Starting the Tivoli Performance Viewer

The Tivoli Performance Viewer is a performance monitor for WebSphere Application Server shipped with WebSphere Application Server 5.0. The viewer retrieves performance data by periodically polling the administrative server. Data is collected continuously and retrieved as needed from within the viewer. Launch the Performance Viewer and specify the level of data to collect from the WebSphere Application Server Administration Console. Use the graphical interface to retrieve and view data in a table or chart, or to store data in a log file. You can use the viewer not only use to monitor the Commerce PMI, but also other generic WebSphere Application Server performance data that are relevant to WebSphere Commerce.

For more information see the topic "Monitoring performance with Tivoli Performance Viewer (formerly Resource Analyzer)" in the >WebSphere Application Server Information Center

When you start the Tivoli performance viewer for WebSphere Commerce, you need to specify the SOAP or RMI port number for the WC_instance_name application server in order to measure the WebSphere Commerce related counters. Otherwise, by default, the Tivoli Performance Viewer will try to connect to the server1 application server instead. One way to determine the WC_instance_name application servers's SOAP or RMI port number is to look into the System.Out log file of WC_instance_name. When the server starts up, the SOAP or RMI port number will be displayed.

Following are the steps to start the Tivoli Performance Viewer

  1. Enable PMI services through the administrative console.
  2. Start the Tivoli Performance Viewer. This can be done in two ways:
    • Start performance monitoring from the command line. Go to the WAS_installdir/bin directory (WindowsWAS_installdir\bin)and run the tperfviewer script. Specify the host and port as follows:
      AIXSun Solaris Operating EnvironmentLinux tperfviewer.sh host_name port_number connector_type
      Windows tperfviewer.bat host_name port_number connector_type
      

      For example:
      AIXSun Solaris Operating EnvironmentLinuxtperfviewer.sh localhost 8879 SOAP
      Windowstperfviewer.bat localhost 8879 SOAP

      The connector_type can be either SOAP or RMI. Port 8879 is the default ND port for a SOAP connector. Port 9809 is the default ND port for an RMI connector

    • WindowsClick Start --> Programs --> IBM WebSphere --> Application Server v.50 > Tivoli Performance Viewer.

      The Tivoli Performance Viewer detects which package of WebSphere Application Server you are using and connects using the default Remote Method Invocation (RMI) connector port. If the connection fails, a dialog is displayed to provide new connection parameters. You can connect to a remote host or a different port number, by using the command line to start the performance viewer.

  3. Adjust the data collection settings.

    Refer to the instructions in the topic "Setting performance monitoring levels" in the WebSphere Application Server Information Center.

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