Further information

7.1 z/VM guest

Several z/VM® publications include information about monitoring.

  • See z/VM: Getting Started with Linux® on IBM Z® , SC24-6287, the chapter on monitoring performance for information about using the CP Monitor and the Performance Toolkit for VM.
  • See z/VM: Saved Segments Planning and Administration, SC24-6322 for general information about DCSSs (z/VM keeps monitor records in a DCSS).
  • See z/VM: Performance, SC24-6301 for information about creating a monitor DCSS.
  • See z/VM: CP Commands and Utilities Reference, SC24-6268 for information about the CP commands that are used in the context of DCSSs and for controlling the z/VM monitor system service.
  • For the layout of the monitor records, visit www.ibm.com/vm/pubs/ctlblk.html and see Writing kernel APPLDATA records.
  • For more information about performance monitoring on z/VM, visit
    www.vm.ibm.com/perf