Index

acronyms
Acronyms

administration, system
documentation
Reference Pages

application and agent development
Application and Agent Development

archive folios
PCP Archive Folios

archive log
Fetching Metrics From an Archive Log
Current Metric Context
physical filenames
Fetching Metrics From an Archive Log

archive logging
Introduction to Archive Logging

cachemiss tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

changing pmchart Colors
Changing pmchart Colors

chkhelp tool
Application and Agent Development

collection host
Distributed Collection

collection time
Current Metric Context

collector
Collector and Monitor Roles
Product Structure

collector host
PDMA installation
Installation on a PCP Collector Host
PMDA removal
Removal on a PCP Collector Host

colors in pmchart
Changing pmchart Colors

conceptual foundations
Conceptual Foundations

Configuring PCP
Installing and Configuring Performance Co-Pilot

conventions, typographical
Conventions Used in This Guide

core
Product Structure

CPU visualization tool
The mpvis Processor Visualization Tool

cron scheduling system
Administering PCP Archive Logs Using cron Scripts

cron scripts
Operational and Infrastructure Support

cron.pmcheck
Operational and Infrastructure Support

cron.pmdaily
Operational and Infrastructure Support

cron.pmlogmerge
Operational and Infrastructure Support

custom tool creation
Creating Custom Visualization Tools With pmview

daemon, pmcd
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

dbpmda tool
Application and Agent Development

debugging and diagnostics, pmdbg
Operational and Infrastructure Support

demo
Product Structure

disk use visualization
The dkvis Disk Visualization Tool

distributed performance metrics collection
Distributed Collection

dkmap tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

dkping tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

dkprobe tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

dkvis tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The dkvis Disk Visualization Tool

documentation
Product Structure

documentation conventions
Reference Pages

DSO
Acronyms

fetching metrics
from an archive log
Fetching Metrics From an Archive Log
from another host
Fetching Metrics From Another Host

functional domains
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains

gifts
Product Structure

glossary of acronyms
Acronyms

gmemusage tool
Overview of Visualization Tools

help
reference
Reference Pages

Installing PCP
Installing and Configuring Performance Co-Pilot

instance domain
Set-Valued Performance Metrics

instance identifiers
Set-Valued Performance Metrics

Inventor Toolkit
The pmview Tool

IP
Acronyms

IRIX administration
documentation
Reference Pages

man command
Reference Pages

man pages
Reference Pages

measure service quality
Quality of Service Measurement

memclaim tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

memvis tool
Overview of Visualization Tools

metadata
definition
Descriptions for Performance Metrics

metric selection
pmchart Metric Selection

mkaf tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

monitor
Collector and Monitor Roles
Product Structure

mpvis tool
The mpvis Processor Visualization Tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

new tools and pmview
Creating Custom Visualization Tools With pmview

newhelp tool
Application and Agent Development

NFS visualizing tool
The nfsvis NFS Activity Visualization Tool

nfsvis tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The nfsvis NFS Activity Visualization Tool

notification with PCP
Introduction to pmie

operational and infrastructure support
Operational and Infrastructure Support

OS visualizing tool
The osvis System Visualization Tool

osvis tool
The osvis System Visualization Tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

oview tool
The oview Origin Visualization Tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pcmd.options file
The pmcd.options File

PCP
Acronyms
archive folios
PCP Archive Folios
archive logger deployment
PCP Archive Logger Deployment
archive logging
Logging and Retrospective Analysis
Introduction to Archive Logging
audience
Audience for This Guide
collector deployment
PCP Collector Deployment
common options
Common Conventions and Arguments
configuring
Installing and Configuring Performance Co-Pilot
daemon maintenance
Performance Metrics Collector Daemon (PMCD)
definition
About This Guide
distributed operation
PCP Distributed Operation
environment variables
PCP Environment Variables
extensibility
Product Extensibility
Customizing and Extending PCP Services
installing
Installing and Configuring Performance Co-Pilot
license system
License Constraints
log file option
Fetching Metrics From an Archive Log
overview
Introduction to Performance Co-Pilot
target usage
PCP Target Usage
tool customization
PCP Tool Customization
tool development
PCP Tool Development
tools
Common Conventions and Arguments
tutorial
More Information
utilities
Common Conventions and Arguments

