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<var class="product">SirMon</var> is a comprehensive facility for monitoring the performance and availability of <var class="product">[[Model 204]]</var> online systems.  <var class="product">SirMon</var> combines the real time monitoring of <var class="product">Model 204</var> performance with intelligent full screen displays that facilitate System Manager duties.


<var class="product">SirMon</var> is part of the [[RKTools]] family of products from Rocket Software. As of Model&nbsp;204 V7.5, the functions and facilities necessary to run RKTools are built into the Model&nbsp;204 kernel. Earlier versions of SirMon require the installation of the [[Sirius Mods]], with a version equal to or higher than the <var class="product">SirMon</var> version.  
<var class="product">SirMon</var> is part of the [[RKTools]] family of products from Rocket Software. As of Model&nbsp;204 V7.5, the functions and facilities necessary to run RKTools are built into the Model&nbsp;204 kernel. Earlier versions of SirMon require the installation of the [[Sirius Mods]], with a version equal to or higher than the <var class="product">SirMon</var> version.  


==SirMon overview==
==SirMon overview==
<var class="product">SirMon</var> is a comprehensive facility for monitoring the performance and
<var class="product">SirMon</var> combines the real time monitoring of <var class="product">Model&nbsp;204</var> performance with
availability of <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online systems that is completely integrated
intelligent full screen (3270 or browser) displays that facilitate System Manager duties.
within the <var class="product">Model 204</var> environment.
Displays may be scrolled and sorted by displayed statistics and parameters.
<var class="product">SirMon</var> also supports an automatic refresh mode for timed, "hands-off" operations.


<var class="product">SirMon</var> combines the real time monitoring of <var class="product">Model 204</var> performance with
intelligent full screen displays that facilitate System Manager duties.
Displays may be scrolled and sorted by displayed statistics and
parameters.
<var class="product">SirMon</var> also supports an automatic refresh mode for timed,
"hands-off" operations.
These features are designed to highlight significant resource consumers.
These features are designed to highlight significant resource consumers.
Other features, such as the ability to restrict displays of users and subsystems
Other features, such as the ability to restrict displays of users and subsystems
to those holding a particular file open or preventing checkpoints, are designed
to those holding a particular file open or preventing checkpoints, are designed to identify and solve problems with enqueuing and data availability.
to identify and solve problems with enqueuing and data availability.


Users may be BUMPed or have their PRIORITY reset from within <var class="product">SirMon</var>, and
Users may be bumped or have their priority reset from within <var class="product">SirMon</var>, and subsystems may be stopped and started.
subsystems may be STOPped and STARTed.
<var class="product">SirMon</var> is completely integrated with the <var class="product">Model&nbsp;204</var> security scheme, so users have
<var class="product">SirMon</var> is completely integrated with the <var class="product">Model 204</var> security scheme, so users have
access to commands in <var class="product">SirMon</var> only if they have access to them at <var class="product">Model&nbsp;204</var> command level.
access to commands in <var class="product">SirMon</var> only if they have access to them at
<var class="product">Model 204</var> command level.


<var class="product">SirMon</var> also provides a background monitor which measures an
<var class="product">SirMon</var> also provides a background monitor which measures an
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warnings when problems are detected.
warnings when problems are detected.


<var class="product">SirMon</var> divides the <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online into System, Subsystem, File, User,
<var class="product">SirMon</var> divides the <var class="product">Model&nbsp;204</var> Online into System, Subsystem, File, User, and Task statistics.
and Task statistics.
In addition to those statistics collected by <var class="product">Model&nbsp;204</var>, <var class="product">SirMon</var> provides
In addition to those statistics collected by <var class="product">Model 204</var>, <var class="product">SirMon</var> provides
an extensive collection of additional statistics and information that
an extensive collection of additional statistics and information that
is invaluable for understanding the performance of a <var class="product">Model 204</var> online.
is invaluable for understanding the performance of a <var class="product">Model&nbsp;204</var> Online.
Online help facilities explain the meaning of all statistics available
Online Help facilities explain the meaning of all statistics available
for display.
for display.


<var class="product">SirMon</var> is distributed with a set of pre-defined screens for each
<var class="product">SirMon</var> is distributed with a set of pre-defined screens or browser pages for each display category.
display category.
The information displayed ranges from general overviews to highly
The information displayed ranges from general overviews to highly
specific and targeted views of particular users, files, or other aspects
specific and targeted views of particular users, files, or other aspects
of the <var class="product">Model 204</var> system.
of the <var class="product">Model&nbsp;204</var> system.
Online help information is automatically tailored to the data displayed
Online Help information is automatically tailored to the data displayed
on the current screen.
on the current screen.
An integrated "fastpath" command structure allows fast navigation
An integrated "fastpath" command structure or browser menu allows fast navigation between the various display screens.
between the various display screens.


