Continuous system-performance monitoring using Performance Management (PM) service

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Performance Management (PM) service helps automates the collection, archival and analysis of system performance data and returns reports to help customer manage system resources and capacity. The data collected is system utilization, performance information, and hardware configuration information.

Performance Management (PM) Data collected is sent to IBM through the Electronic Service Agent (ESA) or Hardware Management Console (HMC). IBM stores the data for the customer and provides them with a series of reports and graphs that show the server's growth and performance. Customers can access their reports electronically using a traditional browser.

When used with the IBM Systems Workload Estimator, this offering allows customers to better understand how their business trends relate to the timing of required hardware upgrades, such as Central Processing Unit (CPU) or disk. The IBM Systems Workload Estimator can size a systems consolidation or evaluate upgrading a system with logical partitions, by having PM for IBM® Power Systems send the data for multiple systems or partitions to the IBM Systems Workload Estimator.

Performance Management Service uses topasrec persistent binary recording to collect the performance data. So, topasrec persistent binary recording should always be enabled for PM Service to collect performance data.

Notes:
  1. By enabling PM Service, you agree that IBM may use and share the data collected by PM for IBM Power Systems servers within the IBM enterprise without limitation, including for purposes of problem determination, of assisting you with performance and capacity planning, of maintaining your existing and new business relationships with IBM, of notifying you of existing or projected resource constraints, and to assist us to enhance IBM products. You also agree that your data may be transferred to such entities in any country whether or not a this country is a member of the European Union.
  2. You may authorize IBM to share your data with various third parties, including one or more solution providers and Business Partners to make them aware of your performance and capacity demands and to enable them to provide you with a higher level of service. Authorization is done when viewing your graphs online.

For more information about Performance Management services, see the README.perf.tools file.