Re: Perf. Tools vs. Management

["Adam Driver" <drivera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan,

Performance Manager is the one that sends data back to IBM for analysis. You
would generally have either Performance Manager OR Performance Tools (although
they both use the same STRPFRMON to get data). With Performance Tools, I think
the manager feature is designed for when you have machines in a network all
sending performance data back to a central system for analysis. The central
machine doing the analysis for the rest would have the manager feature, the rest
would have the agent (although this can prove to be a costly licensing
exercise). You can print some basic reports with the agent feature but need the
manager feature to get all functionality. BEST/1 is definitely part of
Performance Tools, but I can't remember offhand whether you need the manager
feature or not. There is a table in the the Performance Tools Manual for each
version that has a break down of every command and which feature you need.

By the way, STRPFRMON is part of the base OS, BUT, I'm about to upgrade to V4R5
and the PSP for that version says it's the last version that will support
STRPFRMON. From V5R1 onwards it seems you'll have to use the Performance
Collection facilities in Ops Navigator.

HTH.

Adam Driver
AS/400 Systems Suppoort Specialist
Star City Casino
Sydney, Australia






We have seven AS/400s as follows with the Performance LPPs installed:

V3R2 - Devlpmnt  5763PM1 - Performance Management/400
                 5763PT1 - Performance Tools/400
                 5763PT1 - Performance Tools/400 - Manager Feature
                 Note that 5763PT1 Agent Feature is NOT installed

V3R7 - Corp/CMS  5716PT1 - Performance Tools/400
                 5716PT1 - Performance Tools/400 - Manager Feature
                 5716PT1 - Performance Tools/400 - Agent Feature

V3R7 - branch    5716PM1 - Performance Management/400

V3R7 - branch    5716PM1 - Performance Management/400

V3R7 - branch    5716PM1 - Performance Management/400

V4R3 - branch    5769PM1 - Performance Management/400
                 5769PT1 - Performance Tools for AS/400
                 5769PT1 - Performance Tools - Manager Feature
                 Note that 5763PT1 Agent Feature is NOT installed

V4R4 - branch    5769PM1 - Performance Management/400

abbreviations:
PM - Performance Management
PT - Performance Tools

I have been told that the PT on our Corp/CMS box can/will collect the PM data
from all of the other boxes and produce reports on Corp/CMS box.  However, I
have noticed the Manager & Agent Features of PT.  Do I need PT on each AS/400
that is to report back to the Corp/CMS box?

I should mention that we do not have any noticeable performance problems and
that we are attempting to use this data to help us size our new replacement
iSeries boxes.  In perusing the PT manual, I see a reference to BEST/1
capacity planner.  It appears to be available only on our boxes that have PT
installed.

Any comments / advice appreciated.

- Dan
Dan Bale says "BAN DALE!"
IT - AS/400
Handleman Company
248-362-4400  Ext. 4952
D.Bale@Handleman.com
  Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
  (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)



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