Preface
This manual describes the functions of JP1/Performance Management - Remote Monitor for Virtual Machine and the records it collects.
- Organization of this preface
■ Intended readers
This manual is intended for the following readers:
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Users who wish to design or construct an operation monitoring system.
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Users who wish to define conditions for collecting performance data.
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Users who wish to define reports and alarms.
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Users who wish to use collected performance data to monitor a system.
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Users who wish to use monitoring results to consider what actions should be taken or delegated to improve the system.
Also, this manual assumes that the reader is familiar with operations and virtual environments of monitored systems and that the reader is knowledgeable about the OS.
For details about how to configure and operate a system that uses JP1/Performance Management, also see the following manuals:
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JP1/Performance Management Planning and Configuration Guide
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JP1/Performance Management User's Guide
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JP1/Performance Management Reference
■ Organization of this manual
This manual is organized into the following parts, and is a common reference for the following supported OSs: Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019. Any platform-dependent differences are noted separately in the manual.
- PART 1: Overview
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Part 1 provides an overview of JP1/Performance Management - Remote Monitor for Virtual Machine.
- PART 2: Setup and Operation
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Part 2 explains how to install and set up JP1/Performance Management - Remote Monitor for Virtual Machine, and how to operate it in a cluster system.
- PART 3: Reference
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Part 3 explains the monitoring templates, records, and messages of JP1/Performance Management - Remote Monitor for Virtual Machine.
- PART 4: Troubleshooting
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Part 4 explains the actions to take when problems occur in JP1/Performance Management - Remote Monitor for Virtual Machine.
■ Document conventions
The Hitachi Virtualization Manager (HVM) name has been changed to Hitachi logical partitioning manager (LPAR manager, or LP). If you are using HVM based logical partitioning feature, substitute references to Hitachi logical partitioning manager (LPAR manager, or LP) with HVM.
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The version numbers of Hitachi program products are usually written as two sets of two digits each, separated by a hyphen. For example:
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Version 1.00 (or 1.0) is written as 01-00.
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