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To set up Performance Toolkit for VM, you must perform these subtasks:
Subtask
Setting up the monitoring virtual
machine program (MONWRITE)
Setting up the performance analysis
virtual machine (PERFSVM)
v Installing Performance Toolkit for
VM
v Configuring Performance Toolkit
for VM
(Optional) Setting up your Linux
virtual servers to be monitored by
Performance Toolkit for VM
Note: To monitor your Linux virtual
servers through Performance Toolkit
for VM, you might need to install
additional software on your Linux
systems. See "Monitoring Linux
virtual servers with Performance
Toolkit for VM" on page 118.
(Optional) Setting up the Web
interface for Performance Toolkit for
VM
(Optional) Testing your monitoring
setup
Steps for setting up the monitoring virtual machine (MONWRITE)
Use the default MONWRITE virtual machine to collect monitor data and to write
the data to disk using the MONWRITE program. These steps show you how to set
up the MONWRITE virtual machine so that the correct commands are issued
automatically when MONWRITE logs on.
Before you begin: You need log onto the MONWRITE virtual machine.
Perform these steps to set up the monitoring virtual machine:
1.
Issue the BEGIN command to remove MONWRITE from CP READ state. From
the command line, type this command and press the Enter key:
begin
2.
Edit the PROFILE EXEC for the MONWRITE virtual machine. Type this
command and press the Enter key:
xedit profile exec a
Associated instructions (see . . . )
"Steps for setting up the monitoring virtual machine
(MONWRITE)"
v Program Directory for Performance Toolkit for VM at
http://www.ibm.com/eserver/zseries/zvm/
library/
v "Steps for configuring Performance Toolkit for
VM" on page 126
v "Steps for checking your Performance Toolkit for
VM configuration" on page 129
"(Optional) Steps for setting up your Linux virtual
servers to be monitored by Performance Toolkit for
VM" on page 130
"(Optional) Steps for setting up the Web interface
for Performance Toolkit for VM" on page 131
"(Optional) Steps for testing your Web interface
setup" on page 132
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