Index

*_inst operator
Arithmetic Aggregation

*_sample operator
Arithmetic Aggregation

2D tools
Monitoring System Performance

3D tools
System Performance Visualization Tools

3D visualization
3D Visualization Customization

64-bit IEEE format
Descriptions for Performance Metrics

__pmGetConfig function
PCP Environment Variables

_actions customized menus
The pmgadgets Command

_bar gadget
The pmgadgets Command
Creating Custom Visualization Tools with pmview

_bargraph gadget
The pmgadgets Command

_colorlist component
The pmgadgets Command

_grid gadget
Creating Custom Visualization Tools with pmview

_label gadget
The pmgadgets Command

_led gadget
The pmgadgets Command

_legend component
The pmgadgets Command

_line gadget
The pmgadgets Command

_multibar gadget
The pmgadgets Command

acronyms
Acronyms

active pmlogger process
Identifying an Active pmlogger Process

adaptation
Dynamic Adaptation to Change

application programs
Application and Agent Development
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains

archive logs
administration
Archive Log Administration
analysis
Logging and Retrospective Analysis
archive time control
PCP Archive Time Control
capacity planning
Using Archive Logs for Capacity Planning
collection time
Current Metric Context
contents
PCP Archive Contents
creation
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
Creating a PCP Archive
Creating a PCP Archive from a pmchart Session
customization
Automated Operational Support
Archive Logging Customization
export
Exporting PCP Archive Logs
fetching metrics
Fetching Metrics from an Archive Log
file management
Archive Log File Management
folios
PCP Archive Folios
physical filenames
Fetching Metrics from an Archive Log
PMAPI
Archive Logs and the PMAPI
retrospective analysis
Retrospective Analysis Using Archive Logs
snapshots
Snapshots from PCP Archive Logs
Making Snapshot Images from Archive Logs
troubleshooting
Archive Logging Troubleshooting
usage
Archive Logging

arithmetic aggregation
Arithmetic Aggregation

arithmetic expressions
pmie Arithmetic Expressions

arraytop tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

arrayvis tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The pmview Tool
System Performance Visualization Tools

ashtop tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

audience
Empowering the PCP User

audits
Automated Operational Support

autofsd_probe tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

automated operational support
Automated Operational Support

avg_host operator
Arithmetic Aggregation

basename conventions
Basename Conventions

Boolean expressions
Boolean Expressions

capacity planning
Using Archive Logs for Capacity Planning

caveats
Caveats and Notes on pmie

centralized archive logging
Automated Operational Support

Challenge systems
Metric Coverage
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains

chart customizations
Changing pmchart Colors
Other Chart Customizations
See Also pmchart tool

chkhelp tool
Application and Agent Development

client-server architecture
PCP Distributed Operation

clustervis tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The pmview Tool
System Performance Visualization Tools

collection time
Current Metric Context

collector hosts
Distributed Collection
Collector and Monitor Roles
PMDA Installation on a PCP Collector Host

collector subsystem
Product Structure

colors
Changing pmchart Colors

comments
Comments

common directories
Common Directories and File Locations

component software
Overview of Component Software

conceptual foundations
Conceptual Foundations

config.* files
Primary Logger

configuring PCP
Installing and Configuring Performance Co-Pilot

conventions
Common Conventions and Arguments

cookbook
Cookbook for Archive Logging

core subsystems
Product Structure

count_host operator
Arithmetic Aggregation

CPU visualization tool
The mpvis Processor Visualization Tool

cron scripts
Introduction to Archive Logging
Administering PCP Archive Logs Using cron Scripts

crossbow (XBow) packet
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

customization
archive logs
Archive Logging Customization
inference engine
Inference Engine Customization
PCP services
Customizing and Extending PCP Services
pmchart tool
Other Chart Customizations
pmgadgets
The pmgadgets Command
snapshots
Snapshot Customization

data collection tools
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

dbpmda tool
Application and Agent Development

debugging tools
Operational and Infrastructure Support

demo subsystems
Product Structure

deployment strategies
Performance Co-Pilot Deployment Strategies

/dev/kmem file
No IRIX Metrics Available

diagnostic tools
Operational and Infrastructure Support

disk use visualization
The dkvis Disk Visualization Tool

DISPLAY variable
pmie Rule Expressions

distributed collection
Distributed Collection

distributed PMNS
Distributed PMNS

dkmap tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

dkping tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support
Operational and Infrastructure Support

