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Performance Tools

Add the Prestart Job Reuse count to the job data in Collection Services

QSYS2.Active_Job_Info returns the prestart job reuse count. However, to review this you must use DETAILED_INFO => 'ALL' and you can only get a real-time snapshot. I would like this metric added to the Collection Services job data so this can be...
20 days ago in IBM i / Performance Tools Submitted

Provide system generated CPW usage for an LPAR

Whenever we need to find CPW for an LPAR, we have to jump around and gather information from numerous places.We need an OS command which would provide that calculation for us. Currently we have to gather system information including Power System m...
2 months ago in IBM i / Performance Tools Submitted

CGI PDI Enable History Performance Reports PDF

Inavigator PDI Performance Data Investigator.Create Report of History Performance data , and preferably to be able to schedule them. Use Case: PM400 is End Of Support by IBM , There is an high demand from our IBM i customers to have similar monthl...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Performance Tools Not under consideration

Performance reports shows write cache overruns when controllers don't have write cache

when your system is equipped with NVMEs without write cache the Performance Report shows actual a write cache overrun of 99,9%. Since there is no write cache that can overrun it should adress the report with "N/A", 'cause the 99,9% indicate a fail...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Performance Tools Needs more information

To ensure we don't miss CPU spikes, we want to be able to set the graph interval to a finer resolution.

Please allow us to specify the graph interval time for Navigator for i's performance display in greater detail. Current Situation:When displaying data for multiple days (four days or more) in the “Performance” section of Navigator for i, the minim...
4 months ago in IBM i / Performance Tools Not under consideration

Add ability to generate performance graph data from R720 Collection Services data in Navigator for i

Since PM for Power is being discontinued on September 30, 2020, clients need a way to view graphed performance data for all supported releases. Links to external letters for different geographies with the discontinuance statement:IBM Americas - Un...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Performance Tools Not under consideration

Performance Cycling at 12:00 AM on multiple Lpars cause CMC Enterprise core usage to peak lasting 800 microseconds giving very high average core usage

Let.s say you have purchased IBM CMC Enterprise Pools2.0 concept, and you have license for 10 core and 1 core credit. Your average per minute usage is between 6-7 core all day. But a 12:00 AM when performance collection is cycled on all your ibm i...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Performance Tools Submitted

Add additional metrics to i Navigator System Monitors.

Currently there is a list of metrics to choose from to setup a System Monitor. When a monitor threshold is set and exceeded a command can be run. The idea is to add additional metrics to System Monitors list to choose from like Object Lock content...
8 months ago in IBM i / Performance Tools Submitted

Allow PDI reporting to be scheduled.

Each month I need to present the same charts to several customers.It would be great if reporting could be scheduled for PDI so charts get created and sent by email.Thanks!!! Use Case: Performance and Capacity planning.
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Performance Tools Not under consideration

Expand metrics visualized by Graph History

Graph History has a defined list of metrics that you can visualize. However, the historical data collected on the system includes many more metrics than are visualized. This RFE is to request additional metrics be added to the graph history metric...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Performance Tools Future consideration

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