GPA Manual for G-series RVUs

Guardian Performance Analyzer (GPA) Manual – (544977-001) Page 4 of 106
Processor Load Balance and Performance Charts .......................................................41
Disk Volume Performance Analysis...............................................................................44
Cache Performance Analysis ........................................................................................46
Disk Subprocess Analysis and Recommendations .......................................................47
Processor/Disk Configuration Diagram..........................................................................48
IPC Traffic Analysis .......................................................................................................49
Process Move Recommendations.................................................................................51
Expected System Performance After Tuning.................................................................52
GPA Analysis Statements .............................................................................................53
GPA Optional Report ........................................................................................................54
Summary Section ..........................................................................................................55
Detail Section ................................................................................................................56
Section 4: Using GPA Information ....................................................................................59
Interpreting the Standard Report.......................................................................................59
System Performance Summary.....................................................................................59
Process and Busy Distribution Analyses .......................................................................67
Processor Load Balance and Performance Charts .......................................................68
Disk Volume Performance Analysis...............................................................................71
Cache Performance Analysis ........................................................................................71
Disk Subprocess Analysis and Recommendations .......................................................72
Processor/Disk Configuration Diagram..........................................................................73
“After Primary Changes” Sections .................................................................................75
Process Move Recommendations.................................................................................79
Expected System Performance After Tuning Changes .................................................82
Interpreting the Optional Report........................................................................................83
Optional Report Section for the SYSTEM Class............................................................84
Optional Report Section for the SERVER Class............................................................87
Implementing GPA Tuning Recommendations .................................................................89
The Detail System Performance Score Reports ...............................................................90
Negative Contributing Factors to CPU Score ................................................................91
Negative Contributing Factors to Memory Subsystem Score ........................................93
Disk Cache Performance Score Grading.......................................................................93
Negative Contributing Factors to Disk Volume Score....................................................94
System Recovery Performance Score Grading.............................................................95
CPU Failure Simulation .................................................................................................96
Server Process Analysis for the Individual CPUs ..........................................................96
Dynamic Server Process Analysis.................................................................................98
Disk Cache Change Analysis ........................................................................................99
CPU Cache Change Analysis......................................................................................100
Error Reports ..................................................................................................................101
Glossary ............................................................................................................................103