Notices

Preface

Part 1: Overview

1. Overview of PFM - RM for Platform

1.1 Purposes of performance monitoring using PFM - RM for Platform

1.1.1 Finding the causes of system overload and identifying its effects on the system resources

1.1.2 Monitoring to see if the system is running normally

1.2 Features of PFM - RM for Platform

1.2.1 Monitoring multiple hosts without installing agents

1.2.2 Collecting and managing performance data by attribute

1.2.3 Storing performance data

1.2.4 Using collected performance data effectively

1.2.5 Integrating monitoring and analysis of performance data for multiple monitored hosts

1.2.6 Easy setting of alarms and reports

1.2.7 Applicable to cluster systems

1.3 Collecting and managing performance data

1.4 How to monitor performance

1.4.1 Example of monitoring a processor

1.4.2 Example of monitoring memory

1.4.3 Example of monitoring the disk

1.4.4 Example of monitoring the network

Part 2: Setup and Operation

2. Installation and Setup

2.1 Installation and setup (in Windows)

2.1.1 Before installing (for Windows)

2.1.2 Installation and setup procedures (for Windows)

2.1.3 Installation procedure (for Windows)

2.1.4 Setup procedure (for Windows)

2.1.5 WMI connection setting method

2.1.6 Notes about installation and setup (for Windows)

2.2 Installation and setup (in UNIX)

2.2.1 Before installing (for UNIX)

2.2.2 Installation and setup procedures (for UNIX)

2.2.3 Installation procedure (for UNIX)

2.2.4 Setup procedure (for UNIX)

2.2.5 SSH connection setting method

2.2.6 Notes about installation and setup (for UNIX)

2.3 Uninstallation and unsetup (in Windows)

2.3.1 Before canceling the setup (for Windows)

2.3.2 How to cancel the setup (for Windows)

2.3.3 How to uninstall (for Windows)

2.4 Uninstallation and unsetup (in UNIX)

2.4.1 Before canceling the setup (for UNIX)

2.4.2 How to cancel the setup (for UNIX)

2.4.3 How to uninstall (for UNIX)

2.5 Changing the PFM - RM for Platform system configuration

2.6 Changing the PFM - RM for Platform operation method

2.6.1 Changing performance data storage locations

2.6.2 Updating an instance environment

2.6.3 Updating a monitoring target

2.7 Starting the command prompt

2.8 Backing up and restoring PFM - RM for Platform

2.8.1 Backing up

2.8.2 Restoring

2.9 Settings for using a Web browser to reference manuals

2.9.1 Setup for referencing manuals

2.9.2 How to view manuals

3. Operation in a Cluster System

3.1 Overview of cluster systems

3.2 Configuration of PFM - RM for Platform in a cluster system

3.3 Processing when a failover occurs

3.3.1 Failover when an error occurs at the PFM - RM host

3.3.2 Effects of a PFM - Manager failure

3.4 Installation and setup in a cluster system (in Windows)

3.4.1 Before installing in a cluster system (for Windows)

3.4.2 Installation and setup procedure in a cluster system (for Windows)

3.4.3 Installation procedure in a cluster system (for Windows)

3.4.4 Setup procedure in a cluster system (for Windows)

3.4.5 WMI connection setting method in a cluster system

3.5 Installation and setup in a cluster system (in UNIX)

3.5.1 Before installing in a cluster system (for UNIX)

3.5.2 Installation and setup procedure in a cluster system (for UNIX)

3.5.3 Installation procedure in a cluster system (for UNIX)

3.5.4 Setup procedure in a cluster system (for UNIX)

3.5.5 SSH connection setting method in a cluster system

3.6 Uninstallation and unsetup in a cluster system (in Windows)

3.6.1 Procedure for uninstalling and canceling the setup in a cluster system (for Windows)

3.6.2 Procedure for canceling the setup in a cluster system (for Windows)

3.6.3 Uninstallation procedure in a cluster system (for Windows)

3.7 Uninstallation and unsetup in a cluster system (in UNIX)

3.7.1 Procedure for uninstalling and canceling the setup in a cluster system (for UNIX)

3.7.2 Procedure for canceling the setup in a cluster system (for UNIX)

3.7.3 Uninstallation procedure in a cluster system (for UNIX)

3.8 Changing the PFM - RM for Platform system configuration

3.9 Changing the PFM - RM for Platform operation method in a cluster system

3.9.1 Updating an instance environment in a cluster system

3.9.2 Updating the monitoring target in a cluster system

3.9.3 Importing and exporting the logical host environment definition file

Part 3: Reference

4. Monitoring Template

Overview of the monitoring template

Format of alarm explanations

List of alarms

Available Memory

CPU Usage

Disk Busy %

Disk Free Size

Disk Service Time

Disk Space

I/O Wait Time

Kernel CPU

Network Received

Page Faults

Pagescans

Processor Queue

Run Queue

Swap Outs

Target Host Status

Used Swap Mbytes

User CPU

Format of report explanations

Organization of report directories

List of reports

Avg Disk Time Status (real-time report indicating the average I/O time for the physical disk)

