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

Contents
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4. Using the System Configuration
Reports (continued)
4. Using the System Configuration Reports (continued)
Volume Label Report 4-14
5. Using the SPAM Performance Data Charts and Reports
Overview of the Charts and Reports 5-2
System Configuration 5-4
TPRODUCE Option Values Used 5-4
Performance Data Charts 5-5
Acceleration Profiles of User Programs (AXLCHRT) 5-6
Apportioned Program CPU Consumption (WKLOAD) 5-7
Average CPU Utilization (ACUCHRT) 5-8
Average Disc Utilization (ADUCHRT) 5-8
Data Communications Line Overview (DATACOM) 5-9
Disc Cache Performance (DCPCHRT) 5-10
Disc File Block Splits Shares (BLKSPLT) 5-12
Disc File I/O Activity Distribution (DFIODST) 5-12
Disc File Overview (Alphabetic) (DFOATBL) 5-19
Disc File Physical I/O Shares (DFPIOS) 5-23
Disc File ‘Requests Blocked’ Shares (REQBLKD) 5-25
Disc File System I/O Shares (DFSIOS) 5-25
Disc I/Os per Second (DIOCHRT) 5-26
Disc Response Time (DRTCHRT) 5-31
EXPAND Communications Line Overview (EXPAND) 5-33
Global Indicators (COVER) 5-33
Logical Disc File I/O Wait Shares (LDFIOWT) 5-34
SQL/MP Program Overview (SQLPROG) 5-36
SQL/MP Statement Overview (SQLSTAT) 5-37
Process Category Counts (PCOUNTS) 5-38
Process/CPU Priority Distribution (PRIDIST) 5-39
Program Disc File I/O Wait Shares (PGDIOWT) 5-40
Program Logical File Open Shares (PGOPENS) 5-41
Program Logical I/O Wait Shares (PGLIOWT) 5-41
Program Overview (PGOVIEW) 5-42
Program Spooler File I/O Wait Shares (PGSPLWT) 5-44
Relative CPU Balance (RCBCHRT) 5-45
Relative Disc Balance (RDBCHRT) 5-46
TMF Overview (TMFVIEW) 5-47