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The Oracle Enterprise Manager Advanced Event Tests for HP-UX are divided into a series of classes or groupings that will enable you to find the event test you are interested in registering.
The class names and some of the events that you can register within the classes are listed as follows.
The following tables list the HP-UX event tests by class. The full descriptions of the individual event tests follow the tables. The event tests are in alphabetical order.
The HP-UX Event Tests are listed in alphabetical order.
Available is the amount of space, in kilobytes, available for the creation of new files by users who do not have super user privileges.
This test checks for available space on the disk specified by the File System Name parameter, such as /, /tmp, or * (for all disks). If the space available is less than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from statvfs.
The available space in kilobytes on the file system.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
The run queue or the load average is an average of the number of runnable processes waiting for the CPU during the last sixty seconds.
This test checks the load average during the last minute for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the load average is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getdynamic (struct pst_dynamic).
Average load for the CPU during the last 1 minute.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
The run queue or the load average is an average of the number of runnable processes waiting for the CPU during the last five minutes.
This test checks the load average during the last five minutes for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the load average is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getdynamic (struct pst_dynamic).
Average load for the CPU during the last 5 minutes.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
The run queue or the load average is an average of the number of runnable processes waiting for this CPU during the last 15 minutes.
This test checks the load average during the last 15 minute for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the load average is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getdynamic (struct pst_dynamic).
Average load for the CPU during the last 15 minutes.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Block I/O Reads is the number of physical block reads per second. Block I/O Reads are generally performed by the kernel to manage the block buffer cache area.
This test checks the block I/O read rate for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as CPU0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Block I/O Reads value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getprocessor (struct pst_processor).
The number of physical block reads per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Block I/O Writes is the number of physical block writes per second. Block I/O Writes are generally performed by the kernel to manage the block buffer cache area.
This test checks the block I/O write rate for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as CPU0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Block I/O Writes value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getprocessor (struct pst_processor).
The number of physical block writes per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Calls to syscall() is the number of calls (per second) to the system service routines that perform basic scheduling and synchronizing of activities on the computer.
This test checks the system calls rate for CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as CPU0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the System Calls value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getprocessor (struct pst_processor).
The number of system calls per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Context Switches/sec is the rate of switches from one thread to another. Thread switches can occur either inside a single process or across processes. A thread switch can happen when one thread requests information from another thread, or when a higher priority thread preempts another thread.
This test checks the number of context switches per second. If the number of context switches is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getvminfo (struct pst_vminfo).
The number of context switches per second.
Specific to your site.
Device Interrupts is the number of device interruptions the processor is experiencing per second. These device interruptions can result from devices such as the mouse, network cards, and so on. This metric also measures the activity of those devices are in the overall system environment.
This test checks the device interruptions rate for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as CPU0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Device Interrupts value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getprocessor (struct pst_processor).
The number of device interruptions per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Fork System Calls is the number of calls fork() per second.
This test checks the calls to system call fork() rate for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as CPU0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the System Calls value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getprocessor (struct pst_processor).
The number of calls of fork() per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Forks (#/s) is the number of calls per second to system call fork().
This event test checks the number of calls per second to system call fork(). If the system calls is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getvminfo (struct pst_vminfo).
The number of calls of fork() per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Free Memory (KB) is the free physical memory in kilobytes.
This test checks the free physical memory on the system. If the Free Memory (KB) is less than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getvminfo (struct pst_vminfo).
The free physical memory in kilobytes.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Free Memory is the size of the free list in system pages.
This test checks the size of the free memory on the system. If the size is less than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getvminfo (struct pst_vminfo).
The size of the free memory in system pages.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Idle (%) is the percentage of time that the CPU was idle and the system did not have an outstanding disk I/O request.
This test checks the percentage of processor time in idle mode for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Idle (%) value is less than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getdynamic (struct pst_dynamic).
The percentage of time that the CPU was idle and no outstanding disk I/O request in the last interval.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Interrupts is the number of device interruptions the processor is experiencing per second. Those device interruptions may be caused by system devices such as the mouse, network cards, etc. This metric also indicates how busy those devices are in the overall system environment.
This test checks the system interruptions per second. If the system interruptions per second is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getvminfo (struct pst_vminfo).