Avg Disk Time Status (historical report indicating the average I/O time for the physical disk)

CPU Per Processor Status (real-time report indicating the processor usage rate for each processor)

CPU Used Status (real-time report indicating the CPU usage status)

CPU Used Status (historical report indicating the CPU usage status (1 month))

CPU Used Status (historical report indicating the CPU usage status (1 hour))

CPU Used Status (Multi-Agent) (historical report indicating the CPU usage status in multiple systems (1 month))

CPU Used Status (Multi-Agent) (historical report indicating the CPU usage status in multiple systems (1 day))

Free Megabytes - Logical Disk (real-time report indicating the available area on the logical disk)

Free Megabytes - Logical Disk (historical report indicating the available area on the logical disk)

Memory Paging Status (real-time report indicating information about memory and paging)

Memory Paging Status (historical report indicating information about memory and paging (1 day))

Memory Paging Status (historical report indicating information about memory and paging (1 hour))

Memory Used Status (real-time report indicating the physical memory usage status in the system)

Memory Used Status (historical report indicating the physical memory usage status in the system (1 day))

Memory Used Status (historical report indicating the physical memory usage status in the system (1 hour))

Memory Used Status (Multi-Agent) (historical report indicating the physical memory usage status in multiple systems (1 month))

Memory Used Status (Multi-Agent) (historical report indicating the physical memory usage status in multiple systems (1 day))

Network Data (real-time report indicating the status of communication between networks)

Network Data (historical report indicating the status of communication between networks)

Physical Disk Busy Status (real-time report indicating the length of time the disk was busy)

Physical Disk Busy Status (historical report indicating the length of time the disk was busy)

Pool Nonpaged Status (real-time report indicating the size of physical memory in the system that cannot be paged out)

Pool Nonpaged Status (historical report indicating the size of physical memory in the system that cannot be paged out)

System Overview (real-time report indicating the system operation status)

System Overview (historical report indicating the system operation status)

Target Host Status (historical report indicating the status of the connection to the monitored host and information about the OS of the monitored host)

5. Records

Data model

Format of record explanations

List of ODBC key fields

Summarization rules

Grouping rules

List of data types

Field values

Fields that are added only when a record is recorded in the Store database

Notes on records

List of records

Logical Disk Overview (PI_LDSK)

Network Interface Overview (PI_NET)

Physical Disk Overview (PI_PDSK)

Processor Overview (PI_CPU)

System Status (PD)

System Summary (PI)

6. Messages

6.1 Message format

6.1.1 Format of output messages

6.1.2 Format of message explanations

6.2 Message output destinations

6.3 List of messages output to the Windows event log and syslog

6.4 Messages

Part 4: Troubleshooting

7. Error Handling Procedures

7.1 Error handling procedures

7.2 Troubleshooting

7.2.1 Setting up or starting services

7.2.2 Executing commands

7.2.3 Report definitions

7.2.4 Alarm definitions

7.2.5 Collecting and managing performance data

7.2.6 Other problems

7.3 Log information

7.3.1 Types of log information

7.3.2 Log files and directories

7.4 Data collected when a problem occurs

7.4.1 Data to be collected in a Windows environment

7.4.2 Data to be collected in a UNIX environment

7.5 How to collect data

7.5.1 How to collect data in a Windows environment

7.5.2 How to collect data in a UNIX environment

7.6 Detecting problems within Performance Management

7.7 Recovering from Performance Management system errors

Appendixes

A. Estimating System Requirements

A.1 Memory requirements

A.2 Disk space requirements

B. List of Identifiers

C. List of Processes

C.1 In Windows

C.2 In UNIX

D. List of Port Numbers

D.1 Port numbers for PFM - RM for Platform

D.2 Firewall passage directions

E. Properties of PFM - RM for Platform

E.1 List of properties of the Remote Monitor Store service

E.2 List of properties of the Remote Monitor Collector service

E.3 List of properties of remote agents and group agents

F. List of Directories and Files

F.1 In Windows

F.2 In UNIX

G. Migration Procedure and Notes on Migration

H. Version Compatibility

I. Outputting Action Log Data

I.1 Types of events that are output to action logs

I.2 Storage format of action logs

I.3 Output format of action logs

I.4 Action log output settings

J. Glossary

Index

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