Need a SMF tool

2008-01-29 Thread Hal Merritt
I had some task suck a lot of CPU the other day, but I don't have any tools handy to hunt this anomaly down. Would someone kindly point me to their favorite freeware SMF tool? Thanks!! NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the

Re: Need a SMF tool

2008-01-29 Thread David Logan
@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Need a SMF tool I had some task suck a lot of CPU the other day, but I don't have any tools handy to hunt this anomaly down. Would someone kindly point me to their favorite freeware SMF tool? Thanks!! NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted

Re: Need a SMF tool

2008-01-29 Thread Eric Bielefeld
RMF Monitor 2 or 3 can show you what is asid is causing a spike in activity, but the RMF Post Processor doesn't give you any information about individual address spaces. The workload manager report could show you what workload is spiking, but not the individual address space. Eric Ulrich

Re: Need a SMF tool

2008-01-29 Thread Ulrich Krueger
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:59:47 -0600, Hal Merritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I had some task suck a lot of CPU the other day, but I don't have any >tools handy to hunt this anomaly down. Would someone kindly point me to >their favorite freeware SMF tool? > > > >Thanks!! > This may not be "ever

Re: Need a SMF tool

2008-01-29 Thread Pat Mihalec
I gather the SMF data and run a report off a PC using RMF Spreadsheet Reporter. You have to run a second report from the PC after you have gathered the data you want to report on. This second report ftp's a file back to the PC which is then pulled into a spreadsheet. It is free and it works. P

Re: Need a SMF tool

2008-01-29 Thread Patrick Falcone
If you've done some meticulous work on your WLM policy with regards to defining Report Service Classes you can indeed get the necessary, task or address space, information from the SMF type 72 record or stock CMF / RMF Workload Activity Report. RMF Monitor 2 or 3 can show you what is asid is

Re: Need a SMF tool

2008-01-30 Thread Mile Pekic
I use RMF PM (yes, it is free) to track %eappl by individial ASID. You can save & plot the collected data. Mile Pekic, Belgrade - Original Message - From: "Hal Merritt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:5

Re: Need a SMF tool

2008-01-30 Thread Dave Cartwright
Hal, Try the SE30 programs in file 172 of the CBT tape to list SMF30 data. HTH Dave -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the