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IBM AIX Event Tests

The Oracle Enterprise Manager Advanced Event Tests for IBM AIX are divided into a series of classes or groupings that enable you to find the event test you want to register.

The class names and the events that you can register within the classes are listed as follows:

• CPU Utilization Class: includes the percentage of time the CPU was idle, in a wait state, in system mode, and in user mode (See Table 5-1)
• File System Class: includes available space and used space (See Table 5-2)
• I/O Class: includes read and write operations (See Table 5-3)
• Memory/Swap Class: includes free memory, available swap, and swap queue (See Table 5-4)
• Network Class: includes packet statistics, incoming and outgoing errors, and collisions on the network interface (See Table 5-5)
• Process Class: includes process ID, parent process ID, priority of the process, and size of the process (See Table 5-6)
• System Class: includes operations for page ins, page outs, pages paged in, and pages paged out (See Table 5-7)

Summary of IBM AIX Event Tests

The following tables list the IBM AIX event tests by class. The full descriptions of the individual event tests follow the tables. The event tests are in alphabetical order.

Table 5-1 CPU Utilization Event Tests  

Event Test	Description
Idle (%)	Idle (%) is the percentage of time that the CPU was idle and the system did not have an outstanding disk I/O request. This test checks the percentage of processor time in idle mode for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Idle (%) value is less than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Sys (%)	Sys (%) is the percentage of time that the CPU is running in system mode (kernel). This test checks the percentage of processor time in system mode for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Sys (%) value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
User (%)	User (%) is the portion of processor time running in user mode. This test checks the percentage of processor time in user mode for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the User (%) value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Wait (%)	Wait (%) is the percentage of time that the CPU was idle during which the system had an outstanding disk I/O request. This test checks the percentage of processor time in wait mode for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Wait (%) value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Table 5-2 File System Class Event Tests  

Event Test	Description
Available (KB)	Available is the amount of space, in kilobytes, available for the creation of new files by users who do not have superuser privileges. This test checks for available space on the disk specified by the File System Name parameter, such as /, /tmp, or * (for all disks). If the space available is less than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Used (KB)	Used is the amount of space (in kilobytes) allocated to existing files. This test checks for space used on the disk specified by the File System Name parameter, such as /, /tmp, or * (for all file systems). If the space used is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Utilized (%)	Utilized is the percentage of space that is currently allocated to all files on the file system. This test checks for the percentage of space used on the disk specified by the File System Name parameter, such as /, /tmp, or * (for all disks). If the percentage of space used is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Table 5-3 I/O Class Event Tests  

Event Test	Description
Reads (#/s)	Reads is the number of reads per second. This test checks the read rate. If the read rate is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Writes (#/s)	Writes is the number of writes per second. This test checks the write rate. If the write rate is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Table 5-4 Memory/Swap Class Event Tests  

Event Test	Description
Available Swap (KB)	Available Swap is the amount of swap space currently available in kilobytes. This test checks the size of currently available swap space on the system. If the size in kilobytes is less than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Free Memory (KB)	Free Memory is the size of the free list in kilobytes. This test checks the size of the free memory in kilobytes on the system. If the size is less than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Run Queue	Run Queue is the average number of processes in memory and subject to be run in the last interval. This test checks the run queue. If the run queue is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Swap Queue	Swap Queue is the average number of swapped processes in the last interval. This test checks the average number of swapped processes. If the number is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Waiting	Waiting is the average number of jobs waiting for I/O in the last interval. This test checks the average number of jobs waiting for I/O. If the waiting queue is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Table 5-5 Network Class Event Tests  

