HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 2:...

Monitoring Operating System Performance

Understanding Accounting Files

• Charge users for the resources they have used. You can produce reports of the resources used by individual users.



• Plan your future equipment requirements. You can monitor changing patterns of resource use and predict future demands.



• Troubleshoot the system. You can check the final exit status of processes.



• Improve system performance. You can find out the load that individual images and processes place on your system.



• Detect security breaches. You can identify unusual patterns of resource use.

This chapter describes the following tasks:

Task	Section
Determining which resources are being tracked	Determining Which Resources Are Being Tracked
Controlling which resources are tracked	Controlling Which Resources Are Tracked
Starting up a new accounting file	Starting Up a New Accounting File
Moving the accounting file	Moving the Accounting File
Producing reports of resource use	Producing Reports of Resource Use
Setting up accounting groups	Setting Up Accounting Groups
Monitoring disk space	Monitoring Disk Space

This chapter explains the following concept:

Concept	Section
Accounting files	Understanding Accounting Files

Understanding Accounting Files
Determining Which Resources Are Being Tracked
Controlling Which Resources Are Tracked
Starting Up a New Accounting File
Moving the Accounting File
Producing Reports of Resource Use
Setting Up Accounting Groups
Monitoring Disk Space

Monitoring Operating System Performance

Understanding Accounting Files