Performance Explorer
Performance Explorer collects more detailed information about a specific application, program or system resource, and provides detailed insight into a specific performance problem. This includes the capability both to perform several types and levels of traces and to run detailed reports.
Performance Explorer is a data collection tool that helps the user identify the causes of performance problems that cannot be identified by collecting data using Collection Services or by doing general trend analysis. Two reasons to use Performance Explorer include:
- Isolating performance problems to the system resource, application, program, procedure, or method that is causing the problem
- Analyzing the performance of applications
The AS/400 Performance Explorer Tips and Techniques book provides additional examples of the Performance Explorer functions and examples of the enhanced Performance Explorer trace support.
Performance Explorer is a tool that helps find the causes of performance problems that cannot be identified by using tools that do general performance monitoring. As your computer environment grows both in size and in complexity, it is reasonable for your performance analysis to gain in complexity as well. The Performance Explorer addresses this growth in complexity by gathering data on complex performance problems.
This tool is designed for application developers who are interested in understanding or improving the performance of their programs. It is also useful for users knowledgeable in performance management to help identify and isolate complex performance problems.