Capacity Monitoring - Performance - System Details

You can view the detailed information about the performance of the selected managed system.

In the upper-left corner, you can select the performance metrics based on which you want to monitor the performance of the managed system from the list.

The list contains performance metrics namely Core Usage, Memory Allocation, Network Traffic, Storage Traffic, and Power Usage.

If you select the Core Usage option from the list that is displayed on the upper-right corner of the page, the Current Core Usage section and the System Description section is displayed.

The System Description section displays the state of the managed system, the MTM serial number, the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to which the managed system is connected and the number of partitions in the managed system. The number of partitions indicate the total number of partitions and Virtual I/O Servers (VIOS) present in the managed system. A managed system can be connected to more than one HMC.

The Current Core Usage section displays the information about the processor usage of the partition including the current processing units that are available for use and the number of activated processing units, total number of allocated processors, total number of installed processors, and the number of processors that are inactive in the managed system.

Click Export CSV to export the data that is displayed in the Partition Core Usage table. You can use this feature to export three compressed files. The first file contains information about the graphical view of the current core usage, the second file contains the list of peaks for the core usage of a managed system, and the third file contains the number of partitions.

You can view a pictorial representation of the current core usage in the form of a graph. The Y-axis represents the total core usage and the X-axis represents the date and time range.

The graph displays a blue line for the Core Usage, along with a dotted line that specifies the Activated Cores in the managed system. The red line indicates the Peak Usage of the cores in the managed system.

By default, the graph displays the core usage for the current day. You can modify the date range by using the calendar displayed below the Date Range field or select the available date range options: Last 8 Hours, Last 24 Hours, Last Week,Last Month, Last Year, or Last 3 Years. If you select the option Last 24 Hours, the core usage for the last twenty-four hours is displayed in the graph.

You can move your cursor through the graph to see the Core Usage value for different date ranges in the graph. Click and drag a specific date range to view the average, minimum and maximum core usage for the selected date range. Click Zoom to view the core usage for the specific date range in the graph. After you click Zoom, the graph changes and displays the core usage only for the specific date range. The Update Table option is enabled only when you select a date range in the graph. Click Update Table to view the updated data of the core usage for a specific date range in the Performance History table. You can also view the updated average core usage value for the selected date range under the AVG CORE USAGE column of the Partition Core Usage table.

In the Performance History for System Core Usage section, you can view the following information:

• current core usage of the managed system
• average core usage peaks for the managed system during the selected date range
• minimum and maximum amount of core usage for the managed system during the selected date range
• number and details of the each peak including the start time and the duration, average core peak usage in percentage, and the minimum and maximum amount of core peak usage in percentage, that happened during the selected date range

The Partition Core Usage table displays the list of all partitions that are associated with the managed system.

You can also search for a managed system by entering the search string in the Search text box. When you type in the Search field, a list of recently used search string is displayed. You can select the required string from the list or enter a new string that you want to search.

For each partition, you can view the following information:

• partition name or the partition ID
• Operating System (OS) type of the partition
• current core usage of the partition
• average core usage of the partition during the selected date range
• number of entitled cores
• number of virtual processors
• number of core usage peaks for the partition during the selected date range
• the central processing unit (CPU) mode
• the shared processor pool information
• the tags associated with the partition. You can view details about the tag by clicking the tag icon

If you select the Memory Allocation option from the list that is displayed in the upper-left corner of the page, you can view the current memory allocation details of the managed system under the Current Memory Allocation section and the details of the managed system under the System Description section.

The Current Memory Allocation section displays details about the available, allocated and installed memory in a managed system. The section also give the information about the Virtual Persistent Memory allocated in this system. The System Description section displays details about the state, MTM serial, Managing HMCs, and the number of partitions in the managed system.

You can view a pictorial representation of the current memory allocation in the form of a graph. The graph displays a solid line for the Allocated Memory, along with a dotted line that specifies the Activated Memory. The red line indicates the Peak Usage of the memory in the managed system based on the threshold settings.

