Version 15.1 User’s Manual

Table of Contents
Product Overview & Components………………….………………………………………….……….. 7
Understanding the Performance Data………………………………………………………………… 8
Types of Data Used ………..………………………………….……………………………….……... 9
Performance Data Tab…………………………………………………………………………………… 10
Installing PN/400 (on the IBM i)……………............................................................................ 11
Performance Navigator Menu (on the IBM i)……………………………………………………… 19
PerfNav Work Scheduled Job Entries (on the IBM i)…….………..…………………………….. 20
PerfNav Work with Customization Options (on the IBM i)……………………..……………….. 22
PerfNav Status & Information Screen (on the IBM i)…………………….……..……………….. 23
Understanding the Graph Levels... ................................................................................................... 24
Graphs Available By Category....................................................................................................... 26
Average Day Graphs……………………………………………………………………………………. 26
Selecting An Average Day Date Range....................................................................................... 27
Current Day Graphs / Selecting a Prior Current Day Member..................................................... 28
What If Date Range (Selecting the What If Baseline Data)…………………………………………. 27
Peak Day Graphs……………………………………………………………………………………….. 29
Selecting A Peak Day Date Range.............................................................................................. 30
Service Level Graphs…………………………………………………………………………………… 31
Selecting A Service Level Date & Time Range............................................................................. 32
Service Level – Configurable Guidelines...................................................................................... 33
Understanding The Graph Menu………………………………..……………………………………… 35
Screen Options…………………………………………………………………………………………… 36
Tool Bar Summary………………………………………………………………………………………. 38
Zoom In............................................................................................................................. 39
Zoom Out........................................................................................................................... 40
Change Scale..................................................................................................................... 41
Drill Down......................................................................................................................... 42
Drill Up............................................................................................................................... 42
Pie Chart………………………………………………………………………………………….. 43
Previous Graph.................................................................................................................. 42
Next Graph......................................................................................................................... 43
Combine with Previous Graph............................................................................................. 44
Extrapolate......................................................................................................................... 45
Guidelines......................................................……………………………………………….. 46
3D Effect. Print, Refresh, Script........................................................................................ 47
Create Footnotes On Graphs……………………………………………………………………………. 48
Why Is My Cursor Changing?………………………………………………………………………….. 49
The X and Y Axis………………………………………………………………………………………… 50
Trend Lines ..........………………………………………………………………………………………. 52
Filtering & Deleting Data............................................................................. ………………………. 53
IBM i Connection ID………………………………………………………………………………... 54
Data Scope Indicator……………………………………………………………………………………. 55
Graph ID & Data Window……………………………………………...…………………………….. 56
Removing Gaps in Data................................................................................................................ 57
Graph Properties…………………………………………………………………………………………. 58
Copy Bitmap / New Window……………………………………………………………………………. 59
PerfNav Email Capability………………………………………………………………………………… 60
Version 15 User Manual Page 3 Oct 2011