dkprobe tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

dkvis tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
description
The dkvis Disk Visualization Tool
fetching metrics
Fetching Metrics from Another Host
pmsocks script
The pmsocks Command
pmview tool
The pmview Tool
Creating Custom Visualization Tools with pmview
remote PMCD
Cannot Connect to Remote PMCD
summary configuration
Primary Logger
Other Logger Configurations

documentation subsystems
Product Structure

domains
Unification of Performance Metric Domains

DSO
Acronyms

duration
Performance Monitor Reporting Frequency and Duration

dynamic adaptation
Dynamic Adaptation to Change

environ man page
Timezone Options

environment variables
PCP Environment Variables

error detection
pmie Error Detection

/etc/config/pmcd.options file
Common Directories and File Locations

/etc/config/pmlogger.options file
Common Directories and File Locations
Primary Logger

/etc/init.d/pcp file
Common Directories and File Locations

/etc/pcp_socks.conf file
The pmsocks Command

/etc/pcp.conf file
Common Directories and File Locations
PCP Environment Variables

/etc/pcp.env file
Common Directories and File Locations
PCP Environment Variables

/etc/pmcd.conf file
PMDA Installation on a PCP Collector Host
PMCD Not Reconfiguring after SIGHUP
Common Directories and File Locations

evaluation frequency
Setting Evaluation Frequency

exec system call
pmchart Select Performance View

extensibility
PCP Extensibility
Customizing and Extending PCP Services

external equipment
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains

fetching metrics
Fetching Metrics from Another Host
Fetching Metrics from an Archive Log

file locations
Common Directories and File Locations

File menu
pmchart Select Performance View
Creating a PCP Archive from a pmchart Session
pmview Menus

firewalls
Running PCP Tools through a Firewall

FLEXlm licenses
License Constraints

flush command
Coordination between pmlogger and PCP tools

folios
PCP Archive Folios

fork system call
pmchart Select Performance View

functional domains
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains

gadgets
The pmgadgets Command

gift subsystems
Product Structure

glossary
Acronyms

graphical gadgets
The pmgadgets Command

Help menu
pmview Menus

hipprobe tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

horizontal lines
Displaying Horizontal Lines

Icon control panel
Icon Control Panel Customization

illegal label record
Illegal Label Record

inference engine
Inference Engine Customization

infrastructure support tools
Operational and Infrastructure Support

inst command
The pmview Tool
Product Structure

installing PCP
Installing and Configuring Performance Co-Pilot

instance domain services
Performance Metrics Collection System

intrinsic operators
pmie Intrinsic Operators

inventor_eoe.sw product image
The pmview Tool

inventor_eoe.sw.help package
The pmview Tool

I/O
Acronyms

IPC
Acronyms

kill command
Primary pmlogger Cannot Start

Launch menu
pmview Menus

layered software services
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains

lexical elements
Lexical Elements

libpcp_pmda library
Product Extensibility

libpcp_trace library
Product Extensibility

live time control
PCP Live Time Control

log volumes
Log Volumes

logging
See archive logs

logical constants
Logical Constants

logical expressions
pmie Logical Expressions

macros
Macros

man command
pmview tool
System Performance Visualization Tools
usage
Monitoring System Performance

max_host operator
Arithmetic Aggregation

memclaim tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

Message Passing Interface
See MPI

metadata
Descriptions for Performance Metrics

metric domains
Unification of Performance Metric Domains

metric selection
pmchart Metric Selection

metric wraparound
Performance Metrics Wraparound

min_host operator
Arithmetic Aggregation

MineSet data mining product
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

mkaf tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
Introduction to Archive Logging

mkpmemarch tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

monitor configuration
Product Structure

monitor hosts
Collector and Monitor Roles

monitor subsystems
Product Structure

monitoring system performance
Monitoring System Performance

mouse controls
Mouse Controls

mpimon tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

mpivis tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
brief description
System Performance Visualization Tools
description
The mpivis MPI Function Activity Visualization Tool
pmview tool
The pmview Tool