In the Performance History for System Memory Allocation section, you can view the following information:

• the current allocated memory in percentage
• the allocated memory that is consumed by the managed system during the selected date range
• the minimum amount of allocated memory
• the maximum amount of allocated memory
• number and details of each peak including the start time and the duration, average memory peak usage in percentage, and the minimum and maximum amount of memory peak usage in percentage, that happened during the selected date range

The Partition Memory Allocation table displays the memory allocation for the list of all partitions that are associated with the managed system. For each partition, you can view the following information:

• partition name or the partition ID
• Operating System (OS) type of the partition
• current allocated memory for the partition
• average allocated memory for the partition during the selected date range
• the minimum amount of allocated memory for the time duration
• the maximum amount of allocated memory for the time duration
• the tags associated with the partition. You can view details about the tag by clicking the tag icon

You can view the total network traffic of the managed system by selecting the Network Traffic option from the list that is displayed in the upper-left corner of the page. You can sort the network traffic information by selecting All Traffic, or single root I/O virtualization (SRIOV) Traffic, or Host Ethernet Adapter (HEA)Traffic from the list.

You can view the Current Network Traffic and System Description details of the managed system.

The Current Network Traffic section displays information about the number of SRIOV physical ports that are present in the shared mode, and the number of HEA physical ports in the managed system, and the number of adapter's ports in VIOS and the total number of VIOS present.

The System Description section displays information about the state, MTM serial number, Managing HMCs and the number of partitions present in the managed system.

The Performance History section displays the following information on:

• current sent bytes
• average sent bytes
• minimum number of sent bytes
• maximum number of sent bytes
• current received bytes
• average received bytes
• minimum number of bytes received
• maximum number of bytes received

You can view a pictorial representation of the current virtual network traffic in the form of a graph. The graph displays a solid line that specifies the number of Sent Bytes in the network, along with a dotted line that specifies the number of Received Bytes in the network.

The Partition Virtual Network Traffic table displays the network traffic for the list of all partitions that are associated with the managed system. For each partition, you can view the following information:

• partition name or the partition ID
• Operating System (OS) type of the partition
• the vswitch name and the VLAN ID
• the current number of bytes or packets that are sent in the network
• the average number of bytes or packets that are sent in the network
• the current number of bytes or packets that are received in the network
• the average number of bytes or packets that are received in the network
• the tags associated with the partition. You can view details about the tag by clicking the tag icon

If you select the Storage Traffic option from the list that is displayed in the upper-left corner of the page, you can view the details on the current storage traffic of the managed system under the Current Storage Traffic section and the details of the managed system under the System Description section.

The Current Storage Traffic section displays information about the number of storage adapters ports of VIOSs, number of VIOS, number of bytes that are read per second, and the number of bytes that are written per second.

The System Description section displays information about the state, MTM serial number, Managing HMCs and the number of partitions present in the managed system.

You can view a pictorial representation of the current storage traffic in the form of a graph. The graph displays a solid line that specifies the number of Read Bytes in the network, along with a dotted line that specifies the number of Write Bytes in the network.

The Performance History section displays the following information on:

• current read bytes
• average read bytes
• minimum number of read bytes
• maximum number of read bytes
• current write bytes
• average write bytes
• minimum number of bytes written
• maximum number of bytes written

The Partition Storage Traffic table displays the storage traffic for the list of all partitions that are associated with the managed system. For each partition, you can view the following information:

• partition name or the partition ID
• Operating System (OS) type of the partition
• current number of bytes that are read during the selected date range
• average number of bytes that are read during the selected date range
• current number of bytes that are written during the selected date range
• average number of bytes that are written during the selected date range
• the tags associated with the partition. You can view details about the tag by clicking the tag icon

If you select the Power Usage option from the list that is displayed in the upper-left corner of the page, you can view the details on the current power usage of the managed system under the Current Power Usage section and managed system details under the System Description section.

The Current Power Usage section displays information about the current power usage of the manage system.

The System Description section displays information about the state, MTM serial number, Managing HMCs and the number of partitions present in the managed system.

You can view a pictorial representation of the current power usage of the managed system in the form of a graph. The graph displays a solid line that specifies the current power usage for the selected date range.

The Performance History section displays information about the current power usage, average power usage, minimum power usage and the maximum power usage for the selected date range in the graph.

When you click Update table option, the Power Usage table displays the updated information about the power usage information for the list of all partitions that are associated with the managed system for the selected range in the graph. For each partition, you can view the following information:

• the current power usage of the managed system
• the average power usage of the managed system
• the maximum power usage of the managed system
• the minimum power usage of the managed system

Power usage views are available for the system which support Energy Metrics collection. If PCM is enabled for the systems and if the systems does not support the Energy Metrics collection, then the performance view will shown as "No Data Available".