Monitoring the virtualization environment

The Performance Monitoring function collects allocation and usage data for virtualized server resources. When the Hardware Management Console is at version 8.6.0, or later, you can also export data metrics that are collected for the specified time. It displays data in the form of graphs and tables, which are viewable from the Performance Monitoring home page. The Performance Monitoring function is available in the Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 8, Release 8.1.0, or later.

The Performance Monitoring function gathers and displays capacity reporting data and performance monitoring data. You can monitor processor, memory, virtual storage, and virtual network resource usage. This data can help you better understand how managed systems and logical partitions are using resources, and whether resources are under-used or over-used. It can also help you identify and fix performance bottlenecks. By using the Performance Monitoring, you can manage current capacity and plan for future requirements.