mpvis tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
System Performance Visualization Tools
configuration file
Creating Custom Visualization Tools with pmview
description
The mpvis Processor Visualization Tool
Launch menu
pmview Menus
pmview tool
The pmview Tool
Creating Custom Visualization Tools with pmview
summary configuration
Primary Logger
Other Logger Configurations

naming scheme
Uniform Naming and Access to Performance Metrics

netstat command
PMCD Does Not Start

Network File System
See NFS

network routers and bridges
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains

network transportation tools
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

newhelp tool
Application and Agent Development

NFS
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The nfsvis NFS Activity Visualization Tool

nfsvis tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
System Performance Visualization Tools
description
The nfsvis NFS Activity Visualization Tool
Launch menu
pmview Menus
NFS request
Overview of Visualization Tools
pmview tool
The pmview Tool
Creating Custom Visualization Tools with pmview
summary configuration
Primary Logger
Other Logger Configurations

NNTP news servers
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains

nodevis tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The pmview Tool
System Performance Visualization Tools

NUMAlink node connectors
pmchart Select Performance View

objectives
Objectives

Open Inventor
The pmview Tool
System Performance Visualization Tools
Overview of Visualization Tools
The pmview Tool

OpenGL
Overview of Visualization Tools

operational support tools
Operational and Infrastructure Support

operators
Quantification Operators

Options menu
PCP Live Time Control
pmview Menus

osvis tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
System Performance Visualization Tools
description
The osvis System Visualization Tool
Launch menu
pmview Menus
pmview tool
The pmview Tool
Creating Custom Visualization Tools with pmview

overview
Introduction to Performance Co-Pilot

oview tool
archive creation
Creating a PCP Archive
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
System Performance Visualization Tools
description
The oview Origin Visualization Tool
record mode
Introduction to Archive Logging
time control
PCP Live Time Control

pcmd.options file
The pmcd.options File

PCP
acronym
Acronyms
archive logger deployment
PCP Archive Logger Deployment
collector deployment
PCP Collector Deployment
configuring and installing
Installing and Configuring Performance Co-Pilot
conventions
Common Conventions and Arguments
distributed operation
PCP Distributed Operation
environment variables
PCP Environment Variables
extensibility
PCP Extensibility
Product Extensibility
features
Introduction to Performance Co-Pilot
license system
License Constraints
log file option
Fetching Metrics from an Archive Log
naming conventions
Common Conventions and Arguments
tool customization
PCP Tool Customization
tool development
PCP Tool Development
tool summaries
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
Operational and Infrastructure Support
Application and Agent Development

pcp tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support
Operational and Infrastructure Support
pmview Menus

PCP Tutorial
dkvis tool
The dkvis Disk Visualization Tool
mpvis tool
The mpvis Processor Visualization Tool
nfsvis tool
The nfsvis NFS Activity Visualization Tool
pmchart tool
More Information
pminfo command
The pminfo Command
pmval command
The pmval Command
Web manual
Common Directories and File Locations

PCP_COUNTER_WRAP variable
PCP Environment Variables
Performance Metric Wraparound
Performance Metrics Wraparound

pcp_eoe.books.help subsystem
Product Structure

pcp_eoe.sw.eoe subsystem
Product Structure
Product Structure

pcp_eoe.sw.monitor subsystem
Product Structure

pcp_gifts.sw.* subsystems
Product Structure

PCP_LICENCE_NOWARNING 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

pcp.books.* subsystem
Product Structure

pcp.books.help subsystem
Product Structure

PCPIntro command
PMCD Does Not Start
Performance Monitor Reporting Frequency and Duration

pcp.man.* subsystem
Product Structure

pcp.man.tutorial
See PCP Tutorial

pcp.sw.* subsystems
Product Structure

pcp.sw.base subsystem
Product Structure

pcp.sw.demo subsystems
Product Structure
pmie Examples

pcp.sw.monitor subsystem
Product Structure

PDU
The pmcd.options File
Acronyms

Performance Co-Pilot
See PCP

Performance Metric Identifier
See PMID

performance metric wraparound
Performance Metric Wraparound
Performance Metrics Wraparound

performance metrics
concept
Performance Metrics
descriptions
Descriptions for Performance Metrics
methods
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains
missing and incomplete values
Missing and Incomplete Values for Performance Metrics
PMNS
Performance Metrics Name Space
retrospective sources
Retrospective Sources of Performance Metrics
selection
pmchart Metric Selection
sources
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains

