Measure User's Guide

Contents

Measure User’s Guide—520560-003

6. Creating a Custom Measurement

Application (continued)

6. Creating a Custom Measurement Application (continued)

Preparing the Configuration Table 6-6

Starting and Stopping the Measure Subsystem 6-7

Starting and Stopping a Measurement 6-9

Step 1: Call MEASOPEN 6-9

Step 2: Call MEASCONFIGURE 6-9

Step 3: Call MEASCONTROL 6-10

Step 4: Call MEASCLOSE (Optional) 6-10

Reading Counter Records 6-13

Reading Counter Records From a Data File 6-14

Reading Active Counters 6-17

Checking the Status of the Subsystem or a Measurement 6-19

Reading the Measurement Configuration 6-21

Modifying D-Series Applications for G-Series Systems 6-23

7. Balancing and Tuning a System

Balancing a System 7-2

Tuning a System 7-3

Learning About the System and Its Applications 7-5

Correcting Outstanding Problems 7-9

Measuring the System 7-9

Checking and Tuning Problem Areas 7-10

A. Creating an Enform Report From Measure Data

Calculating Values A-1

Busy Values A-1

Queue Lengths

A-2

Rates

A-3

Creating User-Defined Variables A-3

Creating User-Defined Records A-4

Creating an Enform Report A-7

NEWSUBVL—Establishing the Subvolume A-7

STARTENF—Creating the Report A-16