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1.4.3.1 Creating an Analysis Inquiry
The process of creating an analysis inquiry is
straightforward. You tell the online facility that you are
about to create an inquiry. Then you give the inquiry a name
and assign it to a catalog group (a discussion on catalog
groups follows). Next, you define the analysis technique you
plan to use. At this point, you can choose to cancel, save,
or execute the inquiry. If you decide to execute the inquiry
before saving it, you will have an opportunity to cancel,
save, or modify the inquiry after execution.
To create an analysis inquiry, select Option 4, MVS
Performance Manager, from the Management Support Applications
panel (Figure 1-4). The Performance Manager panel (Figure
1-5) is displayed. This panel allows you to define a new
inquiry or select an inquiry from the Shared catalog or your
Private catalog. You can optionally modify your MICF options
or review reports and graphics generated by previously
executed inquiries.
Select option 1 from the Performance Manager panel to display
the Performance Reporting panel (Figure 1-18) for defining
new inquiries. If you have not previously saved any analysis
inquiries, the Performance Reporting panel is automatically
displayed. Selecting option 3 on the Performance Manager
panel displays the Performance Manager Catalog panel (Figure
1-19) for selecting a previously defined inquiry.
/----------------------------- Performance Reporting --------------------------\
|Option ===> |
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| Inquiry Name ===> ______ |
| Title ===> ________________________________________ |
| Author ===> ____________________ |
| |
|Catalog Group Name ===> PERFORM |
| Title ===> Performance and Resource Consumption |
| |
| 1 - General Systems Analysis |
| Analyze ILM, RSM, ASM, and VSM. |
| 2 - Input/Output Configuration (I/O) Analysis |
| Analyze DASD or tape I/O configuration usage and performance. |
| 3 - PR/SM LPAR Analysis |
| Analyze CEC and LPAR utilization, configuration and performance. |
| 4 - Graphic Analysis |
| Track and manage service level and performance indicators. |
| 5 - Sysplex Analysis |
| Analyze configuration and coupling facility usage/performance. |
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Figure 1-18. Performance Reporting Panel
On the Performance Reporting panel you can specify the
Inquiry Name (one to six characters), Title, and Author. The
Catalog Group Name and Title can be specified for an existing
catalog or you can change the catalog group to which an
inquiry belongs. If you want to change either the Catalog
Group Name or the Title, you can do so here. If you want to
change any information on this menu later, you must make a
copy of the inquiry to do so.
An Inquiry Catalog is a group of logically related inquiries
that you assign to a specific group name. This allows you to
subdivide your inquiries into distinct groupings for easier
reference at a later time.
As shown in Figure 1-18, there are five different types of
performance management processes you can use to create an
analysis inquiry.
Choosing Option 1 allows you to analyze the ILM, RSM, ASM, or
VSM areas of MVS. Sections 2.1 through 2.3 and Section 2.5
of this guide discuss this option and its subsequent panels.
Choosing Option 2 allows you to analyze DASD or tape I/O
configuration usage and performance. Section 2.4 of this
guide discusses this option and its subsequent panels.
Choosing Option 3 allows you to analyze PR/SM LPAR
performance. Section 2.6 of this guide discusses this option
and its subsequent panels.
Choosing Option 4 allows you to use graphic analysis to track
and manage a number of key service level and performance
related indicators. Section 2.7 of this guide discusses this
option and the various categories of graphs provided.
Choosing Option 5 allows you to monitor the activity levels,
configuration, and performance of cross-system functions
(XCF) and the Coupling Facility (CF). Section 2.8 of this
guide discusses this option and its subsequent panels.
/------------------------ Performance Manager Catalog -----------------------\
|Command ==> Scroll ===> PAGE |
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|Catalog ===> PRIVATE (PRIVATE/SHARED) Catalog Group ===> PERFORM |
|Select Mode ===> MODIFY (EXECUTE/MODIFY) Name (subset display) ===>________|
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|Line Cmds: S Select I Insert R Repeat C Copy D Delete |
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|Cmd Name Title Date Time Type |
| - -------- ---------------------------------------- -------- ----- ------|
| _ WKLD1 Data Clustering 90/07/04 13:24 PERCLU|
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Figure 1-19. Performance Manager Catalog Panel
As a user of the online facility, you have a private catalog
of analysis inquiries. Each catalog is divided into catalog
groups. These groups contain the actual inquiries. When the
Catalog Group field contains no specification, the display
portion of the panel displays the names of the various
catalog groups that have been defined.
When you select a catalog group, either by typing S (Select)
in the Cmd column or by typing in a catalog group name after
the Catalog group prompt, the display portion of the panel
shows the performance management analysis inquiries contained
in that catalog group. To see a list of all inquiries in
your catalog, type an asterisk (*) after the Catalog Group
prompt. To see a list of all inquiries in all catalog groups
starting with the same sequence of characters, code the
sequence followed by an asterisk after the Catalog Group
prompt. For example,
Catalog Group ====> S*
shows you the inquiries in all catalog groups starting with
the letter S.
If the list of inquiries is long, you can scroll through it
using the standard ISPF DOWN and UP commands. You can subset
the list of inquiries by entering the beginning character(s)
of the names you are interested in after the Name prompt.
Only inquiries with names starting with these characters are
shown.
The Select Mode controls the action of the S (Select) line
command and the SELECT primary command. The two possible
values are EXECUTE or MODIFY; the setting defaults to the
last value specified for this parameter. Specify MODIFY to
modify an existing inquiry. Specify EXECUTE to run the
inquiry.
The information about each inquiry is displayed on a single
line. The information includes the inquiry name, the title,
the date and time the inquiry was created, and what type of
analysis is performed in the inquiry.
You can create a new analysis inquiry by typing an I (Insert)
on any line in the Cmd column, and pulling up Performance
Reporting panel (Figure 1-18).
