MONITOR MULTIPLE PROCESSES

Groups of processes can be monitored to check the SYSTEM status, QUOTA and WORKING SET. If the number of selected processes does not fit on one screen, the list of processes will be displayed in separate pages. After every interval period the next page will be displayed containing actual values. The default interval period is 3 seconds.

The selection of processes is based on Account Name, Process ID, Image Name, Job Type (detached, network, batch, local, dialup or remote), Mode (batch, interactive, network or other), Process Name, Subprocess indication and Username. Processes on another node in an OpenVMS Cluster can also be selected. Processes can be excluded for selection based on the Process Name or can be forced to swap in. All described monitor functions in this part can perform a REFRESH.

The display always contains a header with the Node Name (node where VIP runs), the Page Number, the number of selected processes and the current time. The information of every process is displayed in a separate line. Each line starts with the Process ID and the Process Name. Each line ends with a Process Indicator letter which are N(etwork process), B(atch process), S(ubprocess) or nothing (detached process, default).

When a process reaches a predefined condition or when one of the specified limits is exceeded, the corresponding line on the screen will be marked (displayed in bold, underlined, blinking or reverse video). This will occur also when a process is deleted.

MONITOR QUOTA

With MONITOR QUOTA the used or remaining process quota are monitored and displayed. For each process the AST Queue Limit, Buffered I/O Count Limit, Buffered I/O Byte Limit, CPU Time Limit, Direct I/O Count Limit, Lock Queue Limit, Open File Limit, Paging File Limit, Subprocess Creation Limit and Timer Queue Limit are displayed.

When at least one of the process quota values exceeds a specified limit (in %), the process will be marked. This situation can activate the ALARM.

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MONITOR SYSTEM

With MONITOR SYSTEM the status information of processes is monitored and displayed. For each process the Process State, Process Priority, I/O usage, CPU usage, Page Faults and Physical Memory (number of pages in the working set) are displayed.

When at least one of the process status values exceeds a specified limit, the process will be marked. This situation can activate the ALARM.

When the ALARM is activated because of a stopped process, the SUBMIT can be activated, which starts a batch job. The batch job may contain actions to restart the stopped process. Parameters to the batch job can be the Process Name, Process ID and Node Name of the node on which the stopped process was running.

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MONITOR WORKING SET

With MONITOR WORKING SET the working set related information of processes is monitored and displayed. For each process the Working Set Extent, Working Set Quota, Working Set Default, Working Set Size, Physical Memory (number of pages in the working set) and Page Faults are displayed.

When at least one of the values of the Working Set Size, Physical Memory or Page Faults exceeds a specified limit, the process will be marked. This situation can activate the ALARM.

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