AIX perfpmr Recipe

1. Download perfpmr to the node(s)
2. Extract it somewhere:

   zcat perf72.tar.Z | tar -xvf -

3. As root, execute perfpmr in a directory with at least (45MB * $LOGICAL_CPUs) of disk space:

   perfpmr.sh 600

   • Note: this executes for about 30 minutes. Alternatively, the minimum execution is 10 minutes with the argument 60 instead of 600.
4. Reproduce the problem.
5. Collect the data:

   pax -xpax -vw perfdata | gzip -c > perfpmr_collection.pax.gz

6. Upload perfpmr_collection.pax.gz

For background, see AIX perfpmr.

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