This table provides historical information about CPU usage for the highest CPU consumer in a sysplex or CPC. This group also provides partition management statistics for the LPAR identified in the data row.
Absolute Capacity Group Limit (RMF metric) Absolute physical hardware group capacity limit in number CPUs in 1/100ths. Set by the operator in the logical partition controls on the Hardware Management Console. A valid value is a number to two decimal places accuracy. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Absolute Capacity Limit (RMF metric) The absolute physical hardware capacity limit of the LPAR; this is the number of physical CPUs an LPAR is limited to, in hundredths of a CPU. Set by the operator in the logical partition controls on the Hardware Management Console. A valid value is a number to two decimal places accuracy. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Actual MSUs Consumed (RMF metric) The actual millions of service units per hour (MSUs/Hr) consumed. A value is only provided for general purpose processors. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Average Logical CPs (RMF metric) The average number of logical processors which were online during the report interval. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Average Thread Density GCPs The average thread density for a general purpose processor. This value represents the average number of active threads for those cores that were dispatched to physical hardware. A valid value is a number to three decimal places accuracy. A value of -1 indicates "Unavailable".
Average Thread Density zIIPs The average thread density for a System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) processor. This value represents the average number of active threads for those cores that were dispatched to physical hardware. A valid value is a number to three decimal places accuracy. A value of -1 indicates "Unavailable".
Capacity Factor Achieved GCPs The MultiThreading capacity factor for a general purpose processor. The MultiThreading capacity factor represents the ratio of the amount of work that has been accomplished within this reporting interval to the amount of work that would have been accomplished with MultiThreading disabled. A valid value is a number to three decimal places accuracy. A value of -1 indicates "Unavailable".
Capacity Factor Achieved zIIPs The MultiThreading capacity factor for a System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP). The MultiThreading capacity factor represents the ratio of the amount of work that has been accomplished within this reporting interval to the amount of work that would have been accomplished with MultiThreading disabled. A valid value is a number to three decimal places accuracy. A value of -1 indicates "Unavailable".
Capacity Factor GCPs Maximum The MultiThreading maximum capacity factor for general purpose processors. The MultiThreading maximum capacity factor represents the ratio of the maximum amount of work that can be accomplished using all active threads to the amount of work that would have been accomplished within this reporting interval with MultiThreading disabled. A valid value is a number to three decimal places accuracy. A value of -1 indicates "Unavailable".
Capacity Factor zIIP Maximum The MultiThreading maximum capacity factor for a System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP). The MultiThreading maximum capacity factor represents the ratio of the maximum amount of work that can be accomplished using all active threads to the amount of work that would have been accomplished within this reporting interval with MultiThreading disabled. A valid value is a number to three decimal places accuracy. A value of -1 indicates "Unavailable".
Capping Option
(RMF metric) The capping option of the partition (Yes, No
or Mixed).
This attribute indicates whether the operator has set Initial Capping ON
or
an absolute physical hardware capacity limit in numbers of CPUs in the logical partition
controls for the partition. Mixed is set by RMF, if either a non-IBM processor belongs
to this partition which is not managed by the logical partition controls or if the
capping status is currently changing.
A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Core Productivity% GCPs The percentage of the maximum core capacity that was used in the reporting interval while general purpose logical cores were dispatched to physical hardware . When this value equals 100% and the LOADxx PROCVIEW CORE parameter is in effect, all threads on the core are executing work and all core resources are being used. If MT % PROD is less than 100%, the core resources were dispatched to physical hardware but one or more threads on a logical core were in a wait because they had no work to run. If the LOADxx PROCVIEW CPU parameter is in effect, then "Unavailable" is displayed A valid value is a number to two decimal places accuracy. A value of -1 indicates "Unavailable".
Core Productivity% zIIPs The percentage of the maximum core capacity that was used in the reporting interval while System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) logical cores were dispatched to physical hardware. When this value equals 100% and the LOADxx PROCVIEW CORE parameter is in effect, all threads on the core are executing work and all core resources are being used. If MT % PROD is less than 100%, the core resources were dispatched to physical hardware but one or more threads on a logical core were in a wait because they had no work to run. If the LOADxx PROCVIEW CPU parameter is in effect, then "Unavailable" is displayed A valid value is a number to two decimal places accuracy. A value of -1 indicates "Unavailable".
CPC Serial Number (RMF metric) The machine serial number (last six hexadecimal digits). A valid value is a string of up to 6 characters.
Current Weight (RMF metric) The current weighting of the shared processor resources for the partition. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
A value is available for general purpose processors (CP) as well as for special purpose processors (for example, ICF). With LPAR weight management, you give each logical partition an initial LPAR weight, along with an optional minimum and maximum weight if desired.
