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<h1 class="topictitle1">Performance data files: QAPMCONF</h1>
<div><p>This database file contains general information about the collection.</p>
<div class="section"><p>QAPMCONF includes information about collection options,
characteristics of the database files generated and information about the
system on which the data was collected. One record is written to this file
for each item reported (see the GKEY field). This file is not optional. Data
in this file is generated for every database collection. This data is reported
only at the beginning of the collection. Although most of the data in this
file does not change during the collection, some data could change. Changes
are not reported.</p>
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<th valign="top" width="50%" id="d0e24">Description</th>
<th valign="top" width="25%" id="d0e26">Attributes</th>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="25%" headers="d0e22 ">GRES</td>
<td valign="top" width="50%" headers="d0e24 ">Reserved.</td>
<td valign="top" width="25%" headers="d0e26 ">C (4)</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="25%" headers="d0e22 ">GKEY</td>
<td valign="top" width="50%" headers="d0e24 ">Identifier to indicate what data is contained in the GDES field. See
descriptions in the table below.</td>
<td valign="top" width="25%" headers="d0e26 ">C (2)</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="25%" headers="d0e22 ">GDES</td>
<td valign="top" width="50%" headers="d0e24 ">Data for the associated GKEY value. See values in the table below.
Unless otherwise noted, all system values pertain to the partition for which
the data was collected. Unless otherwise indicated all the data is left justified
in this field</td>
<td valign="top" width="25%" headers="d0e26 ">C (10)</td>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><thead align="left"><tr><th valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" id="d0e56">GKEY</th>
<th valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" id="d0e58">GDES</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">1</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Performance monitor or data start date. Data is reported as a C(7)
value with the following format: (yymmddc).</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">2</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Performance monitor or data start time. Time is reported as a C(6)
value with the following format: (hhmmss).</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">3</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">4-character model number followed by 4-character system type.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">4</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Memory for the partition in KB (zoned (10,0)).</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">5</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Communications data collected: will be set to Y only if any communication
files were created.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">6</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Machine serial number (character 10).</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">7</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">First response time boundary (zoned (10,0)) in milliseconds. The first
response time monitor bracket is from 0 up to and including the first response
time boundary.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">8</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Second response time boundary (zoned (10,0)) in milliseconds. The second
response time monitor bracket is from the first response time boundary up
to and including the second response time boundary.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">9</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Third response time boundary (zoned (10,0)) in milliseconds. The third
response time monitor bracket is from the second response time boundary up
to and including the third response time boundary.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">10</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Fourth response time boundary (zoned (10,0)) in milliseconds. The fourth
response time monitor bracket is from the third response time boundary up
to and including the fourth response time boundary. Responses greater than
the fourth response time boundary fall under the fifth response time monitor
bracket.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">11</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 "><p><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />System ASP capacity in KB (zoned (10,0)). Total number
of KB of auxiliary storage allocated to the system ASP for the storage of
data.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></p>
<p><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />If this field is set to the largest number it can
hold (9999999999), system ASP capacity is too large to fit in this record
and record with GKEY 21 should be used instead.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">12</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Checksum protection on (Y/N).</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">13</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Number of logical processors assigned to the partition (PD (3,0)).</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">14</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">First remote response time boundary (zoned (10,0)) in milliseconds.
The first response time monitor bracket is from 0 up to and including the
first response time boundary. This data only appears when requested with the
Start Performance Monitor (STRPFRMON) command.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">15</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Second remote response time boundary (zoned (10,0)) in milliseconds.
The second response time monitor bracket is from the first response time boundary
up to and including the second response time boundary. This data only appears
when requested with the STRPFRMON command.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">16</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Third remote response time boundary (zoned (10,0)) in milliseconds.
The third response time monitor bracket is from the second response time boundary
up to and including the third response time boundary. This data only appears
when requested with the STRPFRMON command.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">17</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Fourth remote response time boundary (zoned (10,0)) in milliseconds.
The fourth response time monitor bracket is from the third response time boundary
up to and including the fourth response time boundary. Responses greater than
the fourth response time boundary fall under the fifth response time monitor
bracket. This data only appears when requested with the STRPFRMON command.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">21</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 "><span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />System ASP capacity in KB. Total
number of KB of auxiliary storage allocated to the system ASP for the storage
of data. This number is reported as an unsigned 8-byte binary value.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">AP</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Permanent 16-MB addresses that remain for the machine. This address
is reported as an unsigned 8-byte binary value.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">AT</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Temporary 16-MB addresses that remain for the machine. This address
is reported as an unsigned 8-byte binary value.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">CD</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Collection data. This record is provided by Collection Services only.
