Monitoring zIIP Usage

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# Monitoring zIIP Usage

This document provides information on how to view and control data on zIIP processing.

- zIIP Processing Reports Available

- Determining the Number of zIIPs Available

- Using SDSF ENC to Watch zIIP Usage

- Evaluating the z/OS SMF Type 30 Records

See also Monitoring the Cache Usage in the section Print and Work File Caching.

## zIIP Processing Reports Available

You can use the Natural system command `ZIIP` to determine whether the current Natural session is running on a zIIP and analyze your CPU time savings by zIIP enablement.

The `ZIIP` command displays the number of GCPs and zIIPs available in your z/OS environment, the CPU time consumed and, optionally, a list of components that caused SRB/TCB switches: see the example reports and explanations in zIIP Processing Information and zIIP Component Switch Statistics in the System Commands documentation.

For batch processing, you can also set the keyword subparameter `PRINT` of the profile parameter `ZIIP` to print zIIP processing information automatically at the end of the session.

A report with general zIIP information and component switch statistics is also printed when your CICS or Com-plete environment is shut down, depending on the version of the Natural CICS Interface or Natural Com-plete/SMARTS Interface, respectively, installed at your site. This report is similar to the report produced by the `PRINT` option of the `ZIIP` system command. For a CICS environment, the required program definitions are described in the section Natural zIIP Shutdown Statistics in Installing Natural CICS Interface in the Installation for z/OS documentation.

For a Com-plete environment, the required definitions are described in the section Natural zIIP Shutdown Statistics in Installing Natural Com-plete/SMARTS Interface on z/OS in the Installation for z/OS documentation

## Determining the Number of zIIPs Available

If you do not know how many zIIPs are available in your z/OS LPARs (logical partitions), you can check this with the following operator command:

    D M=CPU

The following example result of this command shows that four GCPs (`00` to `03`) and one zIIP (`+I`) is running in the current LPAR, and that one additional GCP (`05`) and one additional zIIP (`-I`) are defined as spare processors.

    D M=CPU
    IEE174I 12.39.09 DISPLAY M 781
    PROCESSOR STATUS
    ID CPU                   SERIAL
    00 +                      0FA10E2098
    01 +                      0FA10E2098
    02 +                      0FA10E2098
    03 +                      0FA10E2098
    04 +I                     0FA10E2098
    05 -
    06 -I

## Using SDSF ENC to Watch zIIP Usage

If you have the z/OS SDSF (System Display and Search Facility) installed under TSO, you can use the command ENC to obtain information about all WLM enclaves currently active in your z/OS environment and their zIIP usage.

For detailed information, see the IBM literature SDSF Operation and Customization.

### Calculating the CPU Time

Be aware that in the SDSF "D A" display the CPU time does not show the real values if running in a WLM enclave. You need to use the value of "ECPU Time" to evaluate the right CPU usage of your zIIP-enabled Natural session. The following definitions are quoted from the IBM z/OS SDSF documentation:

- "CPU Time" is the CPU time (TCB + SRB) for the address space, excluding any NP-SRB/enclave time.

- "ECPU Time" is the CPU time (TCB + SRB) for the address space, plus any NP-SRB/enclave time; that is, CPU used on behalf of this address space - the SDSF definition of "CPU Time".

Note
Com-plete `UQ A` and Natural ISPF only document the "CPU Time", there is no "ECPU Time" value available.

## Evaluating the z/OS SMF Type 30 Records

You can evaluate the SMF type 30 records to obtain statistics about zIIP processing per address space. These records contain several fields with various job step CPU time values such as TCB, SRB, WLM enclave and zIIP times.

For detailed information, see the IBM literature z/OS MVS System Management Facilities (SMF).

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- zIIP Processing Reports Available
- Determining the Number of zIIPs Available
- Using SDSF ENC to Watch zIIP Usage
- Evaluating the z/OS SMF Type 30 Records