Job Management Partner 1/Performance Management - Remote Monitor for Platform Description, User's Guide and Reference

List of alarms

A table containing one or more alarms is called an alarm table. The alarms defined in the monitoring template of PFM - RM for Platform are in alarm table format and are stored in the RM Platform folder that is displayed on the Alarms page of PFM - Web Console.

The alarm table name is as follows:

PFM RM Platform Template Alarms 09.00

Alarm table name version

The numerics (09.00) at the end of the alarm table name indicate the alarm table's version number.

When you use alarms defined in the monitoring template, check the version of the alarm table used in the Performance Management system for version compatibility. For details about the alarm table version and version compatibility, see H. Version Compatibility.

The following table lists (in alphabetical order) and describes the alarms defined in the monitoring template of PFM - RM for Platform.

Table 4-1 List of alarms

Alarm name Monitoring target Purpose

Available Memory Size of the unused physical memory area Monitoring operation status

CPU Usage Processor usage rate Monitoring performance data

Disk Busy % Percentage of time the disk was busy (%)

Disk Free Size Size of the unused area on the logical disk (in megabytes) Monitoring operation status

Disk Service Time Device usage (in busy status) Monitoring performance data

Disk Space Ratio of the free area on the logical disk to the total available area Monitoring operation status

I/O Wait Time Percentage of the time all processors in the entire host were in I/O wait status Monitoring performance data

Kernel CPU Percentage of the time all processors in the entire host were running in the kernel mode

Network Received Rate of data received by the network interface

Page Faults Page fault count

Pagescans Page scan rate

Processor Queue Number of requests in the processor queue that are ready for execution

Run Queue Number of threads in the execution queue

Swap Outs Number of pages that were swapped out

Target Host Status Status of the connection to the monitored host Monitoring operation status

Used Swap Mbytes Size of the memory used in the virtual memory area (in megabytes)

User CPU Percentage of the time all processors in the entire host were running in the user mode Monitoring performance data

PFM - RM for Platform provides in the monitoring template various alarms for monitoring the operation status in order to determine whether the system is running normally, as well as alarms for monitoring performance data in order to determine whether the system is providing adequate services. You can set use of the alarms that are appropriate to your purposes.

Note

Some fields used in alarms may not be supported by the OS of the monitored host. Do not use alarm fields that are not supported.

The following table shows which alarm fields are supported by the monitored host OSs.

Table 4-2 Support status of alarm fields (monitoring template)

Alarm name OS of the monitored host When an unsupported alarm is used by the OS

Windows HP-UX Solaris AIX Linux

Available Memory Y Y Y Y Y --

CPU Usage Y Y Y Y Y --

Disk Busy % Y Y Y Y Y --

Disk Free Size Y Y Y Y Y --

Disk Service Time Y Y Y Y Y --

Disk Space Y Y Y Y Y --

I/O Wait Time N Y Y Y Y No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.

Kernel CPU Y Y Y Y Y --

Network Received Y N N N N No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.

Page Faults Y N Y Y N No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.

Pagescans N Y N Y N No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.

Processor Queue Y N N N N No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.

Run Queue N Y Y Y Y No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.

Swap Outs N Y Y N Y No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.

Target Host Status Y Y Y Y Y --

Used Swap Mbytes Y Y Y Y Y --

User CPU Y Y Y Y Y --

Legend:

Y: Field's use is supported for alarms.

N: Field's use is not supported for alarms.

--: Not applicable

Alarm name	Monitoring target	Purpose
Available Memory	Size of the unused physical memory area	Monitoring operation status
CPU Usage	Processor usage rate	Monitoring performance data
Disk Busy %	Percentage of time the disk was busy (%)
Disk Free Size	Size of the unused area on the logical disk (in megabytes)	Monitoring operation status
Disk Service Time	Device usage (in busy status)	Monitoring performance data
Disk Space	Ratio of the free area on the logical disk to the total available area	Monitoring operation status
I/O Wait Time	Percentage of the time all processors in the entire host were in I/O wait status	Monitoring performance data
Kernel CPU	Percentage of the time all processors in the entire host were running in the kernel mode
Network Received	Rate of data received by the network interface
Page Faults	Page fault count
Pagescans	Page scan rate
Processor Queue	Number of requests in the processor queue that are ready for execution
Run Queue	Number of threads in the execution queue
Swap Outs	Number of pages that were swapped out
Target Host Status	Status of the connection to the monitored host	Monitoring operation status
Used Swap Mbytes	Size of the memory used in the virtual memory area (in megabytes)
User CPU	Percentage of the time all processors in the entire host were running in the user mode	Monitoring performance data

Alarm name	OS of the monitored host	When an unsupported alarm is used by the OS
Windows	HP-UX	Solaris	AIX	Linux
Available Memory	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	--
CPU Usage	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	--
Disk Busy %	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	--
Disk Free Size	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	--
Disk Service Time	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	--
Disk Space	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	--
I/O Wait Time	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.
Kernel CPU	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	--
Network Received	Y	N	N	N	N	No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.
Page Faults	Y	N	Y	Y	N	No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.
Pagescans	N	Y	N	Y	N	No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.
Processor Queue	Y	N	N	N	N	No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.
Run Queue	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.
Swap Outs	N	Y	Y	N	Y	No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for alarm.
Target Host Status	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	--
Used Swap Mbytes	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	--
User CPU	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	--

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