Berry,
to monitor some stats of lpar using nagios, we set up a machine with
high class level, and make some scripts to use vmcp module to query and
filter informations... i have sure that is not the best way, but, some times
we need improvise :-)
On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Berry van Sleeuwen <
berry.vansleeu...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> True, it isn't. It's the replacement of an operator. The main issue here
> is that it needs to raise tickets and get reporting stats. For instance,
> raise a ticket at 100% CPU (and indeed, our ABS limithard machines do
> raise tickets when they are running their batch..<sigh>.) or when a
> filesystem is at 100%. The reporting is for instance on CPU and
> filesystem usage.
>
> But indeed it can't provide insight in the performance of a guest, other
> than detect thresholds. And it doesn't have to either, the monitoring
> department can look at top, vmstat or sar to detect that kind of
> problems should they need to (yeah right, then they know all about the
> entire environment).
>
> Still, as for a case, this is a good point. We need to be able to
> address performance related monitoring and nagios can't do that. Or at
> least not within the scope of an entire LPAR.
>
> Thanks, Berry.
>
> Op 19-08-10 22:12, Rich Smrcina schreef:
> > A 'general monitoring tool' is not a performance monitor. In an
> > environment where
> > efficient resource utilization is critical to the business, a means to
> > monitor:
> >
> > - the performance of the virtual machine environment
> > - the virtual machines running in that environment
> > - potentially systems outboard from the environment
> >
> > Is paramount to a successful implementation on System z. Additionally
> > you may want to
> > perform chargeback and accounting based on internal procedures that
> > may be in place.
> >
> > Nagios doesn't provide the timing resolution or access to z/VM
> > monitoring resources, so
> > it loses.
> >
> >
>
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