s390-tools/zconf/chp/chpstat/chpstat.8

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.TH chpstat 8 "" s390-tools chpstat


.SH NAME
chpstat - Display channel-path statistics


.SH SYNOPSIS
.B chpstat
.RI [ OPTIONS ]
.RI [ ACTIONS ]
.RI [ CHPIDS ]


.SH DESCRIPTION
Use
.B chpstat
to view channel-path statistics such as utilization and throughput,
and to query and control the status of the channel-path statistics function.
.br

When run without further options, data for all channel-paths is displayed
repeatedly with a 5 second delay in table format. You can limit output to
specific channel-paths by listing the associated CHPIDs on the command line.
.br

Note: Channel-path statistics are only available on systems running in an
LPAR or DPM partition.
.br

.SS "Output options"

Without options,
.B chpstat
displays performance statistics data in table format. Use options
.BR \-\-columns ", " \-\-all " and " \-\-cmg
to change the list of columns to display.
.br

You can use option
.B \-\-format
to select a machine-readable list output format (JSON, key-value pairs, or
comma-separated values), and option
.B \-\-keys
to restrict output to only a specific set of data keys.
.br

Additional options can be used to display the raw source data used for
calculating channel-path statistics:
.br

.IP \(bu 3
.B Characteristics:
Static data describing base characteristics of a channel-path.
.br

Use option
.B \-\-chars
to view characteristics data.
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.B Utilization:
Raw data about a channel-paths current utilization. This data is updated
regularly at model-dependent intervals that typically last a few seconds
(see key "interval").

Use option
.B \-\-util
to view raw utilization data.
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.B Metrics:
Performance statistics derived from utilization and characteristics data.
.br

Note: Metrics data is calculated as averages over all utilization update
intervals that fall within the selected chpstat update interval.
.br

Use option
.B \-\-metrics
to view metrics data.
.PP

.SS Authorization

A special authorization setting needs to be enabled for a system to be able
to access channel-path statistics data.

.B Classic mode LPAR

.IP 1. 3
Logon on to the Hardware Management Console (HMC)
.PP
.IP 2. 3
Select the target LPAR
.PP
.IP 3. 3
Start "Customize Activation Profiles" HMC Task
.PP
.IP 4. 3
Enable "Security/Global performance data control" setting
.PP

Note: The LPAR needs to be deactivated/re-activated for the change to
become effective.

.B DPM Partition
.IP 1. 3
Logon on to the Hardware Management Console (HMC)
.PP
.IP 2. 3
Select the target partition
.PP
.IP 3. 3
Start "Partition Details" HMC Task
.PP
.IP 4. 3
Enable "Controls/Access global performance data" setting
.PP
.IP 5. 3
Press "Apply" - the change will be active immediately
.PP

.SS "Channel-Measurement Groups"

A Channel-Measurement Group (CMG) is a number associated with each channel-path
that determines the type of available statistics data for that channel-path.


.SH ACTIONS
.BR \-s ", " \-\-status
.br
.RS
Show channel-path statistics status

Possible status values are:
.IP \(bu 3
.B enabled:
Statistics facility is active
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.B disabled:
Statistics facility is inactive
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.B unsupported:
Statistics facility is not supported.
.br

Note that channel-path statistics are only available when running in LPAR or
DPM partition.
.PP
.RE

.BR \-e ", " \-\-enable
.br
.RS
Enable channel-path statistics
.br

After booting Linux, the channel-path statistics facility starts in disabled
state. Use option
.B \-\-enable
to enable it.
.RE

.BR \-d ", " \-\-disable
.br
.RS
Disable channel-path statistics
.RE

.BR \-l ", " \-\-list\-columns
.br
.RS
List available table columns
.br

Use this option to get a list of available table column names and associated
short description. A comma-separated list of column names can be used with
option
.B \-\-columns
to select the columns to display in table output format.
.RE

.BR \-L ", " \-\-list\-keys
.br
.RS
List available data keys
.br

Use this option to get a list of available keys that can be used with option
.B \-\-keys
to select data pairs to display in machine-readable output format.
.RE

.BR \-h ", " \-\-help
.br
.RS
Print usage information, then exit
.RE

.BR \-v ", " \-\-version
.br
.RS
Print version information, then exit
.RE


.SH OPTIONS
.BR \-n ", " \-\-iterations
.I NUM
.br
.RS
Display NUM reports before ending
.br

By default,
.B chpstat
shows output repeatedly until interrupted. Use option
.B \-\-iterations
to specify how many times output should be updated before exiting. A value of
0 indicates an unlimited number of iterations.
.RE

.BR \-i ", " \-\-interval
.I NUM
.br
.RS
Pause NUM seconds between display
.br

Use this option to specify the number of seconds to wait between output updates.
Valid values are between 1 and 2140.