Event Test	Description
Collisions (#/s)	Collisions is the number of collisions per second. This test checks the rate of collisions on the network interface specified by the network device names parameter, such as le0 or * (for all network interfaces). If the rate is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Incoming Errors (#/s)	Incoming Errors is the number of input errors, per second, encountered on the device for unsuccessful reception due to hardware/network errors. This test checks the rate of input errors on the network interface specified by the network device names parameter, such as le0 or * (for all network interfaces). If the rate is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Incoming Packets (#/s)	Incoming Packets is the number of packets, per second, that have been received successfully by the device. This test checks the rate at which packets are received on the network interface specified by the network device names parameter, such as le0 or * (for all network interfaces). If the rate is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Outgoing Errors (#/s)	Outgoing Errors is the number of output errors per second. This test checks the rate of output errors on the network interface specified by the network device names parameter, such as le0 or * (for all network interfaces). If the rate is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Outgoing Packets (#/s)	Outgoing Packets is the number of packets, per second, that have been sent out by the device. This test checks the rate at which packets are sent on the network interface specified by the network device names parameter, such as le0 or * (for all network interfaces). If the rate is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Table 5-6 Process Class Event Tests  

Event Test	Description
System Time (%)	System Time (%) is the percentage of system level CPU time that a process used. This test checks the percentage of system time that has been used by the process(es) specified by the process names parameter, such as vppdc or * (for all processes running on the system). If the System Time (%) value used by any one process is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
User Time (%)	User Time (%) is the percentage of user level CPU time that a process used. This test checks the percentage of user time that has been used by the process(es) specified by the process names parameter, such as vppdc or * (for all processes running on the system). If the User Time (%) value used by one process is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Virtual Size (KB)	Size is the total size of a process in virtual memory, in kilobytes. This test checks the total size of the process(es) specified by the process names parameter, such as vppdc or * (for all processes running on the system). If the total size of any one process is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Table 5-7 System Class Event Tests  

Event Test	Description
Page Ins (#/s)	Page Ins is the number of page read ins per second (read from disk to resolve fault memory references) by the virtual memory manager. Along with Page Outs, this statistic represents the amount of real I/O initiated by the virtual memory manager. This test checks the number of page read ins for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as cpu_stat0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the number of page read ins is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Page Outs (#/s)	Page Outs is the number of page write outs to disk per second. This test checks the number of page write outs for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as cpu_stat0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the number of page write outs is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Pages Paged In (#/s)	Pages Paged In is the number of pages paged in (read from disk to resolve fault memory references) per second. This test checks the number of pages paged in for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as cpu_stat0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the number of pages paged in is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Pages Paged Out (#/s)	Pages Paged Out is the number of pages written out (per second) by the virtual memory manager. Along with Pages Paged In, this statistic represents the amount of real I/O initiated by the virtual memory manager. This test checks the number of pages paged out for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as cpu_stat0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the number of pages paged out is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
System Call Forks (#/s)	System Call Forks is the number of calls fork() per second. This test checks the calls to system call fork() rate for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as cpu_stat0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the System Calls value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Descriptions of IBM AIX Event Tests

The IBM AIX Event Tests are listed in alphabetical order.

Available (KB)

Description

Available is the amount of space, in kilobytes, available for the creation of new files by users who do not have superuser privileges.

This test checks for available space on the disk specified by the File System Name parameter, such as /, /tmp, or * (for all disks). If the space available is less than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from statvfs.

Parameters

• File System Name(s): Filter for file system names, such as /, /tmp, or * for all file systems on the system. Note: To access the list of available file systems, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "File System".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert, in kilobytes.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert, in kilobytes.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The available space in kilobytes on the file system.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Available Swap (KB)

Description

Available Swap is the amount of swap space currently available in kilobytes.

This test checks the size of currently available swap space on the system. If the size in kilobytes is less than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct vmk psfreeblks).

Parameters

• System: To access the available system instance, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "Memory/Swap".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert, in kilobytes.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert, in kilobytes.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The size of currently available swap space in kilobytes.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Collisions (#/s)

Description

Collisions is the number of collisions per second.

This test checks the rate of collisions on the network interface specified by the network device names parameter, such as le0 or * (for all network interfaces). If the rate is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct ifnet_s colls).

