Measure Reference Manual

• You cannot use abbreviations in a command (OBEY) file or in an input file used during
noninteractive command entry. Because abbreviations might change from RVU to RVU, this
restriction prevents command files from becoming obsolete.
• You cannot abbreviate the topic in a HELP command. For example, you must enter HELP ADD
TERMINAL, not HELP ADD TER.
Running a MEASCOM Session
The Measure subsystem must be running before any measurement can be made through the
command interface or the programmatic interface. Many installations start the subsystem as part
of the system-load operation, then let it run continuously.
Starting the Measure Subsystem
Only a super-group user (255,n) can start the subsystem.
To start the subsystem using MEASCOM, at the TACL prompt:
> MEASCOM START MEASSUBSYS
To start the subsystem programmatically, use the MEASMONCONTROL procedure. For a
description, see MEASMONCONTROL (page 411).
Starting and Stopping MEASCOM
You can use MEASCOM interactively or noninteractively. These examples of each usage assume
that the Measure subsystem is already running:
• To use MEASCOM interactively, type the command MEASCOM at your command interpreter
prompt. The system starts a MEASCOM process, the process prompts for input using a plus
sign (+), then you enter commands interactively. At the end of the session, type EXIT or press
Ctrl-Y to return to your operating-system command interpreter. For example:
11> MEASCOM
MEASURE Performance Monitor - T9086H06 - (01AUG11) - \SYSTEM
(C) Copyright 1986-2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
1+ STATUS MEASSUBSYS
Number of Active (or Configured) Measurements = 0
Number of Active MEASCTL Processes = 4
in CPU(s): 0, 1, 2, 3
Number of Active MEASIP Processes = 4
in CPU(s): 0, 1, 2, 3
OSS OFF, SQL OFF, Skew copy time OFF, Lock CID table ON, CIDs = 64K/CPU
2+ EXIT
• To use MEASCOM noninteractively, type MEASCOM followed by one or more Measure
commands. A MEASCOM process starts, executes the specified commands, then returns
control to your command interpreter. For example:
11> MEASCOM STATUS MEASSUBSYS
MEASURE Performance Monitor - T9086H06 - (01AUG11) - \SYSTEM
(C) Copyright 1986-2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Number of Active (or Configured) Measurements = 0
Number of Active MEASCTL Processes = 4
in CPU(s): 0, 1, 2, 3
Number of Active MEASIP Processes = 4
in CPU(s): 0, 1, 2, 3
OSS OFF, SQL OFF, Skew copy time OFF, Lock CID table ON, CIDs = 64K/CPU
As an alternative to entering commands after the keyword MEASCOM, you can specify an
input file that contains Measure commands. For example:
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