Performance Metrics Application Programming Interface
See PMAPI

Performance Metrics Collection Daemon
See PMCD

Performance Metrics Collection Subsystem
See PMCS

Performance Metrics Domain
See PMD

Performance Metrics Domain Agent
See PMDA

Performance Metrics Inference Engine
See pmie tool

Performance Metrics Name Space
See PMNS

performance monitoring
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
Monitoring System Performance

performance views
pmchart Select Performance View

performance visualization tools
Using Archive Logs with Performance Visualization Tools

PerfTools icon catalog
PerfTools Icon Catalog

PM_INDOM_NULL
pmie and the Performance Metrics Collection Subsystem

PM_LAUNCH_PATH variable
PCP Environment Variables

pmafm tool
archive folios
Introduction to Archive Logging
brief description
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
interactive commands
PCP Archive Folios

PMAPI
acronym
Acronyms
archive logs
Archive Logs and the PMAPI
brief description
Application and Agent Development
naming metrics
Performance Metrics
pmie capabilities
Introduction to pmie

pmbrand tool
brief description
Operational and Infrastructure Support
license capabilities
License Constraints

PMCD
acronym
Acronyms
brief description
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
collector host
pmie Metric Expressions
configuration files
PMCD Options and Configuration Files
diagnostics and error messages
PMCD Diagnostics and Error Messages
distributed collection
Distributed Collection
Distributed Collection
/etc/pmcd.conf file
Common Directories and File Locations
maintenance
Performance Metrics Collection Daemon (PMCD)
monitoring utilities
Performance Co-Pilot Deployment Strategies
not starting
PMCD Does Not Start
other Internet hosts
The pmview Tool
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
remote connection
Cannot Connect to Remote PMCD
starting and stopping
Starting and Stopping the PMCD
TCP/IP firewall
Running PCP Tools through a Firewall

pmcd tool
See PMCD

PMCD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT variable
Cannot Connect to Remote PMCD
PCP Environment Variables

PMCD_PORT variable
PMCD Does Not Start
PCP Environment Variables
Running PCP Tools through a Firewall

PMCD_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT variable
PCP Environment Variables

PMCD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT variable
PCP Environment Variables

pmcd_wait tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmcd.conf file
The pmcd.conf File
Controlling Access to PMCD with pmcd.conf

pmchart tool
archive creation
Creating a PCP Archive
Creating a PCP Archive from a pmchart Session
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
colors
Changing pmchart Colors
config.* files
Primary Logger
fetching metrics
Fetching Metrics from Another Host
horizontal lines
Displaying Horizontal Lines
Launch menu
pmview Menus
man example
Monitoring System Performance
metric selection
pmchart Metric Selection
monitoring usage
The pmchart Tool
pmchart comparison
The pmgadgets Command
record mode
Introduction to Archive Logging
PCP Archive Folios
remote PMCD
Cannot Connect to Remote PMCD
short-term executions
Directory Organization for Archive Log Files
snapshots
Snapshots from PCP Archive Logs
time control
PCP Live Time Control
Time Control
time-series strip charts
Overview of Visualization Tools

pmclient tool
Application and Agent Development
Application and Agent Development

PMCS
acronym
Acronyms
description
Performance Metrics Collection System
license constraints
License Constraints
metric expressions
pmie Metric Expressions
pmie capabilities
Introduction to pmie
pmie tool
pmie and the Performance Metrics Collection Subsystem

PMD
PMDA Installation on a PCP Collector Host
Acronyms

PMDA
acronym
Acronyms
collectors
Collector and Monitor Roles
customizing
Customizing the Summary PMDA
development
PMDA Development
installation
PMDA Installation on a PCP Collector Host
instance names
pmie Metric Expressions
libraries
PCP Extensibility
managing optional agents
Managing Optional PMDAs
monitoring utilities
Performance Co-Pilot Deployment Strategies
no license constraints
License Constraints
removal
PMDA Removal on a PCP Collector Host
unification
Unification of Performance Metric Domains

pmda tool
See PMDA

PMDA_PATH variable
PCP Environment Variables

pmdaarray tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdaash tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdabrocade tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdacisco tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdadmf tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdahippi 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

