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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5. Using the SPAM Performance Data Charts and
Reports (continued)
5. Using the SPAM Performance Data Charts and
Reports (continued)
Performance Data Reports 5-49
Busiest Disc Files (Logical I/O Wait Time, Overall) (IOWOVER) 5-49
Busiest Disc Files (Logical I/Os, by Volume) (LIOBVOL) 5-50
Busiest Disc Files (Physical I/Os, by Volume) (PIOBVOL) 5-52
Busiest Disc Files (System I/Os, by Volume) (SIOBVOL) 5-53
Busiest Processes (by CPU) (PBSYCPU) 5-54
CPU Activity (CPUREPT) 5-56
Disc Cache 1 (Activity, by Block Size) (CACHE1) 5-58
Disc Process Activity (DPREPT) 5-59
Disc Subsystem Activity (DSCREPT) 5-61
EXPAND Network Line Activity (NETREPT) 5-63
Global Indicators (COVER) 5-65
Low Selectivity (Needle in a Haystack) SQL Table Access Report
(HAYSTCK) 5-66
Network System Activity (SYSREPT) 5-68
New Process Creation Timeline (NEWPROC) 5-70
PATHWAY System Processes (PATHWAY) 5-70
Physical Disc I/O Activity (PDISCIO) 5-71
Process Existence Timeline (PTIMLIN) 5-72
Process Memory Utilization (by CPU) (PMEMCPU) 5-73
Process Page Faults (by CPU) (PFLTCPU) 5-75
Server Summary (from $RECEIVE File) (SERVICE) 5-76
TMF Activity Report (TMFREPT) 5-79
A. Entity and Attribute Definitions
B. Cross-Reference of Enform Queries to Data Files
C. Enform Query Source File (QPGROUPS)
Index
Figures
Figure 1-1. TPDC Architecture 1-2
Figure 3-1. Tandem Performance System File Label (TPSFL) Architecture 3-2
Figure 3-2. Tandem Performance Load Measure (TPLM) Architecture 3-5
Figure 3-3. Tandem Performance Load Data (TPLD) Architecture 3-9
Figure 3-4. SPAM Architecture 3-12