The Performance Aide can be used as the primary provider of local AIX performance metrics to local or remote applications in an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It contains the System Performance Measurement Interface (SPMI) library and has a daemon that can perform local data filtering and alert generation. There are also OEM agents for HP and Sun machines. The Performance Aide has a single package, perfagent.
| Fileset Name | Description | Requisite Software |
|---|---|---|
| perfagent.server
Performance Agent Daemons and Utilities |
This fileset contains the performance daemons and API. It is required by the Performance Toolbox to monitor local andremote performance statistics. | bos.net.tcp.client AIX 4 TCP/IP Client Applications perfagent.tools Local Performance Analysis and Control Commands |
| perfagent.tools
Local Performance Analysis and Control Commands |
This fileset contains several performance analysis and control commands which are used on a local AIX system. The
fileset includes the following tools: bigfoot, fdpr, filemon, fileplace, lockstat,
netpmon, rmss, stem, svmon, and tprof.
In AIX Version 4.3 and later, this fileset ships with the base installation media. |
bos.sysmgt.trace Software Trace Service Aids |
| perfagent.html.en_US
Performance Toolbox Guide and Reference |
This fileset contains the Performance Toolbox and Performance Aide HTML files that can be viewed using a web
browser.
In AIX Version 4.3.2, this fileset ships with the base documentation, and is no longer packaged with the Performance Aide. |
The AIX Performance Agent package requires approximately 5.7 megabytes of disk space.
The AIX Performance Toolbox Guide and Reference fileset requires approximately 6.2 megabytes of disk space.
Stop Performance Agent Daemons and Utilities before installing another version of the software. If the performance agent daemons had been running, then reboot the system after installation. After any installation or update, execute:
refresh -s inetdTo update the Internet superserver configuration. OEM agents can be installed on HP and Sun machines by copying the installation script to the OEM machine and running it.
Performance Aide 2.2 is required for AIX Version 4.2. Performance Aide 1.2 or Performance Aide 2.1 will not run on AIX Version 4.2 and Performance Aide 2.2 will not run properly on AIX Version 3.2 or AIX Version 4.1 systems. Configuration files generated for Performance Aide 1.2 or Performance Aide 2.1 can be preserved and updated for use by Performance Aide 2.2 on AIX Version 4.2.
The Performance Aide can be used as the primary provider of local AIX performance metrics to local or remote applications in an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It contains the System Performance Measurement Interface (SPMI) library and has a daemon that can perform local data filtering and alert generation. There are also OEM agents for HP and Sun machines.