2.1.3 Determining baselines
Determining baselines is a task in which system values unlikely to affect normal system operation are determined from the performance measurement results.
PFM products use baseline values as thresholds for monitoring system operation. The determination of baselines is therefore an important task for successfully monitoring performance.
Note the following recommendations when you determine baselines:
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Measure system performance at peak load (for example, when a high-load test is run for the operating environment).
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Thresholds depend greatly on the system configuration. Therefore, performance should be measured again to redetermine the baselines if system resources and the operating environment have been changed.