Note: It is recommended to use interval values of at least the model-dependent
statistics update interval (see key "interval").
.br
.RE

.BR \-c ", " \-\-columns
.IR  COL ,..
.br
.RS
Select table columns to show in table output format
.br

To get a list of available columns, use option
.BR \-\-list\-columns .
If a channel-path does not provide data for a selected column, the
corresponding table field is set to '\-'.
.RE

.BR \-k ", " \-\-keys
.IR  KEY ,..
.br
.RS
Select keys to show in machine-readable output format
.br

Use this option to select the data to show in machine-readable output
format. To get a list of available keys, use option
.BR \-\-list\-keys .
If a channel-path does not provide data for a selected key, the
corresponding value is set to "".
.RE

.BR \-a ", " \-\-all
.br
.RS
Show all table columns and key data
.br

Use this option to select all supported columns and keys for output.
.RE

.BR \-\-scale
.I UNIT
.br
.RS
Scale BPS values by UNIT

Use this option to specify a value by which bytes-per-seconds (BPS) values -
such as read and write throughput - are scaled in table output format. Accepted
values are:

.IP \(bu 3
.B auto:
Scale automatically to fit value into each column. This is the default.
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.IR number :
Scale by
.I number
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.B K:
Scale by 1024 (KiB)
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.B M:
Scale by 1,048,576 (MiB)
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.B G:
Scale by 1,073,741,824 (GiB)
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.B T:
Scale by 1,099,511,627,776 (TiB)
.PP
.RE

.BR \-\-cmg
.IR CMG ,..
.br
.RS
Show data for specified CMGs only
.br

Use this option to limit output to CHPIDs with the specified
Channel-Measurement-Groups (CMG). This option also selects table columns
suitable for the specified CMGs.
.RE

.BR \-\-format
.I FORMAT
.br
.RS
Show data in specified FORMAT

Use this option to show output in a machine-readable format.
.I FORMAT
can be either of:

.IP \(bu 3
.B json:
Single JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) data structure

Data for all iterations is formatted as one JSON data structure formatted
in multiple lines to make them more readable by humans.
.br

See section "OUTPUT FORMAT" for more details.
.br
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.B json\-seq:
Sequence of JSON data structures

Data for each iteration is formatted as separate JSON data structure prefixed
with an ASCII Record Separator character (0x1e) and suffixed with an ASCII Line
Feed character (0x0a) in accordance with RFC7464.
.br

See section "OUTPUT FORMAT" for more details.
.br
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.B pairs:
Textual key=value pairs

By default, keys have a prefix that makes them unique across one tool
invocation. This prefix can be removed by specifying option
.BR \-\-no\-prefix .
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.B csv:
Comma-Separated-Value (CSV) list
.br

All values are quoted with double-quotes and separated by commas. The first
line of output contains a list of headings. Subsequent lines each represent
data for one CHPID in one iteration.
.PP
.RE

.BR \-\-chars
.br
.RS
List channel-path measurement characteristics

Use this option to display static data describing base characteristics of a
channel-path. This option implies a machine-readable format.
.RE

.BR \-\-util
.br
.RS
List unprocessed utilization data

Use this option to display raw channel-path utilization data that is updated
regularly by firmware at model-dependent intervals that typically last a few
seconds (see key "interval"). This option implies machine-readable output
format.
.RE

.BR \-\-metrics
.br
.RS
List performance metrics
.br

Use this option to display performance statistics data derived from utilization
and characteristics data. This option implies machine-readable output format.
.br

Note: Metrics data is calculated as averages over all utilization update
intervals that fall within the selected chpstat update interval.
.RE

.BR \-\-no\-ansi
.br
.RS
Do not use ANSI terminal codes in output
.br

When specified, this option suppresses the use of ANSI terminal control
characters in table output format. Such characters are used to clear the
screen, and to invert the colors for table heading display. Use this option
when an output terminal does not support these control characters.
.RE

.BR \-\-no\-prefix
.br
.RS
Hide key prefix in pairs output format

By default, keys that are shown in the "pairs" machine-readable output format
have a prefix that makes them unique across a tool invocation. Use option
.B \-\-no\-prefix
to remove this prefix.
.RE


.SH "OUTPUT FORMAT"
This section contains additional information for some of the supported
output formats.

.SS json

JSON output consists of a top-level object with the following properties
(key-value pairs):

.IP \(bu 3
.BR meta :
Tool meta-data including API level, version, host name, and time of invocation
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
.BR chpstat :
Channel-path statistics data
.PP

Note: For a given API level, the output format is guaranteed to remain
compatible, that is:

.IP \(bu 3
required child-objects are not removed
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
format and contents of existing objects and properties are retained
.PP
.IP \(bu 3
new child-objects and properties may be added
.PP

Channel-path statistics data is stored as an array of iteration objects under
the "chpstat" property in the top-level object.

Each iteration object contains a property named "channel_paths" the value of
which consists of an array of objects representing data for one channel-path
during one iteration. Objects for a single channel-path contain further
child-objects that group related properties together.
.br

The following object properties are required and will always be part of
JSON output:

.IP \(bu 3
For iteration objects: "iteration", "time", "time_epoch", and "channel_paths"
.br
.PP

.IP \(bu 3
For channel-path objects: "chpid", "type", "cmg", "shared"
.br
.PP

All other properties are optional and will be omitted from JSON output if the
associated value is unavailable. If option
.BR --all
is specified, unavailable properties are also listed as either empty strings or
negative values, depending on the value type.

