You can select a summary view and a sampling time frame to identify issues in workload management. Sampling time frame totals are updated during the portlet refresh, which is every 60 seconds. Workload details views are available from each summary view.
-
Choose one of the following summary views:
View Description Dynamic Pipes
- Click the Dynamic Pipes icon.
- Select a sampling time frame from the Cumulative System Data list.
- [Optional] In SLES 11, select a virtual partition to display data for only that partition.
Static Pipes
- Click the Static Pipes icon.
- Select a sampling time frame from the Cumulative System Data list.
- [Optional] In SLES 11, select a virtual partition to display data for only that partition.
SLES 10 Distribution
- Click the Distribution icon.
- Select a sampling time frame from the list.
- Click any workload or allocation group (AG) name to go to another view:
- Click a workload name (other than TASM Unused/Idle or System) under CPU by Workload to access the workload details view.
- Click an AG name under Relative Weight to access the workload group view.
SLES 11 Distribution Using CPU Consumption
- Click the Distribution icon.
- Select CPU Consumption.
- Select a sampling time frame from the list.
- Select a distribution details view:
- Click a virtual partition name (other than TASM Unused/Idle or Internal) under CPU by Virtual Partition to access the distribution details view.
- Click a workload name (other than TASM Unused/Idle or Internal) under CPU by Workload to access the workload details view.
- Select a group or workload details view:
- Click a tier/access name under CPU by Tier/Access Level to access the group details view.
- Click a workload name under CPU by Workload to access the workload details view.
SLES 11 Distribution Using I/O Consumption
- Click the Distribution icon.
- Select I/O Consumption.
- Select a sampling time frame from the list.
- Select a distribution details view:
- Click a virtual partition name (other than TASM Unused/Idle or Internal) under I/O by Virtual Partition to access the distribution details view.
- Click a workload name (other than TASM Unused/Idle or Internal) under I/O by Workload to access the workload details view.
- Select a group or workload details view:
- Click a tier/access name under I/O by Tier/Access Level to access the group details view.
- Click a workload name under I/O by Workload to access the workload details view.
-
From any of the workload summary views, click a workload name to display the workload details view, and click one of the following time frame buttons:
Time Frame Description Cumulative - Click Cumulative to display aggregated values for the selected sampling time frame.
- Select a sampling time frame from the Cumulative Workload Data list.
- Click the values associated with the request status icons to view details.
Snapshot Click Snapshot to display current workload values. Trends Click Trends to display sparkline graphs for the trend interval set in Settings.