2.9. Performance monitors

Follows a list of performance monitors, whose output can help you in solving SMSVSAM performance problems.

2.9.1. Resource measurement facility

RMF product issues reports about performance problems as they occur, so that your installation can take action before the problems become critical. Your installation can be used RMF to:

  • Determine that your system is running smoothly

  • Detect system bottlenecks caused by contention for resources

  • Evaluate the service your installation provides to different groups of users

  • Identify the workload delayed and the reason for the delay

  • Monitor system failures, system stalls, and failures of selected applications

RMF comes with three monitors, Monitor I, II and III.

  • Monitor III with its ability ...

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