Example JSON output for single iteration and channel-path with all properties:
.br

{
.br
  "meta": {
.br
    "api_level": 1,
.br
    "version": "2.32.0",
.br
    "host": "localhost",
.br
    "time_epoch": 1714663282,
.br
    "time": "2024-05-02 17:21:22+0200"
.br
  },
.br
  "chpstat": [
.br
    {
.br
      "iteration": 0,
.br
      "time_epoch": 1714663282,
.br
      "time": "2024-05-02 17:21:22+0200",
.br
      "channel_paths": [
.br
        {
.br
          "chpid": "0.00",
.br
          "type": 0,
.br
          "cmg": 0,
.br
          "shared": 0,
.br
          "speed": "",
.br
          "characteristics": {
.br
            "dpu_id": 0,
.br
            "max_bus_cycles": 0,
.br
            "max_channel_work_units": 0,
.br
            "max_write_data_units": 0,
.br
            "max_read_data_units": 0,
.br
            "data_unit_size": 0,
.br
            "data_unit_size_cpc": 0,
.br
            "msg_unit_size": 0,
.br
            "msg_unit_size_cpc": 0,
.br
            "dpu_num_cores": 0
.br
          },
.br
          "utilization": {
.br
            "timestamp": 0,
.br
            "bus_cycles_cpc": 0,
.br
            "channel_work_units_cpc": 0,
.br
            "channel_work_units": 0,
.br
            "data_units_written_cpc": 0,
.br
            "data_units_written": 0,
.br
            "data_units_read_cpc": 0,
.br
            "data_units_read": 0,
.br
            "total_ficon_ops_cpc": 0,
.br
            "total_deferred_ficon_ops_cpc": 0,
.br
            "sum_ficon_ops_cpc": 0,
.br
            "total_hpf_ops_cpc": 0,
.br
            "total_deferred_hpf_ops_cpc": 0,
.br
            "sum_hpf_ops_cpc": 0,
.br
            "channel_path_busy_time_cpc": 0,
.br
            "channel_path_busy_time": 0,
.br
            "msg_units_sent": 0,
.br
            "msg_units_sent_cpc": 0,
.br
            "unsuccessful_attempts_to_send": 0,
.br
            "unavailable_receive_buffers": 0,
.br
            "unavailable_receive_buffers_cpc": 0,
.br
            "data_units_sent": 0,
.br
            "data_units_sent_cpc": 0,
.br
            "dpu_channel_exec_time_cpc": 0,
.br
            "dpu_exec_time_cpc": 0
.br
          },
.br
          "metrics": {
.br
            "interval": 0.0,
.br
            "util_total": 0.0,
.br
            "util_part": 0.0,
.br
            "util_bus": 0.0,
.br
            "read_total": 0.0,
.br
            "read_part": 0.0,
.br
            "write_total": 0.0,
.br
            "write_part": 0.0,
.br
            "ficon_rate": 0.0,
.br
            "ficon_active": 0.0,
.br
            "ficon_defer": 0.0,
.br
            "hpf_rate": 0.0,
.br
            "hpf_active": 0.0,
.br
            "hpf_defer": 0.0,
.br
            "msg_rate_part": 0.0,
.br
            "msg_rate_total": 0.0,
.br
            "msg_size_part": 0.0,
.br
            "msg_size_total": 0.0,
.br
            "send_fail_part": 0.0,
.br
            "rcv_fail_part": 0.0,
.br
            "rcv_fail_total": 0.0,
.br
            "dpu_util": 0.0,
.br
            "dpu_util_total": 0.0,
.br
            "dpu_util_part": 0.0
.br
          }
.br
        }
.br
      ]
.br
    }
.br
  ]
.br
}
.br


.SS json\-seq

The json\-seq output format is a variation of the JSON output format described
above with the following differences:

.IP \(bu 3
Output consists of a sequence of top-level JSON objects, each contained in
single line with no indentation
.br

.IP \(bu 3
Each top-level object is prefixed by an ASCII Record Separator character (0x1e)
and suffixed with an ASCII Line Feed character (0x0a) in accordance with
RFC7464
.br
.PP

.IP \(bu 3
The first object contains tool meta-data properties defined in the previous
section
.br
.PP

.IP \(bu 3
Subsequent objects each represent channel-path statistics data for one iteration
.br
.PP


.SH "EXIT CODES"
.TP
.B 0
Program finished successfully
.PP
.TP
.B 1
Usage error
.PP
.TP
.B 2
A run\-time error occurred
.PP


.SH EXAMPLES
Display current channel-path statistics status in JSON format:
.RS 4
$
.B chpstat \-\-status \-\-format json
.br
.RE
.PP
.
Determine the model-dependent update interval for CHPID 0.f0:
.RS 4
$
.B chpstat \-\-keys interval \-n 1 \-\-no\-prefix 0.f0 \-\-format pairs
.br
.RE
.PP
.
Collect partition write throughput statistics for 1 hour in CSV format:
.RS 4
$
.B chpstat \-n 60 \-i 60 \-\-format csv \-\-key time,chpid,write_part
.br


.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR lschp "(8), " chchp (8)