PCP_COUNTER_WRAP variable
PCP Environment Variables

PCP_LICENCE_NOWARNING variable
PCP Environment Variables

PCP_LOGDIR variable
PCP Environment Variables

PCP_STDERR variable
PCP Environment Variables

PCP_TRACE_HOST variable
PCP Environment Variables

PCP_TRACE_PORT variable
PCP Environment Variables

PCP_TRACE_TIMEOUT variable
PCP Environment Variables

PDMA
installation
PMDA Installation
installation on a PCP collector host
Installation on a PCP Collector Host
managing optional
Managing Optional PMDAs
removal on a PCP collector host
Removal on a PCP Collector Host

PDU
Acronyms

PDU tracing
The pmcd.options File

Performance Metric Identifier
Performance Metrics Name Space

performance metric selection
pmchart Metric Selection

performance metric wrap-around
Performance Metric Wrap-Around
Performance Metric Wrap-Around

performance metrics
descriptions
Descriptions for Performance Metrics
instances
Set-Valued Performance Metrics
methods
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains
missing and incomplete values
Missing and Incomplete Values for Performance Metrics
name space
Performance Metrics Name Space
possible values
Values for Performance Metrics
retrospective sources
Retrospective Sources of Performance Metrics
source
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains

Performance Metrics Collection Systems
pmie and the Performance Metrics Collection System

Performance Metrics Domain
PMD
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains

Performance Metrics Inference Engine
Performance Metrics Inference Engine
Introduction to pmie

Performance Metrics Name Space
Performance Metrics Name Space

PM_INDOM_NULL
pmie and the Performance Metrics Collection System

pmafm tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

PMAPI
Acronyms
current context
Current Metric Context
Identifying metrics
Performance Metrics
metric instances
Performance Metric Instances
naming metrics
Performance Metrics

pmbrand tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support
Using pmbrand to Query PCP License Capabilities

PMCD
Acronyms
configuration files
PMCD Options and Configuration Files
daemon
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
diagnostics
PMCD Diagnostics and Error Messages
error messages
PMCD Diagnostics and Error Messages
maintenance
Performance Metrics Collector Daemon (PMCD)
options
PMCD Options and Configuration Files

pmcd.conf
controlling system access
Controlling Access to PMCD With pmcd.conf
file
The pmcd.conf File

PMCD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT variable
PCP Environment Variables

PMCD_PORT variable
PCP Environment Variables

PMCD_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT variable
PCP Environment Variables

PMCD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT variable
PCP Environment Variables

pmchart
metric selection
pmchart Metric Selection

pmchart colors
Changing pmchart Colors

pmchart tool
The pmchart Tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmclient tool
Application and Agent Development
Application and Agent Development
Application and Agent Development

PMCS
Acronyms
Performance Metrics Collection System

PMD
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains
Acronyms

PMDA
Acronyms
customizing
Customizing the Summary PMDA
development
PMDA Development
removal
PMDA Removal

PMDA_LOCAL_PROC variable
PCP Environment Variables

PMDA_LOCAL_SAMPLE variable
PCP Environment Variables

PMDA_PATH variable
PCP Environment Variables

pmdacisco tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdahotproc tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdamailq tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdasummary
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdate tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmdatrace tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdbg facility
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmdumplog tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
Cannot Find Log

pmdumpmineset tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmdumptext tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmem tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmerr tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmgadgets command
The pmgadgets Command

pmgadgets tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmgenmap tool
Application and Agent Development

pmgirix tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

PMID
Performance Metrics Name Space
Acronyms

pmie
arithmetic expressions
pmie Arithmetic Expressions
command
Performance Metrics Inference Engine
complex examples
Complex pmie Examples
debugging rules
Developing and Debugging pmie Rules
developing rules
Developing and Debugging pmie Rules
error detection
pmie Error Detection
example
Simple pmie Example
instance names
pmie Instance Names
intrinsic operators
pmie Intrinsic Operators
logical expressions
pmie Logical Expressions
metric expresssions
pmie Metric Expressions
rate conversion
pmie Rate Conversion
real examples
Some Real pmie Examples
sample intervals
pmie Sample Intervals
setting evaluation frequency
Setting Evaluation Frequency
syntax
Basic pmie Syntax

pmie tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
Introduction to pmie

pminfo command
The pminfo Command

pminfo tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmkstat command
The pmkstat Command

pmkstat tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmlaunch tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmlc command
Using pmlc

pmlc tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmlock tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmlogextract tool
Manipulating Archive Logs With pmlogextract
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmlogger
primary instance
Primary pmlogger Cannot Start
Primary Logger

pmlogger command
pmlogger Cannot Write Log
Primary pmlogger Cannot Start

pmlogger tool
Primary Logger
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
Introduction to Archive Logging

