Performance Management for System i

PM for System i SNA transmission migration

SNA as a communication protocol is being withdrawn as a method to transmit PM for System i data. Please see the following link for key dates and information on the recommendation of using Electronic Service Agent for transmitting PM for System i performance data.

Announcing PM for Power Systems

PM for Power Systems is the new umbrella name incorporating all the functions of PM for System i™ and PM for System p™. PM for Power Systems is put in place to support all the former models of the IBM System i™ and the IBM System p™ family of systems and all the new IBM Power™ Systems models. Consistent reporting formats exist whether you are running IBM i or AIX®; and consistent terms and conditions apply across both operating systems. And in all cases, users still have access to the IBM Systems Workload Estimator for sizing upgrades, server consolidations, partition additions, etc., that are based on the collection of historical utilization and growth data provided by PM for System i or PM for System p.

Support by model type and software release is as follows:

Support is provided for AIX (V5.1 - V6.1) and IBM i(i5/OS®). System hardware supported includes the previously available IBM System i and IBM System p systems. For the POWER6™ processor-based servers, PM for Power Systems support is available as indicated:
IBM Power 520 Express - AIX or i Editions: April 2008;
IBM Power 550 Express - AIX Edition: April 2008;
IBM Power 550 Express - i Edition and IBM Power 570, 575 and 595: mid year 2008.

New audio visual clips

To better increase the interactive capability and how to navigate the components of the PM for System i offering, new audiovisual clips have been added for five different topics.

The topics in this IBM Redbook support the growing need and recommendation to use IBM Performance Management for System i and System p.

To access the Redbook, follow the links on the Reference materials page.