Possible values are: <ul><li>0 - This collection is consistent with files that are created by the traditional
performance monitor *SYS collection.</li>
<li>1 - Collection data is not *SYS. The database files that are generated
from the collection may not be sufficient for applications (such as Performance
Tools reports or PM <span class="keyword">iSeries™</span> )
that depend on traditional performance monitor data.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">CI</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Collect Internal Data (Y/N).</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">CL</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Collection Library. The name of the library in which the management
collection object resides.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">CN</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Collection Name. The name of the management collection object.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">DB</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Database consistency. This record is provided by Collection Services
only. Possible values are: <ul><li>0 - No problem detected in database files.</li>
<li>1 - Due to interval size selected or to inconsistent collection intervals,
the database files that are generated may contain missing intervals or other
inconsistencies that might cause problems for applications that depend on
traditional performance monitor data.</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">DL</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Database limit is a B(4,1) value that is the percent of the total system
CPU. For example, 125 means 12.5%.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">DM</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">On demand memory information. The total amount of on demand memory
in GB that exists on the machine (4-byte binary) followed by the amount of
on demand memory in GB still available to be allocated (4-byte binary). Memory
that is activated by permanent, temporary, or metered capacity upgrades is
not considered available. This record appears only on systems with on demand
memory.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">DP</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">On demand process information. The total number of on demand processors
existing on the machine (2-byte binary) followed by the number of on demand
processors still available to be allocated (2-byte binary). Processors that
are activated by permanent, temporary, or metered capacity upgrades are not
considered available. This record appears only on systems with on demand processors.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">DT</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Database threshold is a B(4,1) value that is the percent of the total
system CPU. For example, 125 means 12.5%.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">ED</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">End date. The date associated with the last interval in the collection.
This date is reported as a left adjusted CHAR(7) field. It appears in the
following format: "CYYMMDD".</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">ET</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">End time. The time associated with the last interval in the collection.
This time is reported as a left adjusted CHAR(6) field. It appears in the
following format: "HHMMSS". <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> The following is a description of the contents
of the 'End date' and 'End time' fields for both active and non-active collections.<ul><li>For a non-active Collection, the date/time will come from the last interval
which exists in the management collection object.</li>
<li>For a *ACTIVE Collection, the date/time will come from the last interval
which was processed by CRTPFRDTA.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">F</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">File level (PD(2,0)). Specifies the level of the performance database
files. The value in this field is 21, and will be changed each time the format
of any of the performance database files change.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">FC</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Processor Feature Code (character 4).</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">FI</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 "><span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />Interactive Feature (character 4). The Interactive
Feature field is blank for servers that have no interactive features.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">FP</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Processor Feature (character 4).</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">HM</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Hypervisor™ memory.
This is the total amount of memory, in megabytes, used by the hypervisor.
This is physical machine memory and is not associated with the partition's
memory allocation. The amount of memory is determined by the number of partitions
and attributes of each partition. The value is reported as an unsigned 4-byte
binary.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">I</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Interval (PD(2,0)). The time interval (in minutes) between each collection
of system performance data.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">IL</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Interactive limit as a percent of the configured processor units (see
GKEY PU). The value is reported in two different formats: a 2-byte binary
B(4,1) value followed by a 4-byte binary B(5,2) value. For example, in the
second format, a value of 1250 means 12.50%. For the most accurate data, the
second value should be used.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">IS</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Interval seconds (PD(4,0)). This record is provided by Collection Services
only. The time interval (in seconds) between each collection of system performance
data.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">IT</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Interactive threshold as a percent of the configured processor units
(see GKEY PU). The value is reported in two different formats: a 2-byte binary
B(4,1) value followed by a 4-byte binary B(5,2) value. For example, in the
second format, a value of 1250 means 12.50%. For the most accurate data, the
second value should be used.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">OS</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Output file system (character 8). This record is provided by Collection
Services only. This value represents the system where the database files are
generated.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">PC</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Partition count. The value is reported in two different formats: a
zoned (2,0) value that is capped at 99 followed by an unsigned 4-byte binary
value. For the most accurate data, the second value should be used. This record
is provided by Collection Services only.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">PN</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Partition identifier (character 1). This record is provided by Collection
Services only.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">PP</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Primary partition (character 1). This record is provided by Collection
Services only.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">PU</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Processor units allocated to the partition. The value is reported as
a 4-byte binary B(5,2). For example: 175 means 1.75 processor units.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">R</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Version number (PD(2,0)), followed by release number (PD(3,1)).</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">S</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">System name (character 8).</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">SJ</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">The Select Job (SLTJOB) parameter value (character 10). This value
may be *ALL or *ACTIVE. This parameter applies to the performance monitor.
Collection Services does not use the SJ parameter.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">SP</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Shared processor/pool attributes. This record contains partition attributes
related to shared processor pools. The first item identifies if the partition
uses a shared pool. The rest of the data applies if sharing is in effect: <p>Byte
1: CHAR(1) - Processor sharing,</p>
<p>'0' = Partition does not share physical
processors.</p>
<p>'1' = Partition shares physical processors.</p>
<p>Byte 2:
CHAR(1) - capped/uncapped</p>
<p>'0' = Partition is capped.</p>
<p>'1' = Partition
is uncapped.</p>
</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">S1</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Value (character 1) of the QPFRADJ system value.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">S2</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Value (character 1) of the QDYNPTYSCD system value.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">S3</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Value (character 1) of the QDYNPTYADJ system value.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="14.285714285714285%" headers="d0e56 ">T</td>
<td valign="top" width="85.71428571428571%" headers="d0e58 ">Trace type (character 5). Specifies the type of internal trace that
was started with the Start Performance Monitor command (*ALL or *NONE). Collection
Services will always report *NONE.</td>
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