pmdampi tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdasendmail tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdasummary tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdate tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmdatrace tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
PCP Environment Variables

pmdaweblog tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdawebping tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmdbg facility
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmdumplog tool
archive log contents
PCP Archive Contents
brief description
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
troubleshooting
Cannot Find Log

pmdumpmineset tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmdumptext tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
description
The pmdumptext Command
Launch menu
pmview Menus

pmem tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The pmem Command

pmerr tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmgadgets tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
description
The pmgadgets Command
desktop panel
Overview of Visualization Tools
pmgcisco monitoring
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmgevctr display
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmgshping monitoring
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmgcisco tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmgcluster tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmgenmap tool
Application and Agent Development

pmgevctr tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmgshping tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmgsys tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
configuration file
The pmgadgets Command
Launch menu
pmview Menus
standard layout
Overview of Visualization Tools

pmgweb tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmhostname tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

PMID
acronym
Acronyms
description
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains
Performance Metrics Name Space
PMNS names
Customizing the Summary PMDA
printing
The pminfo Command

pmie tool
%-token
pmie Rule Expressions
arithmetic aggregation
Arithmetic Aggregation
arithmetic expressions
pmie Arithmetic Expressions
automated reasoning
Overview of Visualization Tools
Introduction to pmie
basic examples
Basic pmie Usage
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
Operational and Infrastructure Support
customization
Introduction to pmie
developing rules
Developing and Debugging pmie Rules
error detection
pmie Error Detection
examples
Simple pmie Usage
Complex pmie Examples
global files and directories
Global Files and Directories
instance names
pmie Instance Names
intrinsic operators
pmie Intrinsic Operators
language
Introduction to pmie
Specification Language for pmie
logical expressions
pmie Logical Expressions
metric expressions
pmie Metric Expressions
performance metrics inference engine
Performance Metrics Inference Engine
pmieconf rules
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
Creating pmie Rules with pmieconf
procedures
Creating pmie Rules with pmieconf
Management of pmie Processes
rate conversion
pmie Rate Conversion
rate operator
The rate Operator
real examples
pmie Examples
rule creation
Creating pmie Rules with pmrules
sample intervals
pmie Sample Intervals
setting evaluation frequency
Setting Evaluation Frequency
syntax
Basic pmie Syntax
transitional operators
Transitional Operators

pmieconf tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
customization
Introduction to pmie
rules
Creating pmie Rules with pmieconf

pmimport tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pminfo tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
description
The pminfo Command
displaying the PMNS
Performance Metrics Name Space
PCP Tutorial
The pminfo Command
pmie arguments
pmie and the Performance Metrics Collection Subsystem

pmkstat tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
description
The pmkstat Command
Launch menu
pmview Menus
summary configuration
Primary Logger
Other Logger Configurations

pmlaunch tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support
PCP Environment Variables

pmlc tool
brief description
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
description
Using pmlc
dynamic adjustment
Introduction to Archive Logging
flush command
Coordination between pmlogger and PCP tools
PMLOGGER_PORT variable
PCP Environment Variables
show command
Primary pmlogger Cannot Start
SIGHUP signal
Log Volumes
TCP/IP firewall
Running PCP Tools through a Firewall

pmLoadNameSpace() default
PCP Environment Variables

pmlock tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmlogcheck tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmlogconf tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

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

pmlogger tool
PCP Environment Variables
pmie Rule Expressions
archive creation
Creating a PCP Archive from a pmchart Session
archive logs
Fetching Metrics from an Archive Log
Creating a PCP Archive
Introduction to Archive Logging
brief description
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information
configuration
Configuration of pmlogger
Using pmlc
cookbook tasks
Cookbook for Archive Logging
current metric context
Current Metric Context
distributed PMNS
Distributed PMNS
folios
PCP Archive Folios
monitoring usage
The pmchart Tool
mouse controls
Mouse Controls
no license constraints
License Constraints
PCP tool coordination
Coordination between pmlogger and PCP tools
pmlc control
Introduction to Archive Logging
primary instance
Primary Logger
remote PMCD
Cannot Connect to Remote PMCD
TCP/IP firewall
Running PCP Tools through a Firewall
troubleshooting
Archive Logging Troubleshooting

pmlogger_check script
Operational and Infrastructure Support
Administering PCP Archive Logs Using cron Scripts

pmlogger_daily script
Operational and Infrastructure Support
Administering PCP Archive Logs Using cron Scripts

pmlogger_merge script
Operational and Infrastructure Support
Administering PCP Archive Logs Using cron Scripts