Workload Manager (WLM) then dynamically balances these weights to best meet the goals of the work in the partitions, with no human intervention. Note that the total weight of the cluster as a whole will remain constant, so LPARs outside the cluster are unaffected.
Defined Capacity (RMF metric) Indicates whether the LPAR has a defined capacity. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Defined MSU Capacity (RMF metric) The defined capacity of the LPAR in millions of service units per hour (MSUs/Hr). If no defined capacity is specified this is the Entitled Capacity. A value is only provided for general purpose processors. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Effective Logical CP Percent (RMF metric) The effective logical CP percentage for the LPAR. This is based on the total online time of all logical processors and does not include LPAR management time. This is available for partitions running general purpose processors (CP) as well as for partitions running special purpose processors (for example, ICF). A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy. The range for this value is from 0 to 100.0. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Effective Physical CP Percent (RMF metric) The effective physical CP percentage for the LPAR. The effective utilization of the physical processor resource by the partition. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy. The range for this value is from 0 to 100.0. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
(Effective Dispatch Time / # Physical Processors * Range Time) * 100
Hardware Group Name The 8-character hardware group name to which this LPAR belongs. A valid value is a string of up to 8 characters.
High Share LPs (RMF metric) The number of logical processors in the LPAR with a high entitlement (100% share) of a physical processor. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
HW Capping HW Group Capping Indicates whether Absolute Hardware Capping (Yes or No) or Absolute Group Hardware Capping (Yes or No) are enabled. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Initial Capping Option
(RMF metric) The initial capping option of the partition
(Yes, Mixed or No).
This indicates whether the operator has set Initial Capping ON
in the logical
partition controls for the partition. Mixed is set by RMF, if either a non-IBM processor
belongs to this partition which is not managed by the logical partition controls
or if the Initial Capping status is currently changing.
A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Initial Weight (RMF metric) The defined initial weighting of the shared processor resources. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
With LPAR weight management, you give each logical partition an initial LPAR weight, along with an optional minimum and maximum weight if desired. Workload Manager (WLM) then dynamically balances these weights to best meet the goals of the work in the partitions, with no human intervention. Note that the total weight of the cluster as a whole will remain constant, so LPARs outside the cluster are unaffected.
Low Share LPs (RMF metric) The number of logical processors in the LPAR with a low entitlement (0% share or very close to it) of a physical processor. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
LP %Share Of Physical (RMF metric) The percentage share of each Hiperdispatch medium logical processor. The percentage of the physical processor that a logical processor of the LPAR is entitled to use. If HiperDispatch is enabled, this is the percentage of logical processors with medium entitlement of a physical processor. Without HiperDispatch, all logical processors have the same share because the LPAR weight is evenly distributed. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Blue highlighting of data values indicates that the LPAR is in HiperDispatch mode.
LPAR 4 Hour Rolling Average (RMF metric) The average millions of unweighted CPU service units per hour (MSUs/Hr) consumed during the last four hours in the LPAR. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
LPAR Capping Percentage (RMF metric) The percentage of time when WLM capped the LPAR because the four-hour rolling average MSU value exceeded the defined capacity limit. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy. The range for this value is from 0 to 100.0. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
LPAR Cluster Name (RMF metric) The name of the LPAR cluster this LPAR belongs to. All partitions that have the same cluster name are grouped together. A valid value is a string of up to 8 characters.
LPAR Configured Storage MB (RMF metric) The central storage currently online to this LPAR, in megabytes. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
LPAR CP Type (RMF metric) The type of processor associated with the current row's statistics. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
LPAR Group Active 4 Hours (RMF metric) Indicates whether the LPAR group has been active for four hours or more. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
LPAR Group Average Unused MSUs (RMF metric) The four hour unused millions of service units per hour (MSUs/Hr) for the LPAR group. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
LPAR Group Capacity Limit (RMF metric) The capacity limit, in millions of service units (MSUs), for the group this LPAR belongs to. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
LPAR Group Maximum Entitlement (RMF metric) The maximum entitled millions of service units per hour (MSUs/Hr) of the LPAR capacity group this LPAR belongs to. This is the maximum MSU share a partition can get if all other partitions in the capacity group are running without workload. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
LPAR Group Minimum Entitlement (RMF metric) The minimum entitled millions of service units per hour (MSUs/Hr) of the LPAR capacity group this LPAR belongs to. The guaranteed MSU share this partition gets if necessary (even if all other partitions within the capacity group are running high workload). A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
LPAR Group Name (RMF metric) The name of the LPAR group this LPAR belongs to. If the partition does not belong to a capacity group, a blank is displayed. A valid value is a string of up to 8 characters.
