PerfCap Capacity Planner provides help that you can access in the following ways:
Help topics are displayed in a help topic window. If a topic is longer than the help window, use the scroll bars or resize the help window to display the rest of the topic.
You can get help on tasks described in the PerfCap Capacity Planner User's Guide by clicking on one of the following task definitions:
Task | Description |
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DC-1 | Defining Dates and Times |
DC- 2 | Defining Batch Parameters |
DC-3 | Defining Nodes for Collection |
DC- 4 | UNIX Data Collection |
DC-5 | PATHWORKS Data Collection |
Task | Description |
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DI-1 | Selecting Files for Integration |
DI-2 | Defining Start and End Times |
DI- 3 | Selecting Processing Options |
DI-4 | Integrating UNIX Data |
Task | Description |
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WA-1 | Defining Processes |
WA- 2 | Defining Classes by Workload |
WA-3 | Defining Classes by Load and Type |
WA-4 | Defining Class Types |
WA- 5 | Setting Filters to Sort Image Data |
WA-6 | Displaying Workload Analysis Tabular Reports |
WA- 7 | Defining Classes |
WA-8 | Performing Automatic Class Definition |
WA-9 | Performing Selective Class Definition |
WA-10 | Defining Network Class Filters |
WA-11 | Defining Subclasses |
WA-12 | Importing PSDC$PARAMS.DAT Files |
WA-13 | Reading System .MERG Files |
WA- 14 | Reading Network .BASE Files |
WA-15 | Editing Process Class Metrics |
WA-16 | Creating a Class |
WA- 17 | Reordering a Class List |
WA-18 | Editing Class Profile Metrics |
WA-19 | Editing Subclass Metrics |
WA-20 | Editing Server Loads |
WA-21 | Restoring Workload Definitions |
Task | Description |
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M-1 | Importing and Exporting Files |
M-2 | Modifying Workload Parameters |
M-3 | Modifying Model Parameters |
M- 4 | Running Performance Predictions |
M-5 | Running Saturation Analysis |
M-6 | Viewing Configuration Windows |
M-7 | Setting Scope |
M- 8 | Displaying Device Data |
M-9 | Displaying Device Statistics |
M- 10 | Drawing Configurations |
M-11 | Selecting Devices |
M- 12 | Connecting Devices |
M- 13 | Disconnecting Devices |
M-14 | Managing Panels |
M- 15 | Refreshing Windows |
M-16 | Editing Disks |
M- 17 | Deleting Devices |
M-18 | Resizing Devices |
M- 19 | Moving Devices |
M- 20 | Editing the User Load |
M- 21 | Increasing the Workload |
M- 22 | Balancing the Workload |
M- 23 | Deleting Workload |
M-24 | Editing Disk Load |
M- 25 | Editing the Class Profile |
M-26 | Editing the Workload Mix |
M-27 | Editing Server Load |
M- 28 | Editing Disks |
M-29 | Displaying Device Statistics |
M-30 | Moving Disks |
M-31 | Adding I/O Devices |
M-32 | Creating Disksets |
M- 33 | Adding Members to Disksets |
M-34 | Displaying Diskset Members |
M-35 | Removing Diskset Members |
M-35a | Moving Diskload to Another Disk |
M-36 | Performing Saturation Analysis |
M-37 | Writing Tabular Reports |
M-38 | Reading Tabular Reports |
M- 39 | Using Saturation Settings |
M-40 | Setting User Growth Parameters |
PerfCap Capacity Planner follows the DECwindows Motif standard for defining mouse buttons, dialog box buttons, and keyboard keys.
Use... | On Objects To... | In View Area To... |
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MB1 single click | Select/deselect icons | N /A |
MB1 double click | Pop up Statistics dialog boxes; select files in dialog boxes | N/A |
Shift+MB1 single click | Select multiple icons | N/A |
Shift+MB1 single click | Deselect single icons | N/A |
Ctrl+MB1 single click | Deselect multiple icons | N/A |
MB1 Drag | Move icons | N/A |
MB2 Drag | Change size of bus icons | N /A |
MB3 Drag | N/A | Pop up a menu |
MB3+selected disk | N/A | Pop up a disk menu |
Use the... | To... |
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OK button | Apply input and dismiss the dialog box. |
Apply button | Apply input without dismissing the dialog box. |
Cancel button | Dismiss the dialog box without applying input. |
Close button | Close the dialog box. |
Help button | Get information about how to use the dialog box. |
Use the... | To... |
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Tab key | Move input focus to the first or next tab field. If you wish to change a value in the field, typing the first character of the new value will delete the existing value. |
Arrow keys | Move from one field to another after you set input focus on a field. |
Next Screen key | Move to the next field. |
Prev Screen key | Move to the previous field. |
Choose On Context from the Help menu to get help on various objects in any Capacity Planner open window or dialog box, such as menus, window objects, dialog box fields, and so on.
When you choose On Context, the pointer changes to a question mark (?). You then position the question mark on the text of any object and click MB1 on it.
For example, to get help on a menu:
Information on that menu is displayed in the help topic window. You may also see a list of additional topics that provide more information.
If an object has no help associated with it, you will receive a message stating that it has no help. If a text label has no help associated with it, you will receive a message stating that the object's label or its window's label could not be found.
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Choose On Window from the Help menu for information about the tasks you can perform with the current Capacity Planner window.
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Choose On Overview from the Help menu to learn how to get started with Capacity Planner.
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Choose On Version from the Help menu for information about the product version.
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Choose Glossary from the Help menu to view a list of terms and definitions related to Capacity Planner.
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