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HP Performance Collection Software User's Manual (for MPE Systems)

Introduction to UTILITY 

The UTILITY program serves as a tool for managing and reporting
information on log files.  The program also lets you display the versions
of Performance Collection Software host programs and libraries being
used, and control the SCOPE(XL) collection program as it runs.

UTILITY Commands 

UTILITY can be used in either an interactive or a batch mode.  Brief
descriptions of the major functions are given below.  For detailed
explanations of each command, see chapter 4.

ALARMS       Enables or disables processing of performance
             alarms during the SCAN operation.  Performance
             alarm definitions are located in the last PARM
             file processed with the PARMFILE command.

CONVERT      Converts raw or extracted log files created
             under previous versions of Performance
             Collection Software (A.nn.nn) to the current
             format.  These files must reside on the host
             system.

             Only forward conversion is provided.  That is,
             you can only convert log files from an earlier
             release to this new release.  Log files
             converted to the new release or log files
             created under this new release cannot be
             converted to or accessed by earlier releases of
             Performance Collection Software or HP
             LaserRX/MPE.

CREATE       Creates the four Performance Collection Software
             raw log files--LOGGLOB, LOGAPPL, LOGPROC, and
             LOGDISC--before starting SCOPE(XL) for the first
             time.

          Table 2-0.  (cont.) 

PARMFILE     Checks the syntax of a Performance Collection
             Software PARM file and reports any warnings or
             errors.

RESIZE       Resizes Performance Collection Software raw log
             files (LOGGLOB, LOGAPPL, LOGPROC, and LOGDISC).
             The RESIZE command requires that a log file be
             opened.

             UTILITY is the only program you can use to
             resize raw log files.  Any attempt to use a
             program other than the UTILITY program to
             manipulate the size of a log file will destroy
             the integrity of the log file.

SCAN         Scans a raw or extracted log file and prints a
             summary report on its contents.  The SCAN
             command requires that a log file be opened.

SCOPE        Lets you communicate with SCOPE(XL) while it is
             running.

VERSIONS     Displays version information for all the
             Performance Collection Software host programs
             and libraries.

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