SOS Pulse Points

Summary

The Pulse Points Screen

The Pulse Points screen displays the current performance levels of key performance indicators. The performance level of each indicator is categorized as acceptable (Green), questionable (Yellow), or unacceptable (Red), based on criteria set in the ppoints configuration file.

Figure 23.1 SOS Pulse Points screen

To access the Pulse Points screen from any SOS display screen:

Type s from the SOS Enter command: prompt to view the Screen Selection Menu screen.

From the Screen Selection Menu screen, enter p (Pulse Points). The Pulse Points screen will display. An example of the screen is shown in Figure 23.1.

Pulse Points Screen Display Items

Data items displayed in the Pulse Points screen are described elsewhere in this manual and in the online help, therefore, the pulse point indicators are not documented in this chapter. If the meaning of a pulse point indicator is unclear, please refer to the documentation for the indicator’s corresponding SOS screen. For example, for information about the CPU Busy % indicator, refer to "SOS CPU Summary".

The pulse points indicators are configurable. For configuration guidelines, refer to "SOS ppoints File".

Pulse Points Screen Column Headings

Each of the column headings for the Pulse Points screen is described in the next table.

Table 23.1 SOS Pulse Points screen column headings

Heading	Description
Indicator	The Indicator column in the Pulse Points screen displays the name associated with each pulse point data item.
Green	All pulse point indicator values that are within the range configured as "acceptable" are displayed in the Green column.
Yellow	All pulse point indicator values that are within the range configured as "questionable" are displayed in the Yellow column.
Red	All pulse point indicator values that are within the range configured as "unacceptable" are displayed in the Red column.
Comments	Any comments provided for a pulse point indicator will be displayed in the Comments column.