The SYSBPM function invokes the Message Buffer Pool Statistics menu which is used to obtain message-pool-related statistics.

To invoke Message Buffer Pool Statistics

• In the SYSBPM Main Menu, enter the following function code:

  M

  Or:
  Enter the following SYSBPM direct command:

  DISPLAY MSTATISTICS
  

  The Message Buffer Pool Statistics screen appears.

The statistics displayed on the Message Buffer Pool Statistics screen are snapshots of the message pool which are refreshed each time you press ENTER. The following information is displayed:

Field	Explanation
Message Pool Size (MB)	The size of the whole message pool in MB. The message pool size can be specified with the NTBPI macro in the parameter module or with the BPI profile parameter described in the Parameter Reference documentation.
Available text entries	The maximum number of texts the message pool can contain.
Free text entries	Number of additional texts which may be loaded into the message pool.
Start date	The date when the message pool was originally started.
Start time	The time when the message pool was originally started.
Full conditions	The number of times a message could not be added to the message pool because there were no free text entries left.
Total number of locates	The total number of message retrieves from the message pool.
Successful direct locates	The number of times a message could be retrieved without using the hash table.
Collisions high water	The maximum number of collisions. In other word, the maximum number of texts using the same entry in the hash table.