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

Using Performance Collection Software Alarms 

To use an alarm, do the following:

   1.  Create a PARM file with the desired alarms and user variables.

   2.  Run the UTILITY program.

       Enter the PARMFILE command and specify the name of the PARM file
       containing the alarm definitions.  If any errors are reported,
       correct them before proceeding.  You may specify the Performance
       Collection Software log file start and end dates, etc., then enter
       the SCAN command.  During the SCAN function, each data sample is
       processed against the alarms defined in the PARM file.  If
       DETAIL=ON then the beginning, ending, and actions of each alarm
       will be printed as they are triggered.  Variable substitution will
       be performed on any THEN or FINISH actions and the result printed
       but the actions will not be performed during the UTILITY SCAN 
       function.

       At the end of the SCAN function, a summary will be printed showing
       the number of times each alarm was triggered and the total number
       of minutes each was active.  If you set ALARMS=OFF, no alarm
       events will be listed but a summary still will be produced.

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