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:
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PFM RM Platform Template Alarms 10.00
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PFM RM Platform Template Alarms [APP] 09.10
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PFM RM Platform Template Alarms [PS] 09.10
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PFM RM Platform Template Alarms [SVC] 09.10
- Item in square brackets ([]) in an alarm name
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Square brackets ([]) indicate the monitoring item to which the alarm table corresponds. An alarm table without square brackets ([]) is an alarm table that groups other basic alarms.
- Number at the end of the alarm table name
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The numerics (09.10) 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 I. Version Compatibility.
The following table lists (in alphabetical order) and describes the alarms defined in the monitoring template of PFM - RM for Platform.
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Alarm table name |
Alarm name |
Monitoring target |
Purpose |
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PFM RM Platform Template Alarms 10.00 |
Available Memory |
Size of the physical memory actually available to applications (megabytes) |
Monitoring operation status |
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CPU Usage |
Processor usage rate (%) |
Monitoring performance data |
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Disk Busy % |
Percentage of time the disk was busy (%) |
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Disk Free Size |
Size of the unused area on the logical disk (in megabytes) |
Monitoring operation status |
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Disk Service Time |
Device usage (in busy status) |
Monitoring performance data |
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Disk Space |
Ratio of the free area on the logical disk to the total available area (%) |
Monitoring operation status |
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I/O Wait Time |
Percentage of the time all processors in the entire host were in I/O wait status (%) |
Monitoring performance data |
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Kernel CPU |
Percentage of the time all processors in the entire host were running in the kernel mode (%) |
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Network Received |
Rate of data received by the network interface (bytes/second) |
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Page Faults |
Page fault count |
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Pagescans |
Page scan rate |
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Processor Queue |
Number of requests in the processor queue that are ready for execution |
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Run Queue |
Number of threads in the execution queue |
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Swap Outs |
Number of pages that were swapped out |
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Target Host Status |
Status of the connection to the monitored host |
Monitoring operation status |
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Used Swap Mbytes |
Size of the memory used in the virtual memory area (in megabytes) |
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User CPU |
Percentage of the time all processors in the entire host were running in the user mode (%) |
Monitoring performance data |
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PFM RM Platform Template Alarms [PS] 09.10 |
Process Existence |
Program name |
Monitoring operation status |
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PFM RM Platform Template Alarms [SVC] 09.10 |
Service Stop |
Service name used in the service control manager database and the service status at the time of data collection |
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Service Stop(dsp nm) |
Name used by the user interface program to identify a service and the service status at the time of data collection |
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PFM RM Platform Template Alarms [APP] 09.10 |
Application Status |
Status of the application being monitored by the Application Summary (PD_APP2) record |
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
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Some fields used in alarms might 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 6‒2: 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
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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
--
Process Existence
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
--
Service Stop
Y
N
N
N
N
No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for an alarm.
Service Stop(dsp nm)
Y
N
N
N
N
No alarm event is issued because the field does not match the conditional expression for an alarm.
Application Status
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
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- Legend:
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Y: Field's use is supported for alarms.
N: Field's use is not supported for alarms.
--: Not applicable