2.2 Overview of user-defined record collection

PFM - Agent for Platform can collect performance data not provided by default and store it in a record. This record for storing performance data is called a user-defined record. For details about how to collect user-defined records, see 5. User-Defined Record Collection.

The following table lists the information for which user-defined records can be set, the records corresponding to type of information, and the means for setting user-defined records.

Table 2-1 Information that can be set for user records, the corresponding records, and how user records are set

Information supporting user-defined record collectionRecordsHow records are set
Performance console counter informationPD_GEND recordCollection data addition utility
PI_GENI record
64-bit performance console counter informationPD_GD64 record
PI_GI64 record
Event log informationPD_ELOG record
Workgroup informationPI_WGRP record
Process operating status informationPD_APP2 recordPFM - Web Console
PD_APPD record
PD_APS record
PD_APSI record
PD_ASVC record
Application operating status informationPD_APP record
User-specific performance dataPD_UPD record
PD_UPDB record
PI_UPI record
PI_UPIB record

Like other records, user-defined records specified on each host can be used for displaying reports on PFM - Web Console and issuing alarms based on monitoring.

When multiple pieces of performance data are collected into each record, a new line is added for each field in the user-defined record as each piece of performance data is collected. As a result, each user-defined record becomes a multi-line record. A multi-line record is a multi-instance record.

Organization of this section
2.2.1 Performance console counter information
2.2.2 64-bit performance console counter information
2.2.3 Event log information
2.2.4 Workgroup information
2.2.5 Process operating status information
2.2.6 Application operating status information
2.2.7 User-specific performance data