PMLOGGER_PORT variable
PCP Environment Variables
Running PCP Tools through a Firewall

pmlogmerge tool
Manipulating Archive Logs with pmlogextract

pmlogsummary tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmnewlog tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

PMNS
acronym
Acronyms
brief description
Performance Metrics
defined names
Uniform Naming and Access to Performance Metrics
description
Performance Metrics Name Space
distributed product
Distributed PMNS
license constraints
License Constraints
management
PMNS Management
metric expressions
pmie Metric Expressions
names
Customizing the Summary PMDA
pmchart Metrics Selection
pmchart Metric Selection
PMNS
Alternate Performance Metric Name Spaces
services
Performance Metrics Collection System
syntax
PMNS Syntax
troubleshooting
Performance Metrics Name Space

PMNS_DEFAULT variable
PCP Environment Variables

pmnsadd tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmnscomp tool
brief description
Operational and Infrastructure Support
PMNS
Alternate Performance Metric Name Spaces

pmnsdel tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmpost tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmprintf tool
PCP Environment Variables

pmprobe tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

pmrules tool
pmie rules
Performance Metrics Inference Engine
rule creation
Creating pmie Rules with pmrules

pmrun tool
Operational and Infrastructure Support
Common Conventions and Arguments

pmsnap tool
brief description
Operational and Infrastructure Support
script usage
Administering PCP Archive Logs Using cron Scripts
usage instructions
Taking Snapshots of pmchart Displays and Value Dialogs

pmsnaptool
Operational and Infrastructure Support

pmsocks tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
TCP/IP firewall
Running PCP Tools through a Firewall

pmstore tool
brief description
Operational and Infrastructure Support
description
The pmstore Command
setting metric values
Monitoring System Performance

pmtime Archive Time Control dialog
PCP Archive Time Control

pmtime PCP Live Time Control dialog
PCP Live Time Control

pmtime tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
time control
PCP Live Time Control
Time Control
timezone option
Options Menu

pmtrace tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

pmval tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
description
The pmval Command
Launch menu
pmview Menus

pmview tool
animated scenes
Overview of Visualization Tools
archive creation
Creating a PCP Archive
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
config.* files
Other Logger Configurations
custom tools
Creating Custom Visualization Tools with pmview
menus
pmview Menus
record mode
Introduction to Archive Logging
PCP Archive Folios
related tools
System Performance Visualization Tools
Overview of Visualization Tools
The pmview Tool
time control
PCP Live Time Control
usage
The pmview Tool

primary archive
Primary Logger

primary logger
Primary Logger

processor visualization tool
The mpvis Processor Visualization Tool

procvis tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
The pmview Tool
System Performance Visualization Tools

protocol data units
See PDU

psmon tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

quantification operators
Quantification Operators

rate conversion
pmie Rate Conversion

rate operator
The rate Operator

read system call
pmchart Select Performance View

relational expressions
Relational Expressions

release notes
The pmview Tool
Product Structure

reporting frequency
Performance Monitor Reporting Frequency and Duration

retrospective analysis
Retrospective Analysis Using Archive Logs

roles
collector
Collector and Monitor Roles
Product Structure
monitor
Collector and Monitor Roles
Product Structure

routervis tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmview tool
The pmview Tool
related tools
System Performance Visualization Tools

rule creation
Creating pmie Rules with pmrules

rule expressions
pmie Rule Expressions

sample intervals
pmie Sample Intervals

sar data structures
Sources of Performance Metrics and Their Domains

scripts
Operational and Infrastructure Support
Administering PCP Archive Logs Using cron Scripts

service management
Quality of Service Measurement

set-valued performance metrics
Set-Valued Performance Metrics

sgihelp command
Product Structure

show command
Primary pmlogger Cannot Start

SIGHUP signal
PMCD Not Reconfiguring after SIGHUP
Log Volumes

SIGINT signal
Primary pmlogger Cannot Start

SIGUSR1 signal
Coordination between pmlogger and PCP tools

single-valued performance metrics
Single-Valued Performance Metrics

snaphot image creation
Making Snapshot Images from Archive Logs

snapshots
Taking Snapshots of pmchart Displays and Value Dialogs
Snapshots from PCP Archive Logs
Making Snapshot Images from Archive Logs
Snapshot Customization