Parameters

• Network Device Name(s): Filter for network device names, such as le0 or * for all network interfaces on the system. Note: To access the list of available network interfaces, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "Network". If no "Network" class displays for the target node, this means the interface on the target node is not supported by the Oracle Intelligent Agent.
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert. The value must be between 0.0 and 100.0
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert. The value must be between 0.0 and 100.0
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The rate of collisions on the network interface.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Free Memory (KB)

Description

Free Memory is the size of the free list in kilobytes.

This test checks the size of the free memory in kilobytes on the system. If the size is less than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct vmk numfrb).

Parameters

• System: To access the available system instance, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "Memory/Swap".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert, in kilobytes.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert, in kilobytes.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The size of the free memory in kilobytes.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Idle (%)

Description

Idle (%) is the percentage of time that the CPU was idle and the system did not have an outstanding disk I/O request.

This test checks the percentage of processor time in idle mode for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Idle (%) value is less than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct sysinfo cpu).

Parameters

• System Host CPU(s): Filter for CPUs, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * for all CPUs on the system. Note: To access the list of available CPU IDs, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "CPU Utilization".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert. The value can be between 0.0 and 100.0.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert. The value can be between 0.0 and 100.0.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The percentage of time that the CPU was idle and no outstanding disk I/O request in the last interval.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Incoming Errors (#/s)

Description

Incoming Errors is the number of input errors, per second, encountered on the device for unsuccessful reception due to hardware/network errors.

This test checks the rate of input errors on the network interface specified by the network device names parameter, such as le0 or * (for all network interfaces). If the rate is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct ifnet_s ierrs).

Parameters

• Network Device Name(s): Filter for network device names, such as le0 or * for all network interfaces on the system. Note: To access the list of available network interfaces, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "Network". If no "Network" class displays for the target node, this means the interface on the target node is not supported by the Oracle Intelligent Agent.
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The rate of input errors on the network interface.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Incoming Packets (#/s)

Description

Incoming Packets is the number of packets, per second, that have been received successfully by the device.

This test checks the rate at which packets are received on the network interface specified by the network device names parameter, such as le0 or * (for all network interfaces). If the rate is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct ifnet_s ipkts).

Parameters

• Network Device Name(s): Filter for network device names, such as le0 or * for all network interfaces on the system. Note: To access the list of available network interfaces, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "Network". If no "Network" class displays for the target node, this means the interface on the target node is not supported by the Oracle Intelligent Agent.
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The rate at which packets are received on the network interface.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Outgoing Errors (#/s)

Description

Outgoing Errors is the number of output errors per second.

This test checks the rate of output errors on the network interface specified by the network device names parameter, such as le0 or * (for all network interfaces). If the rate is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct ifnet_s oerrs).

Parameters

• Network Device Name(s): Filter for network device names, such as le0 or * for all network interfaces on the system. Note: To access the list of available network interfaces, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "Network". If no "Network" class displays for the target node, this means the interface on the target node is not supported by the Oracle Intelligent Agent.
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The rate of output errors on the network interface.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Outgoing Packets (#/s)

Description

Outgoing Packets is the number of packets, per second, that have been sent out by the device.

This test checks the rate at which packets are sent on the network interface specified by the network device names parameter, such as le0 or * (for all network interfaces). If the rate is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct ifnet_s opkts).

Parameters

• Network Device Name(s): Filter for network device names, such as le0 or * for all network interfaces on the system. Note: To access the list of available network interfaces, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "Network". If no "Network" class displays for the target node, this means the interface on the target node is not supported by the Oracle Intelligent Agent.
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The rate at which packets are sent on the network interface.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Page Ins (#/s)

Description

Page Ins is the number of page read ins per second (read from disk to resolve fault memory references) by the virtual memory manager. Along with Page Outs, this statistic represents the amount of real I/O initiated by the virtual memory manager.

This test checks the number of page read ins for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as cpu_stat0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the number of page read ins is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct vmi pageins).

