD+SWPLAX+SWPMIG
      SWPES      Expanded Storage Total Swaps
                   SWPLES+SWPESD
      SWPLSWPS   Total Logical Swaps
                   SWPTOSWP-(SWPAXD+SWPESD)
      SWPLSWPE   Effective Logical Swaps
                   SWPLSWPS-(SWPLES+SWPLAX)
      SWPNPSWP   Effective Log or Expanded Storage Swaps
                   SWPTOSWP-(SWPAXD+SWPLAX+SWPMIG)
      SWPPCMIG   Pct Phys Swaps Migrated from ES
                   SWPMIG/(SWPLES+SWPESD) * 100
      SWPPCLSE   Pct Effective Logical Swaps
                   SWPLSWPE/SWPLSWPS * 100
      SWPPCLST   Pct Logical Swaps
                   SWPLSWPS/SWPTOSWP * 100