The number of device interruptions per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Kernel (%) is the portion of time that the CPU is running in system mode.
This test checks the kernel (%) for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If kernel (%) is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getdynamic (struct pst_dynamic).
The percentage of time that the CPU is running in the system mode in the last interval.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Block Inputs (#/s) is the number of block input operations per second.
This test checks the number of block input operations per second for the thread(s) specified by the Thread ID(s) parameter. (* for all threads running on the system). If the number of messages received is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getlwp (struct lwp_status).
The number of block input operations per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Block Outputs (#/s) is the number of block output operations per second.
This test checks the number of block output operations per second for the thread(s) specified by the Thread ID(s) parameter. (* for all threads running on the system). If the number of messages received is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getlwp (struct lwp_status).
The number of block output operations per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Char Read/Written (#/s) is the number of characters read or written by a thread per second.
This test checks the number of characters read or written per second for the thread(s) specified by the Thread ID(s) parameter. (* for all threads running on the system). If the number of messages received is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getlwp (struct lwp_status).
The number of characters read or written per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Message Queues in Use (#) is the number of message queues currently in use.
This test checks the number of message queues currently in use. If the number is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getipc (struct pst_ipcinfo).
The number of message queues in use.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Messages Received (#/s) is the number of messages received per second.
This test checks the number of messages received per second for the thread(s) specified by the Thread ID(s) parameter. (* for all threads running on the system). If the number of messages received is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getlwp (struct lwp_status).
The number of messages received per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Messages Sent (#/s) is the number of messages sent out per second.
This test checks the number of messages sent per second for the thread(s) specified by the Thread ID(s) parameter. (* for all threads running on the system). If the number of messages sent is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getlwp (struct lwp_status).
The number of messages sent per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Page Faults (#/s) is the number of page faults requiring disk access per second.
This test checks the number of page faults per second for the thread(s) specified by the Thread ID(s) parameter. (* for all threads running on the system). If the number of messages received is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getlwp (struct lwp_status).
The number of page faults per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Page Reclaims (#/s) is the number of page reclaims by this thread per second.
This test checks the number of page reclaims per second for the thread(s) specified by the Thread ID(s) parameter. (* for all threads running on the system). If the number of messages received is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getlwp (struct lwp_status).
The number of page reclaims per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Semaphore IDs (#) is the number of semaphore identifiers currently in use.
This test checks the number of semaphore identifiers currently in use. If the number is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getipc (struct pst_ipcinfo).
The semaphore identifiers currently in use.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Shared Memory Segments (#) is the number of shared memory segments currently in use.
This test checks the number of shared memory segments currently in use. If the number is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getipc (struct pst_ipcinfo).
The number of shared memory segments currently in use.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
System Calls (#/s) is the number of system calls per second.
This test checks the number of system calls per second for the thread(s) specified by the Thread ID(s) parameter. (* for all threads running on the system). If the number of messages received is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getlwp (struct lwp_status).
The number of system calls per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
System Message Headers (#) is the number of system message headers for all messages.
This test checks the number of system message headers. If the number is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getipc (struct pst_ipcinfo).
The number of system message headers
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Number of threads is the number of threads in this process.
This test checks the number of threads in the process(es) specified by the process names parameter, such as dbsnmp or * (for all processes running on the system). If the number of threads is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getproc (struct pst_status).
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Page Ins is the number of page read ins (read from disk to resolve fault memory references) by the virtual memory manager per second. Along with the page out statistic, this represents the amount of real I/O initiated by the virtual memory manager.
This test checks the number of page read ins per second. If the number of page read ins is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getvminfo (struct pst_vminfo).
The number of page read ins per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Page Outs is the number of page write outs to disk per second.
This test checks the number of page write outs per second. If the number of page write outs is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getvminfo (struct pst_vminfo).
The number of page write outs per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Pages Freed is one of the statistics for the virtual memory management subsystem. This statistic reports on pages placed on the free list by the page stealing daemon. A related statistic is Page Scans per Second. The Page Scans per Second statistic reports on pages per second scanned by the page stealing daemon.
Data obtained from pstat_getvminfo (struct pst_vminfo).
