CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      DECperformance Solution Family of Products

  1.1     The Data Collector Module

  1.2     The Performance Advisor Module

  1.3     The Capacity Planner Module

  1.4     The Accounting Chargeback Module

  2      Using DECps:  An Example

  2.1     The Problem:  Planning Growth During a Budget Crunch

  2.2     The Computing Environment

  2.3     First Step:  Collect the Data

  2.4     Using the Data to Plan for Performance

  2.5     Planning for System Growth

  2.6     Accounting for System Use

  3      Data Collector Module

  3.1     How the Data Collector Works

  3.2     The Data Collector's Role in DECps

  3.3     The Parameter Editor

  4      Performance Advisor Module

  4.1     How the Performance Advisor Works

  4.2     The Performance Advisor's Role in DECps

  5      Capacity Planner Module

  5.1     How the Capacity Planner Works

  5.2     The Capacity Planner's Role in DECps

  6      Accounting Chargeback Module

  6.1     How the Accounting Chargeback Module Works

  6.2     The Accounting Chargeback Module's Role in DECps

  FIGURES

  1 Documentation Map

  2 Installation Map

  3-1        Data Collector Functions

  4-1        Sample Analysis Report

  4-2        Performance Advisor Line Chart

  4-3        Performance Advisor Pie Chart

  4-4        Performance Advisor Interactions

  5-1        Sample Model

  5-2        Summary Report

  5-3        Capacity Planner Module Interactions

  6-1        Accounting Chargeback Module Interactions