LPAR Group Time Until Capping (RMF metric) The projected time until this LPAR's LPAR group will be subject to capping. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
LPAR Name (RMF metric) The partition name. A valid value is a string of up to 8 characters.
Notes:
LPAR Time Until Capping (RMF metric) The projected time until this LPAR will be subject to capping. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Managed System The z/OS operating system in your enterprise that an OMEGAMON for z/OS agent is monitoring. A valid value is a string of up to 32 characters.
Maximum 4 Hour Rolling Average (RMF metric) The maximum value of consumed millions of service units (MSUs) during the last 4 hours (retrieved from 48 sample intervals of five minutes). This value can be greater than the defined capacity. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Maximum Weight (RMF metric) The maximum weighting of the shared processor resources for the partition. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
A value of zero indicates that the partition is under control of LPAR CPU management, but no maximum has been specified. With LPAR weight management, you give each logical partition an initial LPAR weight, along with an optional minimum and maximum weight if desired.
Workload Manager (WLM) then dynamically balances these weights to best meet the goals of the work in the partitions, with no human intervention. Note that the total weight of the cluster as a whole will remain constant, so LPARs outside the cluster are unaffected.
Medium Share LPs (RMF metric) The number of logical processors of the LPAR with a medium entitlement of a physical processor. For the percentage, refer to the LP %Share of Physical value. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Minimum Weight (RMF metric) The minimum weighting of the shared processor resources. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
A value of zero indicates that the partition is under control of LPAR CPU management, but no minimum has been specified. With LPAR weight management, you give each logical partition an initial LPAR weight, along with an optional minimum and maximum weight if desired.
Workload Manager (WLM) then dynamically balances these weights to best meet the goals of the work in the partitions, with no human intervention. Note that the total weight of the cluster as a whole will remain constant, so LPARs outside the cluster are unaffected.
MT Mode GCPs The MultiThreading mode of the general purpose processor class (1 or 2). A valid value is an integer. A value of -1 indicates "Unavailable".
MT Mode zIIPs The MultiThreading mode of the System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) processor class (1 or 2). A valid value is an integer. A value of -1 indicates "Unavailable".
Physical CP Overhead Percent (RMF metric) LPAR physical overhead percentage. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy. The range for this value is from 0 to 100.0. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
The average LPAR management time percentage.
((Total Dispatch Time - Effective Dispatch Time)/(# Physical Processors * Range Time)) * 100
The calculation for the PHYSICAL partition is:
(Time PHYSICAL /(# Physical Processors * Range Time)) * 100
Time PHYSICAL is the time that could not be attributed to a specific logical partition but was used by PR/SM to control the physical processor (LPAR management time).
Recording End Time Recording time of data represented by a given row. For RMF-based near-term history this will be the time of the end of the RMF Monitor III reporting interval. This time is displayed in the following format:
mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss (Tivoli Enterprise Portal) or yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss (3270)
Where:
This time is stored as a string no longer than 16 characters in the format CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:
Recording Start Time Time at the start of the RMF reporting interval for the current row of near-term historical data. This time is displayed in the following format:
mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss (Tivoli Enterprise Portal) or yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss (3270)
Where:
This time is stored as a string no longer than 16 characters in the format CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:
RMF Status Status indications for availability of RMF and lock data. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Sample Period Sample period in seconds. A valid value is an integer.
System Recovery Boost Class The System recovery boost class active at the end of reporting interval. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
System Recovery Speed Boost Indicates whether the speed boost was active at the end of the reporting interval. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
System Recovery zIIP Boost Indicates whether the System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) capacity boost was active at the end of the reporting interval. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
Total Logical CP Percent (RMF metric) The total utilization of the logical processors by the partition. This is based on the total online time of all logical processors and includes LPAR management time. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy. The range for this value is from 0 to 100.0. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
This is available for partitions running general purpose processors (CP) as well as for partitions running special purpose processors (for example, ICF).
Total Physical CP Percent (RMF metric) The total utilization of the physical processor resource by the partition. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy. The range for this value is from 0 to 100.0. Values appear on the workspace as follows:
(Total Dispatch Time /# Physical Processors * Range Time) * 100
The Total Dispatch Time for the PHYSICAL partition includes the time during which a physical CPU was busy, but the time could not be attributed to a specific logical partition. This time includes the time PR/SM was controlling the physical processor (LPAR management time), as well as any other time the processor was busy for any reason such as managing coupling facility traffic.