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<h1 class="topictitle1">Collect system performance data</h1>
<div><p>Collection Services regularly collects information about system
performance. Often, analyzing performance data begins with this information.</p>
<div class="section"><p>Collecting data is an important step toward improving performance.
When you collect performance data, you gather information about your server
that can be used to understand response times and throughput. It is a way
to capture the performance status of the server, or set of servers, involved
in getting your work done. The collection of data provides a context, or a
starting point, for any comparisons and analysis that can be done later. When
you use your first data collections, you have a benchmark for future improvements
and a start on improving your performance today. You can use the performance
data you collect to make adjustments, improve response times, and help your
systems achieve peak performance. Performance problem analysis often begins
with the simple question: "What changed?" Performance data helps you answer
that question.</p>
<p>You can use Collection Services to collect performance
data, create performance files with the <span class="cmdname">Create Performance Data (CRTPFRDTA)</span> command,
convert them to current release with <span class="cmdname">Convert Performance Data (CVTPFRDTA)</span> command
or through the Performance Tools plugin in <span class="keyword">iSeries™ Navigator</span>,
and then create reports or create your own queries by using the information
in the performance database files.</p>
<p>For more information about performance
data, see the following:</p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Collection Services</dt>
<dd>See how to collect performance data for analysis and how to customize
your collections.</dd>
<dt class="dlterm">Performance database files</dt>
<dd>Find an overview of the performance database files that are available
to you and see detailed field data for each performance database file.</dd>
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<p>In addition, you can use either the Performance Management
APIs or the performance collection CL commands to start, end, and cycle collections,
as well as to change and retrieve system parameters for the data collected.</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzahxresearchparent.htm" title="There are many options available to help you identify and resolve performance problems. Learn how to use the available tools and reports that can help you find the source of the performance problem.">Research a performance problem</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
<div><a href="rzahxcollectdatacs.htm" title="Use Collection Services to collect performance data for later analysis by the Performance Tools for iSeries licensed program or other performance report applications, iSeries Navigator monitors, and the graph history function. (If you prefer viewing real-time performance data, system monitors provide an easy-to-use graphical interface for monitoring system performance.)">Collection Services</a></div>
<div><a href="rzahxperfdatafiles1.htm" title="You can generate database files from the collection objects maintained by Collection Services. Use this topic to find the names, descriptions and attributes of these database files.">Performance data files</a></div>
<div><a href="rzahxwhatnewcs.htm" title="Read about the changes to the control language (CL) commands, performance database files, and Collection Services.">What's new: CL commands and Collection Services</a></div>
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<div class="relref"><strong>Related reference</strong><br />
<div><a href="../apis/perfmgmt.htm">Performance Management APIs</a></div>
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