SOCKS protocols
Running PCP Tools through a Firewall

software
Overview of Component Software

specification file
The pmgadgets Command

stripchart displays
Stripchart Customization

subsystems
Product Structure
Product Structure

sum_host operator
Arithmetic Aggregation

swmgr command
Product Structure

syntax
PMNS Syntax

syslog function
Introduction to pmie
pmie Rule Expressions

target usage
PCP Target Usage

TCP/IP
acronym
Acronyms
collector and monitor hosts
Running PCP Tools through a Firewall
remote PMCD
Cannot Connect to Remote PMCD
sockets
PCP Environment Variables

text-based tools
Monitoring System Performance

three-dimensional
See 3D tools

time control
PCP Live Time Control
PCP Archive Time Control
Time Control

time dilation
Time Dilation and Time Skew

time duration
Time Duration and Control

time window options
Time Window Options

time-series strip charts
Overview of Visualization Tools

time-stamped message
pmie Rule Expressions

timezone options
Timezone Options

tool customization
PCP Tool Customization

tool development
PCP Tool Development

tool options
General PCP Tool Options
Performance Metrics Inference Engine

transient problems
Transient Problems with Performance Metric Values

transitional operators
Transitional Operators

troubleshooting
archive logging
Archive Logging Troubleshooting
general utilities
Cannot Connect to Remote PMCD
IRIX metrics
IRIX Metrics and the PMCD
PMCD
Troubleshooting
IRIX Metrics and the PMCD
pmchart colors
Changing pmchart Colors

tutorial for PCP
See PCP Tutorial

txmonvis tool
The pmview Tool
System Performance Visualization Tools

uniform naming
Uniform Naming and Access to Performance Metrics

units
Units

user interface components
Common Conventions and Arguments

/usr/etc/pmcd file
Common Directories and File Locations

/usr/pcp/pmdas
Common Directories and File Locations

/var/adm/pcplog/NOTICES file
Operational and Infrastructure Support
Introduction to pmie

/var/adm/pcplog/pluto/config.default file
Primary Logger

/var/adm/pcplog/pmcd.log file
No IRIX Metrics Available
PMCD Does Not Start

/var/adm/SYSLOG file
Introduction to pmie
pmie Rule Expressions

/var/pcp/config/pmlaunch file
PCP Environment Variables

/var/pcp/config/pmlogger directory
Other Logger Configurations

/var/pcp/config/pmlogger file
Primary Logger

/var/pcp/config/pmlogger/config.default file
Primary Logger
Other Logger Configurations
Primary Logger

/var/pcp/config/pmlogger/control file
Administering PCP Archive Logs Using cron Scripts
Directory Organization for Archive Log Files
Primary Logger

/var/pcp/config/pmsnap/control file
Taking Snapshots of pmchart Displays and Value Dialogs

/var/pcp/demos/pmie file
pmie Examples

/var/pcp/lib/pmview-args file
Creating Custom Visualization Tools with pmview

/var/pcp/pmns/Brand file
License Constraints

/var/pcp/pmns/root file
PCP Environment Variables

/var/pcp/pmns/stdpmid file
PMDA Installation on a PCP Collector Host

/var/tmp/pmlogger file
Primary pmlogger Cannot Start

weblogvis tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
System Performance Visualization Tools
System Performance Visualization Tools

webping tool
Collecting, Transporting, and Archiving Performance Information

webpingvis tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
System Performance Visualization Tools

webvis tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
System Performance Visualization Tools

window options
Time Window Options

write system call
pmchart Select Performance View

xbowvis tool
brief description
Performance Monitoring and Visualization
pmview tool
The pmview Tool
related tools
System Performance Visualization Tools

xconfirm command
error messages
PCP Environment Variables
visible alarm
Introduction to pmie

xlv_vis tool
Performance Monitoring and Visualization

year 2000 compliance
Current Metric Context