Daily Updates
The performance data can be transmitted daily. Your performance metrics can then be viewed
the next day via a traditional browser on a secure Web site. A series of graphs, tables, and
reports show the performance of your server or servers at the partition level.
Trending
Trending data lets you plan for additional capacity when needed. Optionally, your performance
data can be uploaded into a tool called the IBM Systems Workload Estimator (WLE) to size for
additional growth, server consolidations, or new applications.
The combination of PM for Power Systems and IBM Systems Workload Estimator give you an
automated, maintenance-free systems management strategy to manage performance and plan
for future capacity.
Benefits of PM for Power Systems
PM for Power Systems capabilities are automated, self-maintaining tools for single or multiple
partition systems. IBM stores the data input collected by PM for Power Systems for you.
PM for Power Systems also helps you to:
Identify performance bottlenecks before they affect your performance
Identify
resource-intensive
applications
Maximize the return on your current and future hardware investments
Plan and manage consistent service levels
Forecast data processing growth that is based on trends
System Management with More Flexibility
Data and trends are collected and calculated for the average utilization across the measured time
period, as well as for peak average utilization. This means that you have more flexibility to
manage your system for peak utilization versus the average.
Many of the reports contain text clarification to help make them easy to understand and user
friendly. They also enable you to visualize the trends more clearly.
Explanation of Growth and Performance Issues in Non-
Technical Terms
The Executive Summary report, which is provided as part of the full service, fee report option,
provides a quick image that shows whether your processor and disk are within guidelines.
Acceptable, marginal, and critical thresholds are shown. Color coded indicators depict if CPU
utilization or disk capacity are approaching a threshold.
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PM for Power Systems Graph Reference Document
