Sysplex DASD Device attributes

The Sysplex DASD Device attribute group monitors z/OS image-by-image activity for individual DASD devices.

Address Device address for the system in hexadecimal format.

Average Response Time Average I/O response time, in milliseconds, of the device as seen by the system. Valid value is a numeric value in the range 0 through 2147483647, to one decimal point precision, and includes the use of the *AVG, *MAX, *MIN, or *SUM functions. An example is 55.2.

Bypass Filtering This attribute is for information only. You can use this attribute in a situation.

Cache Status Cache status of the device for the system. Valid values include:

Connect Time Average connect time in milliseconds, for a typical I/O. Valid value is a numeric value in the range 0 through 2147483647, to one decimal point precision, and includes the use of the *AVG, *MAX, *MIN, or *SUM functions. An example is 21.2.

Disconnect Time Average disconnect time, in milliseconds, for a typical I/O. Valid value is a numeric value in the range 0 through 2147483647, to one decimal point precision, and includes the use of the *AVG, *MAX, *MIN, or *SUM functions. An example is 12.8.

I/O Rate Average I/O rate for the device. Valid value is a numeric value in the range 0 through 2147483647, to one decimal point precision, and includes the use of the *AVG, *MAX, *MIN, or *SUM functions. An example is 12.8.

Indexed VTOC Status of the indexed volume table of contents (VTOC) as seen from the system. Valid values are:

IOSQ Average IOS queue time, in milliseconds, for a typical I/O. Valid value is a numeric value in the range 0 through 2147483647, to one decimal point precision, and includes the use of the *AVG, *MAX, *MIN, or *SUM functions. An example is 15.5.

Managed System A sysplex in your enterprise that is being monitored by OMEGAMON XE for z/OS agents. Valid value is a character string with a maximum length of 32 bytes, in the format <plexname>:MVS:SYSPLEX.

Mount Status Mount status of the device for the system. Valid values are:

Pending Time Average pending time, in milliseconds, for a typical I/O. Valid value is a numeric value in the range 0 through 2147483647, to one decimal point precision, and includes the use of the *AVG, *MAX, *MIN, or *SUM functions. An example is 5.5.

Reconfiguration Status Dynamic reconfiguration status of the device for the system. Valid values are:

System Name of the system that shares access to this device. Valid format is a simple text string from 1 through 32 characters; for example, SYSA.

True Percent Busy Device true busy value aggregated over all systems in the Sysplex. Valid value is a numeric value in the range 0 through 100, to one decimal point precision, and includes the use of the *AVG, *MAX, *MIN, or *SUM functions. An example is 25.5.

Vary Status Vary status of the device for the system. Valid values are:

Volume Serial Number Volume serial number of the device. Valid format is a simple text string from 1 through 6 characters; for example, VOL001.