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JP1 Version 12 JP1/Performance Management - Remote Monitor for Virtual Machine Description, User's Guide and Reference


7.4.1 In Windows

Organization of this subsection

(1) OS log information

The table below shows the types of OS log information that need to be collected.

Table 7‒11: OS log information

Information type

Overview

Default file name

Collectable using the jpcras command?

System log

Windows event log

N/A

Y

WMI log

system-folder\system32\WBEM\Logs\* #

Y

Process information

Process list

N/A

Y

System file

hosts file

system-folder\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Y

services file

system-folder\system32\drivers\etc\services

Y

OS information

System information

N/A

Y

Network status

N/A

Y

Host name

N/A

Y

Windows Firewall information

N/A

Y

Dump information

Log file for problem reports and solutions

user-mode-process-dump-output-folder\program-name.process-ID.dmp
Example:

jpcagt8.exe.2420.dmp

N

Legend:

Y: Can be collected

N: Cannot be collected

N/A: Not applicable

#

If log files are set to be output to a different folder, collect data from the applicable folder.

(2) Performance Management information

The following types of information related to Performance Management need to be collected. If a problem occurred with a network connection, you also need to collect files from the target machine. The table below shows the Performance Management information.

Table 7‒12: Performance Management information

Information type

Overview

Default file name

Collectable using the jpcras command?

Common message log

Message log output by Performance Management

(Sequential file method)

installation-folder\log\jpclog{01|02}#1

Y

Message log output by Performance Management

(Wrap-around file method)

installation-folder\log\jpclogw{01|02}#1

Y

Configuration information

Each configuration information file

N/A

Y

jpctool service list (jpcctrl list) command output result

N/A

Y

Version information

Product version

N/A

Y

History information

N/A

Y

Database information

Remote Monitor Store service

*.DB and *.IDX files in the following folders:

installation-folder\agt8\store\instance-name\STPD

installation-folder\agt8\store\instance-name\STPI

Y

Trace log

Trace information of each Performance Management program service

N/A#2

Y

Collected log

Information when performance information was collected

installation-folder\agt8\agent\instance-name\log\VM_Type_monitoring-target-name*.log

installation-folder\agt8\agent\instance-name\targets\monitoring-target-name\log\jpcagt5virtage*.log

Y

Work data

Work data when performance information was collected

installation-folder\agt8\agent\instance-name\targets\monitoring-target-name\work\*

installation-folder\agt8\agent\instance-name\targets\monitoring-target-name\data\*

Y

Collector plug-in data

Data for each collector plug-in

installation-folder\agt8\plugin\jpcagt5*.d\*

installation-folder\agt8\plugin\jpcagt8*.d\*

Y

Installation log#3

Message log during installation

system-folder\TEMP\HCDINST\*.LOG

N

Legend:

Y: Can be collected

N: Cannot be collected

N/A: Not applicable

#1

For the log file output method, see the chapter that explains error detection in the JP1/Performance Management User's Guide.

#2

For the trace log storage folder, see 7.3.2(2) Trace log.

#3

Collect this information if installation fails.

(3) Registry information

Collect registry information related to HNTRLib2. The table below shows the information to collect.

Table 7‒13: HNTRLib2 information (in Windows)

Information type

Overview

Registry key name

Collectable using the jpcras command?

Configuration information

Each type of configuration information

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HITACHI\HNTRLIB2\HNTR1 (other than the x64 environment)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\HITACHI\HNTRLIB2\HNTR1 (in the x64 environment)

Y

Legend:

Y: Can be collected

(4) Collector plug-in information of Hitachi Compute Blade logical partitioning feature (logical partitioning feature only)

When the virtual environment to be monitored is one with logical partitioning feature, the information listed in the table below is required.

Table 7‒14: Collector plug-in information of Hitachi Compute Blade logical partitioning feature

Overview

File name

Collectable using the jpcras command?

Temporary file for the LPAR Manager management command

installation-folder\agt8\agent\instance-name\targets\monitoring-targetname\log\HvmPerMon.bin

Y

Definition file for the LPAR Manager management command (master file)

installation-folder\agt8\plugin\jpcagt5virtage.d\jpcagt5virtageSetup.ini

Y

LPAR Manager management command

installation-folder\agt8\plugin\jpcagt5virtage.d\HvmSh.exe

Y

Definition file for the LPAR Manager management command (copy of the file)

installation-folder\agt8\agent\instance-name\targets\monitoring-targetname\jpcagt5virtageSetup.ini

Y

Legend:

Y: Can be collected

(5) LPAR Manager dump information (logical partitioning feature only)

If an error occurs during a connection to Hitachi Compute Blade logical partitioning feature, or there is a problem with performance data obtained from the environment with Hitachi Compute Blade logical partitioning feature, capture the LPAR Manager dump. For details about how to capture an LPAR Manager dump, see the topic that describes the LPAR Manager dump capture command in the User's Guide for each Hitachi Compute Blade device.

(6) Operation content

You need the following types of information about the operation that was taking place when the problem occurred:

(7) Error information on the screen

Collect hard copies of the following:

(8) User-mode process dump

If a Performance Management process stops due to an application error, obtain a user-mode process dump.

(9) Collecting problem reports

If a Performance Management process stops due to an application error, obtain a problem report.

(10) Other information

In addition to the information described above, the following types of information are needed: