TPDC Manual (G06.24+)
Table Of Contents
- What’s New in This Manual
- About This Manual
- 1 TPDC Overview
- TPDC Components and Architecture
- Tandem Performance Data Collector (TPDC)
- Tandem Performance System File Label (TPSFL)
- Tandem Performance File Label (TPFL)
- Tandem Performance Load Measure (TPLM)
- Tandem Performance Load Data (TPLD)
- System Performance Analysis Using Measure (SPAM)
- Tandem Performance Deferred Processing (TPDP)
- Data Files (RWS, DWS, UWS)
- How TPDC Collects Data
- Example: Scheduling TPDC Data Collection
- TPDC Components and Architecture
- 2 Installing and Running TPDC
- 3 Using the Collected Data
- 4 Using the System Configuration Reports
- 5 Using the SPAM Performance Data Charts and Reports
- Overview of the Charts and Reports
- Performance Data Charts
- Acceleration Profiles of User Programs (AXLCHRT)
- Apportioned Program CPU Consumption (WKLOAD)
- Average CPU Utilization (ACUCHRT)
- Average Disc Utilization (ADUCHRT)
- Data Communications Line Overview (DATACOM)
- Disc Cache Performance (DCPCHRT)
- Disc File Block Splits Shares (BLKSPLT)
- Disc File I/O Activity Distribution (DFIODST)
- Disc File Overview (Alphabetic) (DFOATBL)
- Disc File Physical I/O Shares (DFPIOS)
- Disc File ‘Requests Blocked’ Shares (REQBLKD)
- Disc File System I/O Shares (DFSIOS)
- Disc I/Os per Second (DIOCHRT)
- Disc Response Time (DRTCHRT)
- EXPAND Communications Line Overview (EXPAND)
- Global Indicators (COVER)
- Logical Disc File I/O Wait Shares (LDFIOWT)
- SQL/MP Program Overview (SQLPROG)
- SQL/MP Statement Overview (SQLSTAT)
- Process Category Counts (PCOUNTS)
- Process/CPU Priority Distribution (PRIDIST)
- Program Disc File I/O Wait Shares (PGDIOWT)
- Program Logical File Open Shares (PGOPENS)
- Program Logical I/O Wait Shares (PGLIOWT)
- Program Overview (PGOVIEW)
- Program Spooler File I/O Wait Shares (PGSPLWT)
- Relative CPU Balance (RCBCHRT)
- Relative Disc Balance (RDBCHRT)
- TMF Overview (TMFVIEW)
- Performance Data Reports
- Busiest Disc Files (Logical I/O Wait Time, Overall) (IOWOVER)
- Busiest Disc Files (Logical I/Os, by Volume) (LIOBVOL)
- Busiest Disc Files (Physical I/Os, by Volume) (PIOBVOL)
- Busiest Disc Files (System I/Os, by Volume) (SIOBVOL)
- Busiest Processes (by CPU) (PBSYCPU)
- CPU Activity (CPUREPT)
- Disc Cache 1 (Activity, by Block Size) (CACHE1)
- Disc Process Activity (DPREPT)
- Disc Subsystem Activity (DSCREPT)
- EXPAND Network Line Activity (NETREPT)
- Global Indicators (COVER)
- Low Selectivity (Needle in a Haystack) SQL Table Access Report (HAYSTCK)
- Network System Activity (SYSREPT)
- New Process Creation Timeline (NEWPROC)
- PATHWAY System Processes (PATHWAY)
- Physical Disc I/O Activity (PDISCIO)
- Process Existence Timeline (PTIMLIN)
- Process Memory Utilization (by CPU) (PMEMCPU)
- Process Page Faults (by CPU) (PFLTCPU)
- Server Summary (from $RECEIVE File) (SERVICE)
- TMF Activity Report (TMFREPT)
- A Entity and Attribute Definitions
- B Cross-Reference of Enform Queries to Data Files
- C Enform Query Source File (QPGROUPS)
- Index

Using the Collected Data
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Entities
KCCB A NonStop Kernel-derived entity that identifies the Kernel Common Control
Block (KCCB) used by the Monitor and the Memory Manager.
LABEL A disk directory entity that provides file label information for files accessed
during measurement.
LDEV A NonStop Kernel-derived entity that provides logical device information.
LDEVDST A NonStop Kernel-derived entity that provides logical device distribution
information.
LDEVNME An ASCII name entity that identifies logical devices.
LDEVNUM A NonStop Kernel-derived entity that provides logical device number
information.
MACHINE A NonStop Kernel-derived entity that provides information associated with a
CPU and its low-level operation.
NODE A NonStop Kernel-derived entity that provides information about the system
or node.
NODENME An ASCII name entity that identifies processes.
NODENUM A NonStop Kernel-derived entity that provides node number information.
OSSNAMES A Measure derived entity that provides OSS pathnames information.
PART A disk directory entity that provides process IDs from PROCESS and
SQLPROC.
PIDNUM An entity that provides process IDs from PROCESS and SQLPROC.
PPD A NonStop Kernel-derived entity that identifies Process Pair Directory (PPD)
named processes running process pair.
PROCNME An ASCII name entity that identifies processes.
RUNNME An ASCII name entity that identifies SQL object files.
TIME A time management entity that provides execution information and LCT and
GMT base times.
TIMETPL A time management entity that provides a single ordered timeline for all
entities measured.
TPDCNME A TPDC name entity that contains unique one-through eight-character
subvolume and file names.
USERNME An ASCII name entity that identifies user group and user names.
USERNUM A NonStop Kernel-derived entity that provides user ID number information.
Table 3-3. Data Collection Entities (page 2 of 2)
Entity Entity Description