The number of pages freed per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Pages Swapped In are the total number of page ins from the disk during the interval. This includes pages paged in from paging space and from the file system.
This test checks the number of page ins per second. If the number of page ins is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getvminfo (struct pst_vminfo).
The number of page ins per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Pages Swapped Out is the total number of page outs from the disk during the interval. This includes pages paged out to paging space and to the file system.
This test checks the number of page outs per second. If the number of page outs is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getvminfo (struct pst_vminfo).
The number of page outs per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Percent Memory Used is the ratio of the resident set size of a process to the physical memory on the machine, expressed as a percentage.
This test checks the percentage memory used by process(es) specified by the process names parameter, such as dbsnmp or * (for all processes running on the system). If the memory used by any one process is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getproc (struct pst_status).
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Physical I/O Reads is the number of raw I/O reads per second.
This test checks the physical I/O read rate for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as CPU0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Physical I/O Reads value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getprocessor (struct pst_processor).
The number of physical I/O reads per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Physical I/O Writes is the number of raw I/O writes per second.
This test checks the physical I/O write rate for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as CPU0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Physical I/O Writes value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getprocessor (struct pst_processor).
The number of physical I/O writes per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Read System Calls is the number of system calls read() per second.
This test checks the read() system calls rate for CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as CPU0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the System Calls value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getprocessor (struct pst_processor).
The number of read system calls per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Resident Size is the resident set size of a process, in kilobytes.
This test checks the resident size of the process(es) specified by the process names parameter, such as dbsnmp or * (for all processes running on the system). If the resident size of one process is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getproc (struct pst_status).
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Sxbrk (%) is the portion of time that CPU is in sxbrk state.
This test checks the sxbrk (%) for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU(s) parameter, such as CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If sxbrk (%) is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getdynamic (struct pst_dynamic).
The percentage of time that the CPU was in sxbrk state in the last interval.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Systems Calls is the number of calls, per second, to the system service routines that perform basic scheduling and synchronizing of activities on the computer.
This test checks the system calls per second. If the system calls per second is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getvminfo (struct pst_vminfo).
The number of system calls per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Total Faults per Second measures the number of Page Faults in the processor per second. A page fault occurs when a virtual memory page is referenced by a process and that page is not in the current Working Set of the main memory.
This test checks the number of page faults per second. If the number of page faults is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getvminfo (struct pst_vminfo).
The number of page faults per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Used is the amount of space (in kilobytes) allocated to existing files.
This test checks for space used on the disk specified by the File System Name parameter, such as /, /tmp, or * (for all file systems). If the space used is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from statvfs.
The used space in kilobytes on the file system.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
User (%) is the portion of processor time running in user mode.
This test checks the percentage of processor time in user mode for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the User (%) value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getdynamic (struct pst_dynamic).
Percentage of time that the CPU is running in the user mode in the last interval.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Utilized is the percentage of space that is currently allocated to all files on the file system.
This test checks for the percentage of space used on the disk specified by the File System Name parameter, such as /, /tmp, or * (for all disks). If the percentage of space used is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from statvfs.
The percentage of space used on the file system.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Virtual Size is the total size of a process in virtual memory, in kilobytes.
This test checks the total size of the process(es) specified by the process names parameter, such as dbsnmp or * (for all processes running on the system). If the total size of any one process is greater than or equal to the values specified in the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getproc (struct pst_status).
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Wait (%) is the percentage of time that the CPU was idle during which the system had an outstanding disk I/O request.
This test checks the percentage of processor time in wait mode for the CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as CPU0, or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the Wait (%) value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from pstat_getdynamic (struct pst_dynamic).
Percentage of time that the CPU was idle and wait for disk I/O in the last interval.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
Write System Calls is the number of system calls write() per second.
This test checks the write() system calls rate for CPU(s) specified by the Host CPU parameter, such as CPU0 or * (for all CPUs on the system). If the System Calls value is greater than or equal to the threshold values specified by the threshold arguments, and the number of occurrences exceeds the value specified in the "Number of Occurrences" parameter, then a warning or critical alert is generated.
Data obtained from system call pstat_getprocessor (struct pst_processor).
The number of write system calls per second.
5 minutes
Specific to your site.
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