Potential data file errors – HP NonStop G-Series User Manual
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Configuring and Running Measurements
Measure User’s Guide — 520560-003
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Potential Data File Errors
the current data file. To change the current data file, you must issue the ADD
MEASUREMENT
data-file-name
command.
For example, to make $DATA.PERF.JUL01A the current data file:
5+ ADD MEASUREMENT $DATA.PERF.JUL01A
6+ INFO MEASUREMENT *
Add measurement $DATA.PERF.JUL01A -- Current Data File --
Data collected from system \HATI, MEASURE release version G10
From 2 Jul 2003, 15:07:30
-- Add Cpu *
-- Add File $*
-- Add Discopen *
-- Add Disc $*
Add measurement $DATA.PERF.JUL01B
Data collected from system \HATI, MEASURE release version G10
From 2 Jul 2003, 15:08:42, To 2 Jul 2003, 15:09:49
Cpu 15 Entities 705 Words
File 1405 Entities 47770 Words
Discopen 5677 Entities 85155 Words
Disc 320 Entities 33920 Words
-- Add Cpu *
-- Delete Cpu 6
-- Add File $*
-- Add Discopen *
-- Add Disc $*
Add measurement $DATA.PERF.JUL01C
Data collected from system \HATI, MEASURE release version G10
From 2 Jul 2003, 15:30:00, To 2 Jul 2003, 17:30:00
-- Add Cpu *
-- Delete Cpu 6
-- Add File $*
-- Add Discopen *
-- Add Disc $*
Potential Data File Errors
If the measurement data file becomes full before the end of a measurement, each
MEASCTL process stops writing data to the file and displays this console message:
Measurement nn datafile: write to datafile failed.
File system err: 45
Closing information such as the ending measurement time and counter-space usage
statistics cannot be written to the file. In this case, the measurement remains active
and appears as an active measurement when you enter the STATUS commands. The
counters continue to be updated in memory, but the data is not written out. To stop the
measurement and close the data file, issue the STOP MEASUREMENT command.
When a write to a data file encounters any file-system error (except an error 43 or 45),
the MEASCTL processes abort the measurement. The aborted measurement is