If you are using the TSO/E session

Each report consists of:

Figure 1. CHANNEL report as example of a Monitor II report header (TSO/E session)
This figure shows a CHANNEL report as example of a Monitor II report header.
Table 1. Monitor II Display Session Areas
Area Function
Report title The type of measurement data
F Indicates more pages
Input Area Issue all commands from here. Separate commands from the MIG=xxx by at least one blank space, or use all 32 spaces, otherwise you get a syntax error.
Status/Message Area This area contains:
CPU
Current® average processor utilization.

This information depends on the activity of Monitor I.

If Monitor I CPU gathering is active, the header line shows two views separated by a slash (/):

  • The MVS™ view of the CPU utilization
  • The LPAR view of the CPU utilization

If Monitor I CPU gathering is not active, the header line shows:

  • The SRM view of the CPU utilization.
  • '***' due to missing CPU measurement data for the LPAR view
UIC
The current system unreferenced interval count.

Values greater than 9999 are displayed as nnK to indicate a multiple of 1000. The maximum value is 65K.

PR
The rate of page-ins per second excluding swap-ins, VIO (virtual input/output), reclaims, and hiperspaces.
System
The SMF identifier associated with this system.
Report Name Area The report name.
Mode Area The current setting for the delta mode (either D for delta or T for total) and hardcopy mode (either H for hardcopy, or blank)
Header Area Consists of two lines of column headings that identify the data fields included in the report.
Output Area Contains the report data.

When you begin a session, the cursor appears in the input area. During the session you issue all display commands from this area. Other areas indicated in the figure are described in Table 1.