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4. EXCEPTIONS


The CA MICS Hardware and SCP Analyzer supports the standard
CA MICS exception process. CA MICS exception processing
enables the IT organization to focus on problems affecting
its effectiveness in terms of availability, service,
workload, standards, security, and performance for the
different areas of responsibility (such as batch, TSO/E, or
IMS).

The standard exceptions for this product are shown in Figures
4-1 and 4-2.  Each standard exception test is shipped with
default values.  However, to make effective use of the
exception process, you must evaluate your needs and modify
these sample values accordingly.

This chapter contains information on the following topics:

    1 - Exception Process Overview
    2 - Setting Exception Values
    3 - Detailed Exception Descriptions


            +--------+------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+              | Number |  Severity  | Management Area | Exception Description                                  |              +--------+------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+              |  01002 |  Warning   | Performance     | CPU Underutilized                                      |              |  01003 |  Impacting | Performance     | CPU Overutilized                                       |              |  01004 |  Warning   | Standards       | Number of Active Batch Jobs Exceeds Max                |              |  01101 |  Impacting | Performance     | Block Multiplexor Channel Overloaded                   |              |  01103 |  Warning   | Performance     | Block Multiplexor Channel Underutilized                |              |  01200 |  Warning   | Performance     | Device Avg Queue Length Exceeds Max                    |              |  01206 |  Warning   | Performance     | Pct of Time Device Mount Pending Exceeds Max           |              |  01207 |  Warning   | Performance     | Pct of Time Device Not Ready Exceeds Max               |              |  01209 |  Warning   | Performance     | Pct of Time Device Reserved Exceeds Max                |              |  01211 |  Impacting | Performance     | Device I/O Queue Time Exceeds Max                      |              |  01212 |  Impacting | Performance     | Device I/O Service Time Exceeds Max                    |              |  01213 |  Impacting | Performance     | Device I/O (Queue + Service) Time Exceeds Max          |              |  01214 |  Warning   | Performance     | Critical Device I/O Rate Below Min                     |              |  01500 |  Warning   | Performance     | IPU Processor Unit Underutilized                       |              |  01501 |  Impacting | Performance     | IPU Processor Unit Overutilized                        |              |  01600 |  Warning   | Performance     | PR/SM LPAR Underutilized.  ID=xx                       |              |  01601 |  Impacting | Performance     | PR/SM LPAR Overutilized.  ID=xx                        |              |  01602 |  Critical  | Performance     | PR/SM LPAR Using Excessive Resources.  ID=xx           |              |  01700 |  Warning   | Performance     | PR/SM Logical Processor Underutilized.  ID=xx          |              |  01701 |  Impacting | Performance     | PR/SM Logical Processor Overutilized.  ID=xx           |              +---------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+



Figure 4-1.  Hardware Utilization Exception List



+--------+------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ | Number | Severity | Management Area | Exception Description | +--------+------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ | 02000 | Impacting | Performance | System Swap Paging Rate Exceeds Max | | 02001 | Impacting | Performance | Total Paging Rate Exceeds Max | | 02002 | Impacting | Performance | Physical VIO Paging Rate Exceeds Max | | 02003 | Impacting | Performance | Page Fault Rate Exceeds Max | | 02004 | Warning | Performance | Long Wait Swap Rate Exceeds Max | | 02005 | Critical | Performance | Detected Wait Swap Rate Exceeds Max | | 02006 | Critical | Performance | Unilateral Swap Rate Exceeds Max | | 02007 | Critical | Performance | Request Swap Rate Exceeds Max | | 02008 | Critical | Performance | Auxiliary Storage Shortage Swap Occurred | | 02009 | Critical | Performance | Real Storage Shortage Swap Occurred | | 02010 | Impacting | Performance | Exchange Swap Rate Exceeds Max | | 02011 | Impacting | Performance | Enqueue Swap Rate Exceeds Max | | 02012 | Warning | Performance | Transition Swap Occurred | | 02013 | Impacting | Performance | Average Pages per Swap Exceeds Max | | 02014 | Impacting | Performance | Total Swap Rate Exceeds Max | | 02015 | Critical | Performance | Insufficient Pageable Frames | | 02016 | Critical | Performance | SQA Fixed Frames Exceeds Max | | 02017 | Critical | Performance | CSA Fixed Frames Exceeds Max | | 02018 | Critical | Performance | LPA Fixed Frames Exceeds Max | | 02019 | Critical | Performance | LSQA Fixed Frames Exceeds Max | | 02020 | Critical | Performance | Private Fixed Frames Exceeds Max | | 02021 | Critical | Performance | Total Fixed Frames Exceeds Max | | 02023 | Impacting | Performance | System Paging Rate Exceeds Max | | 02024 | Impacting | Performance | Demand Paging Rate Exceeds Max | | 02025 | Impacting | Performance | Extended Storage Total Migration Rate Exceeds Max | | 02026 | Impacting | Performance | Extended Storage Swap Migration Rate Exceeds Max | | 02050 | Impacting | Performance | Percentage of Failed Logical Swaps Exceeds Max | | 02103 | Impacting | Performance | LCU Delayed I/O (Ctl Unit Bsy) Exceeds Max | | 02150 | Impacting | Performance | Average Queue Length Exceeds Max | | 02151 | Impacting | Performance | Average Device IOS Queue Time Exceeds Max | | 02153 | Impacting | Performance | Percent Control Unit Busy Exceeds Max | | 02154 | Impacting | Performance | Percent LCU Requests Deferred Exceeds Max | | 02500 | Critical | Performance | Unusable Page Slot Detected | | 02501 | Impacting | Performance | Pct Page Data Set Busy Exceeds Max | | 02502 | Impacting | Performance | Avg Page Service Time Exceeds Max | | 02503 | Impacting | Performance | Pages Transferred per Physical I/O Below Min | | 02600 | Impacting | Performance | Resource Enqueue Delay Occurred | | 02700 | Impacting | Performance | IOC Channel Measurement Failure | | 02701 | Impacting | Performance | IOP Channel Measurement Failure | | 02703 | Impacting | Performance | Control Unit Busy Exceeds Max | +---------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+

 
Figure 4-2.  SCP Exception List (Part 1 of 2)

+--------+------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ | Number | Severity | Management Area | Exception Description | +--------+------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ | 02750 | Impacting | Performance | IOP Initiative Queue Length Exceeds Max | | 02751 | Impacting | Performance | IOP Request Rate Exceeds Max | | 02900 | Impacting | Performance | Size of Dup. PLPA Modules in MLPA/fLPA Exceeds Max | | 02901 | Impacting | Performance | PLPA Packing Loss Exceeds Max | | 02902 | Impacting | Performance | SQA Overflow Into CSA | | 02903 | Impacting | Performance | CSA Assigned to Nonstandard Protect Key | | 02904 | Impacting | Performance | Allocated SQA Pages Exceeds Max | | 02905 | Impacting | Performance | Allocated CSA Pages Exceeds Max | | 02906 | Impacting | Performance | Largest Free Block of SQA Less than Min | | 02907 | Impacting | Performance | Largest Free Block of CSA Less than Min | | 02908 | Impacting | Performance | Percent SQA Allocated Exceeds Max | | 02909 | Impacting | Performance | Percent CSA Allocated Exceeds Max | +---------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------+


Figure 4-2.  SCP Exception List (Part 2 of 2)


This section contains the following topics:

4.1 Exception Process Overview

4.2 Setting Exception Values

4.3 Detailed Exception Descriptions