Parameters

• System Host CPU(s): Filter for CPUs, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * for all CPUs on the system. Note: To access the list of available CPU IDs, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "System".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The number of page read ins per second.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Page Outs (#/s)

Description

Page Outs is the number of page write outs to disk per second.

This test checks the number of page write outs for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as cpu_stat0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the number of page write outs is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct vmi pageouts).

Parameters

• System Host CPU(s): Filter for CPUs, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * for all CPUs on the system. Note: To access the list of available CPU IDs, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "System".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The number of page write outs per second.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Pages Paged In (#/s)

Description

Pages Paged In is the number of pages paged in (read from disk to resolve fault memory references) per second.

This test checks the number of pages paged in for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as cpu_stat0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the number of pages paged in is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct vmi pgspgin).

Parameters

• System Host CPU(s): Filter for CPUs, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * for all CPUs on the system. Note: To access the list of available CPU IDs, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "System".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The number of pages paged in per second.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Pages Paged Out (#/s)

Description

Pages Paged Out is the number of pages written out (per second) by the virtual memory manager. Along with Pages Paged In, this statistic represents the amount of real I/O initiated by the virtual memory manager.

This test checks the number of pages paged out for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as cpu_stat0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the number of pages paged out is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct vmi pgspgout).

Parameters

• System Host CPU(s): Filter for CPUs, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * for all CPUs on the system. Note: To access the list of available CPU IDs, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "System".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The number of pages paged out per second.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Reads (#/s)

Description

Reads is the number of reads per second.

This test checks the read rate. If the read rate is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct dkstat dk_rblks).

Parameters

• Disk Device Name(s): Filter for disk names, such as sd0 or * for all disks on the system. Note: To access the list of available disk names, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "I/O".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The number of reads per second.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Run Queue

Description

Run Queue is the average number of processes in memory and subject to be run in the last interval.

This test checks the run queue. If the run queue is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct sysinfo runque).

Parameters

• System: To access the available system instance, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "Memory/Swap".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The run queue in the last interval.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Swap Queue

Description

Swap Queue is the average number of swapped processes in the last interval.

This test checks the average number of swapped processes. If the number is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct sysinfo swpque).

Parameters

• System: To access the available system instance, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "Memory/Swap".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The average swap queue length in the last interval.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Sys (%)

Description

Sys (%) is the percentage of time that the CPU is running in system mode (kernel).

This test checks the percentage of processor time in system mode for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Sys (%) value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct sysinfo cpu).

Parameters

• System Host CPU(s): Filter for CPUs, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * for all CPUs on the system. Note: To access the list of available CPU IDs, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "CPU Utilization".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert. The value can be between 0.0 and 100.0.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert. The value can be between 0.0 and 100.0.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

Percentage of time that the CPU is running in the system mode in the last interval.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

System Call Forks (#/s)

Description

System Call Forks is the number of calls fork() per second.

This test checks the calls to system call fork() rate for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as cpu_stat0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the System Calls value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct sysinfo sysfork).

Parameters

• System Host CPU(s): Filter for CPUs, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * for all CPUs on the system. Note: To access the list of available CPU IDs, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "System".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The number of fork system calls per second.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

System Time (%)

Description

System Time (%) is the percentage of system level CPU time that a process used.

This test checks the percentage of system time that has been used by the process(es) specified by the process names parameter, such as vppdc or * (for all processes running on the system). If the System Time (%) value used by any one process is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from getproc.

Parameters

• Process(es): Filter for processes, such as vppdc, dbsnmp, or * for all processes on the system.
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert. The value can be between 0.0 and 100.0.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert. The value can be between 0.0 and 100.0.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

• Process name with process ID: To identify the exact process.
• System Time: The percentage of system level CPU time that a process used.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Used (KB)

Description

Used is the amount of space (in kilobytes) allocated to existing files.

This test checks for space used on the disk specified by the File System Name parameter, such as /, /tmp, or * (for all file systems). If the space used is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from statvfs.