<var class="product">SirMon</var> provides a collection of pre-defined monitoring screens that
<var class="product">SirMon</var> provides a collection of pre-defined monitoring options known to be useful for analyzing <var class="product">Model&nbsp;204</var> performance and solving performance problems.
have been determined to be useful for
analyzing <var class="product">Model 204</var> performance and solving performance problems.
Extensive customization facilities make it easy to design and implement
Extensive customization facilities make it easy to design and implement
screens that track information of interest to your particular site.
screens or views that track information of interest to your particular site.
These locally-defined custom screens are fully integrated within the <var class="product">SirMon</var>
These locally-defined custom displays are fully integrated within the <var class="product">SirMon</var>, including in one or both of the user interfaces (3270 or RKWeb): support for display sorting, the standard
end user interface, including support for display sorting, the standard
prefix command set, fastpath access, and automatically generated Help text.
prefix command set, fastpath access, and automatically generated help text.


==SirMon topics==
==SirMon topics==
The <var class="product">SirMon</var> documentation consists of the pages listed below.  
The <var class="product">SirMon</var> documentation consists of the pages listed below. This list is also available as a "See also" link from each of the pages.  
This list is also available as a "See also" link from each of the pages.  


For information about product changes and Model&nbsp;204 feature
For information about product changes and Model&nbsp;204 feature
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<li>[[Terminal MODEL 6 support]] </li>
<li>[[Terminal MODEL 6 support]] </li>
</ul>
</ul>


[[Category:SirMon]]
[[Category:SirMon]]
[[Category:RKTools]]
[[Category:RKTools]]

Revision as of 21:52, 5 May 2017

SirMon is a comprehensive facility for monitoring the performance and availability of Model 204 Online systems that is completely integrated within the Model 204 environment.

SirMon is part of the RKTools family of products from Rocket Software. As of Model 204 V7.5, the functions and facilities necessary to run RKTools are built into the Model 204 kernel. Earlier versions of SirMon require the installation of the Sirius Mods, with a version equal to or higher than the SirMon version.

SirMon overview

SirMon combines the real time monitoring of Model 204 performance with intelligent full screen (3270 or browser) displays that facilitate System Manager duties. Displays may be scrolled and sorted by displayed statistics and parameters. SirMon also supports an automatic refresh mode for timed, "hands-off" operations.

These features are designed to highlight significant resource consumers. Other features, such as the ability to restrict displays of users and subsystems to those holding a particular file open or preventing checkpoints, are designed to identify and solve problems with enqueuing and data availability.

Users may be bumped or have their priority reset from within SirMon, and subsystems may be stopped and started. SirMon is completely integrated with the Model 204 security scheme, so users have access to commands in SirMon only if they have access to them at Model 204 command level.

SirMon also provides a background monitor which measures an array of system statistics against user-defined thresholds, sending warnings when problems are detected.

SirMon divides the Model 204 Online into System, Subsystem, File, User, and Task statistics. In addition to those statistics collected by Model 204, SirMon provides an extensive collection of additional statistics and information that is invaluable for understanding the performance of a Model 204 Online. Online Help facilities explain the meaning of all statistics available for display.

SirMon is distributed with a set of pre-defined screens or browser pages for each display category. The information displayed ranges from general overviews to highly specific and targeted views of particular users, files, or other aspects of the Model 204 system. Online Help information is automatically tailored to the data displayed on the current screen. An integrated "fastpath" command structure or browser menu allows fast navigation between the various display screens.

SirMon provides a collection of pre-defined monitoring options known to be useful for analyzing Model 204 performance and solving performance problems. Extensive customization facilities make it easy to design and implement screens or views that track information of interest to your particular site. These locally-defined custom displays are fully integrated within the SirMon, including in one or both of the user interfaces (3270 or RKWeb): support for display sorting, the standard prefix command set, fastpath access, and automatically generated Help text.

SirMon topics

The SirMon documentation consists of the pages listed below. This list is also available as a "See also" link from each of the pages.

For information about product changes and Model 204 feature support per SirMon version, see the release notes.

For information about product error messages, see MSIR. messages.

See also