dim_STAT User's Guide

Table of contents

• Overview...
• General View


• LICENSE
• GPL v2 License
• Freeware End User License


• Installation
• INSTALL.sh
• Starting Web and Database servers
• Migration from any old dim_STAT version to the new one
• First-Level Security


• STAT-service
• Install STAT-service


• Main Page
• ERROR: No X_ROOT configuration for SERVER
• Web Browsers


• Preferences
• Example


• Start On-Line Collecting
• Main Steps
• Few screenshots...
• Load collect from output files
• Standalone configuration


• EasySTAT
• Example
• EasySTAT Hints


• BatchLOAD
• BatchLOAD Example
• Special NOTE
• GUDs integration


• Analyzing
• Welcome Analyze!
• LOG Messages


• Multi-Host Analyzing
• Select Multi-host
• Choose Collect(s) and Time interval
• Choose STATs
• Go!
• Result with Static Log
• Result with Dynamic Log


• Single-Host Analyzing
• Choose Collect and STAT
• Example IOSTAT: Choose Disks criteria
• Example IOSTAT: Choose STAT Variables
• Example IOSTAT: Result Graph
• Save Graph as Bookmark...


• Bookmarks
• Choose Collect and click on Bookmarks...
• Choose Time interval and Graphics style
• Select all Data you want to see and GO!
• Result Page
• Administration actions


• Multi-Host Extended Analyze
• dim_STAT CLI
• Example


• Administration
• Active/Stopped Collect
• Delete/Recycle Collects
• Export/Import collects
• Modify Collect parameters
• LOG Messages operations


• Add-On Statistics
• Example of SINGLE-Line command integration
• MULTI-Line Add-On command integration
• REAL LIFE EXAMPLE...
• Pre-Integrated Add-Ons
• Administation tasks


• Linux Special Notes
• Linux STAT-service
• Lvmstat
• Lmpstat
• LcpuSTAT (deprecated)
• LioSTAT
• psSTAT for Linux
• LpsSTAT (psSTAT)
• LPrcLOAD (ProcLOAD)
• LUsrLOAD (UserLOAD)
• LnetLOAD (netLOAD)


• Report Tool
• Overview
• Datatype: Text, HTML, Image, Binary
• Datatype: SysINFO
• Datatype: HTML.tar.Z
• Datatype: dim_STAT-Snapshot
• Datatype: dim_STAT-Collect
• Preview / Generate / Publish
• Export / Import
• Let's try! New Report
• Click on Report Tool
• New Report
• Edit Report
• Edit Actions
• Edit Note
• Edit Note, continue...
• Edit Note, continue2...
• Edit Note, continue3...
• Edit Report, continue...
• Edit Report, continue2...
• Add Note
• New Note -- SysINFO
• New Note -- SysINFO Form
• New Note -- SysINFO Result
• New Note -- SysINFO Link Contents
• Edit Report, continue3...
• Edit Report, continue4...
• Add New Note -- Image
• Add New Note -- Image Inline
• Add New Note -- Image Linked
• Add New Note -- dim_STAT Collect, Step1
• Add New Note -- dim_STAT Collect, Step2
• Add New Note -- dim_STAT Collect, Step3
• Add New Note -- dim_STAT Collect, Step3 continue
• Add New Note -- dim_STAT Collect, Step4
• Add New Note -- dim_STAT Collect, Step5
• Add New Note -- dim_STAT Collect Result
• Add New Note -- dim_STAT Collect Contents, ordered by:Collect
• Add New Note -- dim_STAT Collect Result per STATs
• Add New Note -- dim_STAT Collect Contents, ordered by:STATS
• Edit Report, next...
• Edit Report -- Cut
• Edit Report -- Paste!
• Edit Report -- Pasted...
• Edit Report -- Preview
• Edit Report -- Preview Output
• Edit Report -- Preview Output2
• Generate Report
• Generated Report documents
• Report Tool Home


• Additional Tools
• Java2GIF Tool
• Java2PNG Tool
• HTMLDOC Tool


• FAQ
• Sizing of dim_STAT Instance...
• I've started my collects but it seems that nothing gets collected?
• Syntax of text matching pattern
• When will you upgrade to the newer MySQL version?
• With multiple hosts to monitor, is it possible to graph them together?..
• How easy is it to integrate any new stats to monitor, including DTrace stuff?
• Could I get the raw data via dim_STAT-CLI instead of the graphs?...
• I have a Windows machine to monitor remote UNIX boxes.... Any help?..


• Full Working cycle Example