1.1.1 Collect UNIX performance data

You can use PFM - Agent for Platform to collect UNIX performance data, such as system resource usage.

PFM - Agent for Platform lets you use performance data in the following ways:

Displaying the operating status of UNIX

Using PFM - Web Console, you can process performance data into a graphical format called report and display it. Reports make it easy to analyze the UNIX operating status.

The following types of reports are available:
- Real-time report
  
  This report shows the current status of the UNIX system being monitored. It is used primarily for checking the system's current status and problems. The real-time performance data collected is used to directly display a real-time report.
- Historical report
  
  This report shows the status of the UNIX system being monitored from past to present. The report is used primarily for analyzing system trends. Performance data stored in the database of PFM - Agent for Platform is used to display a historical report.
Using performance data to determine whether a problem has occurred

If the performance data value collected indicates some sort of error, an action can be taken, such as notifying the user.