Parameters

• File System Name(s): Filter for file system names, such as /, /tmp, or * for all file systems on the system. Note: To access the list of available file systems, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "File System".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert, in kilobytes.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert, in kilobytes.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The used space in kilobytes on the file system.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

User (%)

Description

User (%) is the portion of processor time running in user mode.

This test checks the percentage of processor time in user mode for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the User (%) value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct sysinfo cpu).

Parameters

• System Host CPU(s): Filter for CPUs, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * for all CPUs on the system. Note: To access the list of available CPU IDs, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "CPU Utilization".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert. The value can be between 0.0 and 100.0.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert. The value can be between 0.0 and 100.0.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

Percentage of time that the CPU is running in the user mode in the last interval.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

User Time (%)

Description

User Time (%) is the percentage of user level CPU time that a process used.

This test checks the percentage of user time that has been used by the process(es) specified by the process names parameter, such as vppdc or * (for all processes running on the system). If the User Time (%) value used by one process is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from getproc.

Parameters

• Process(es): Filter for processes, such as vppdc, dbsnmp, or * for all processes on the system.
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert. The value can be between 0.0 and 100.0
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert. The value can be between 0.0 and 100.0
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

• Process name with process ID: To identify the exact process.
• User Time: The percentage of user level CPU time that a process used.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Utilized (%)

Description

Utilized is the percentage of space that is currently allocated to all files on the file system.

This test checks for the percentage of space used on the disk specified by the File System Name parameter, such as /, /tmp, or * (for all disks). If the percentage of space used is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from statvfs.

Parameters

• File System Name(s): Filter for file system names, such as /, /tmp, or * for all file systems on the system. Note: To access the list of available file systems, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "File System".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert. The value must be between 0.0 and 100.0.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert. The value must be between 0.0 and 100.0.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The percentage of space used on the file system.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Virtual Size (KB)

Description

Virtual Size is the total size of a process in virtual memory, in kilobytes.

This test checks the total size of the process(es) specified by the process names parameter, such as vppdc or * (for all processes running on the system). If the total size of any one process is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from getproc.

Parameters

• Process(es): Filter for processes, such as vppdc, dbsnmp, or * for all processes on the system.
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert, in kilobytes.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert, in kilobytes.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

• Process name with process ID: To identify the exact process.
• Size: the total size of a process in virtual memory, in kilobytes.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Wait (%)

Description

Wait (%) is the percentage of time that the CPU was idle during which the system had an outstanding disk I/O request.

This test checks the percentage of processor time in wait mode for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Wait (%) value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct sysinfo cpu).

Parameters

• System Host CPU(s): Filter for CPUs, such as cpu_stat0, CPU0, or * for all CPUs on the system. Note: To access the list of available CPU IDs, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "CPU Utilization".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert. The value can be between 0.0 and 100.0.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert. The value can be between 0.0 and 100.0.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

Percentage of time that the CPU was idle and wait for disk I/O in the last interval.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Waiting

Description

Waiting is the average number of jobs waiting for I/O in the last interval.

This test checks the average number of jobs waiting for I/O. If the waiting queue is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Not available.

Parameters

• System: To access the available system instance, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "Memory/Swap".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The average waiting queue length in the last interval.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.

Writes (#/s)

Description

Writes is the number of writes per second.

This test checks the write rate. If the write rate is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.

Data Source

Data obtained from the system call for kernel statistics (struct dkstat dk_wblks).

Parameters

• Disk Device Name(s): Filter for disk names, such as sd0 or * for all disks on the system. Note: To access the list of available disk names, use Performance Manager or Capacity Planner and connect to the target node, then click on the class "I/O".
• Warning Threshold: Threshold for warning alert.
• Critical Threshold: Threshold for critical alert.
• Number of Occurrences: The number of consecutive occurrences. The default is 5.

Output

The number of writes per second.

Recommended Frequency

5 minutes

User Action

Specific to your site.