PMP User Guide v5.5

Using PMP 15
Using PMP
This chapter provides an overview of PMP functionality. A usage scenario demonstrates setup, administration, and
monitoring of servers.
The usage scenario provides examples of bottleneck conditions with and without a recommended hardware upgrade,
as well as examples of static and offline analysis.
Opening the Systems Insight Manager console
The Systems Insight Manager console, displayed in an Internet Explorer browser window, shows performance status
in the PF column. Icons in this column indicate the current performance state of a server. For additional information
about performance states, refer to Chapter 1 of this guide.
In the following figure, an amber (major) icon indicates a bottleneck condition exists on the server named
“pmpserver.” This server is referenced in the following sections.