PMLOGGER_PORT variable
PCP Environment Variables

pmlogmerge tool
Manipulating Archive Logs With pmlogextract

pmnewlog tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

PMNS
Acronyms
Performance Metrics Name Space
alternate name spaces
Alternate Performance Metric Name Spaces

PMNS management
PMNS Management

PMNS syntax
PMNS Syntax

PMNS_DEFAULT variable
PCP Environment Variables

pmnsadd tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmnscomp tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmnsdel tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmpost tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmrules tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmsocks command
The pmsocks Command

pmsocks tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmstore command
Changing Metric Values With pmstore

pmstore tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmtime
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmtrace tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmval command
The pmval Command

pmval tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmview
creating custom tools
Creating Custom Visualization Tools With pmview
custom tools
Creating Custom Visualization Tools With pmview

pmview tool
The pmview Tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The pmview Tool

predefined performance views
pmchart View Selection

processor visualization tool
The mpvis Processor Visualization Tool

psmon tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

quality of service measurement
Quality of Service Measurement

restarting unresponsive PMCD daemon
Restarting an Unresponsive PMCD Daemon

roles
collector and monitor
Collector and Monitor Roles

snapshots
Taking Snapshots of pmchart Displays and Value Dialogs

starting and stopping PMCD daemon
Starting and Stopping the PMCD Daemon

subsystem
collector
Product Structure
core
Product Structure
demo
Product Structure
documentation
Product Structure
gifts
Product Structure
monitor
Product Structure
other
Product Structure

system administration
documentation
Reference Pages

TCP
Acronyms

time control
Time Control

time dilation
Time Dilation and Time Skew

timezone options
Time Zone Options

tool
pmlogextract
Manipulating Archive Logs With pmlogextract
pmlogmerge
Manipulating Archive Logs With pmlogextract

tools
cachemiss
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
chkhelp
Application and Agent Development
dbpmda
Application and Agent Development
dkmap
Operational and Infrastructure Support
dkping
Operational and Infrastructure Support
dkprobe
Operational and Infrastructure Support
dkvis
The dkvis Disk Visualization Tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
host specification option
Fetching Metrics From Another Host
log file option
Fetching Metrics From an Archive Log
memclaim
Operational and Infrastructure Support
mkaf
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
mpvis
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The mpvis Processor Visualization Tool
newhelp
Application and Agent Development
nfsvis
The nfsvis NFS Activity Visualization Tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
osvis
The osvis System Visualization Tool
osvis
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
oview
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
periodic reporting option
Performance Monitor Reporting Frequency and Duration
pmafm
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
pmbrand
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmchart
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The pmchart Tool
pmclient
Application and Agent Development
Application and Agent Development
Application and Agent Development
pmdacisco
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
pmdahotproc
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
pmdamailq
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
pmdashping
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
pmdasummary
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
pmdate
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmdatrace
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
pmdumplog
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
Cannot Find Log
pmdumpmineset
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmdumptext
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmem
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmerr
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmgadgets
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmgenmap
Application and Agent Development
pmgirix
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmie
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
Performance Metrics Inference Engine
Introduction to pmie
pminfo
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The pminfo Command
pmkstat
The pmkstat Command
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmlaunch
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmlc
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
Using pmlc
pmlock
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmlogextract
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
pmlogger
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
pmlogger Cannot Write Log
Primary pmlogger Cannot Start
Introduction to Archive Logging
Primary Logger
pmnewlog
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmnsadd
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmnscomp
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmnsdel
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmpost
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmrules
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmsocks
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmstore
Changing Metric Values With pmstore
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmtime
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmtrace
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
pmval
The pmval Command
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmview
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The pmview Tool
psmon
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
timezone option
Time Zone Options
xbowvis
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

troubleshooting
archive logging
Archive Logging Troubleshooting
general utilities
Cannot Connect to Remote PMCD
IRIX metrics
Troubleshooting IRIX Metrics and the PMCD
no IRIX metrics available
No IRIX Metrics Available
pmchart colors
Changing pmchart Colors
the PMCD
Troubleshooting
the PMNS
Changing pmchart Colors

tutorial for PCP
More Information

typographical conventions
Conventions Used in This Guide

using archive logs
Using Archive Logs and Performance Visualization Tools

using performance visualization tools
Using Archive Logs and Performance Visualization Tools

View Selector in Views menu
pmchart View Selection

views of performance in pmchart
pmchart View Selection

xbowvis tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

year 2000 compliance
Current Metric Context