Tandem Capacity Model (TCM) Manual

Contents
About This Document...................................................................................11
New TCM Features and Microsoft Excel 2010............................................................................11
Enhancements...................................................................................................................11
Considerations..................................................................................................................11
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)................................................................................12
Intended Audience..................................................................................................................12
New and Changed Information................................................................................................12
Changes to the 522695-009 Manual...................................................................................12
Changes to the 522695-008 Manual...................................................................................12
Changes to the 522695-007 Manual....................................................................................13
Changes to the 522695-006 Manual...................................................................................13
Changes to the 522695-004 Manual...................................................................................14
Document Organization..........................................................................................................14
Notation Conventions..............................................................................................................15
General Syntax Notation....................................................................................................15
Related Information.................................................................................................................16
Publishing History...................................................................................................................17
HP Encourages Your Comments................................................................................................17
1 Introduction.............................................................................................18
TCM and Related Products.......................................................................................................18
Functions and Features............................................................................................................18
Assumptions......................................................................................................................19
Caveat.............................................................................................................................19
Architecture and Components...................................................................................................19
TCM User Levels.....................................................................................................................20
TCM and the Capacity Planning Process....................................................................................21
Understanding the Application............................................................................................21
Tuning the System..............................................................................................................22
Collecting Performance Data...............................................................................................22
Apportioning Performance Data...........................................................................................23
Checking an Apportionment Method....................................................................................23
Performing What-If Analyses................................................................................................23
Reporting Results................................................................................................................24
2 TCM System Setup....................................................................................25
System Requirements...............................................................................................................25
Installation Overview...............................................................................................................25
Installing MeasTCM on the Host...............................................................................................26
Installing TCM on the PC.........................................................................................................26
Finding Version Information......................................................................................................27
Converting TCM Models From Earlier TCM Product Versions.........................................................27
Loading Models From Other Folders..........................................................................................28
3 Using MeasTCM......................................................................................29
Features and Functions............................................................................................................29
Components and Architecture...................................................................................................29
MeasTCM Procedures.............................................................................................................30
Collecting Measure Samples....................................................................................................30
Drawing a Process Flow Diagram.............................................................................................31
Customizing Your Process Category Control File.........................................................................33
CNTLFILE File Format...............................................................................................................39
Environmental Entries..........................................................................................................40
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