Instances of this class represent z/OS channels, with property DeviceID containing the Channel Path ID (CHPID). The purpose of this resource class is to enable the association of related metrics.
| Property type | Property value | Property type | Property value |
|---|---|---|---|
| BusUtilization | |||
| Description: Percentage of bus cycles, the bus has been found busy for this channel in relation to the theoretical limit. | |||
| Datatype | real32 | Units | percent |
| ChangeType | 4 (Gauge) | TimeScope | 3 (Interval) |
| GatheringType | 3 (Periodic) | IsContinuous | true |
| DDS metric name | % bus utilization | DDS metric ID | 8D2360 |
| Associated class | IBMzOS_Channel | ||
| BytesReceived | |||
| Description: Total number of bytes received per second, including framing characters | |||
| Datatype | uint64 | Units | bytes |
| ChangeType | 4 (Gauge) | TimeScope | 3 (Interval) |
| GatheringType | 3 (Periodic) | IsContinuous | true |
| DDS metric name | total bytes read/sec | DDS metric ID | 8D23D0 |
| Associated class | IBMzOS_Channel | ||
| BytesTransmitted | |||
| Description: Total number of bytes transmitted per second, including framing characters. | |||
| Datatype | uint64 | Units | bytes |
| ChangeType | 4 (Gauge) | TimeScope | 3 (Interval) |
| GatheringType | 3 (Periodic) | IsContinuous | true |
| DDS metric name | total bytes written/sec | DDS metric ID | 8D23F0 |
| Associated class | IBMzOS_Channel | ||
| ErrorRate | |||
| Description: Number of network errors per second. | |||
| Datatype | real32 | Units | errors per second |
| ChangeType | 4 (Gauge) | TimeScope | 3 (Interval) |
| GatheringType | 3 (Periodic) | IsContinuous | true |
| DDS metric name | send fail/sec | DDS metric ID | 8D31C0 |
| Associated class | IBMzOS_Channel | ||
| NetworkPortUtilizationPercentage | |||
| Description: Percentage of z/OS channel capacity actually used. This number may not be precise, meaning that for some non-ideal work loads (like transferring lots of very short messages), it may not be possible to reach 100% utilization. | |||
| Datatype |  real32 |
Units | percent |
| ChangeType | 4 (Gauge) | TimeScope | 3 (Interval) |
| GatheringType | 3 (Periodic) | IsContinuous | true |
| DDS metric name | % total utilization | DDS metric ID | 8D0080 |
| Associated class | IBMzOS_Channel | ||
| PartitionBytesReceived (z/OS only) | |||
| Description: Total number of bytes received. | |||
| Datatype | uint64 | Units | bytes |
| ChangeType | 4 (Gauge) | TimeScope | 3 (Interval) |
| GatheringType | 3 (Periodic) | IsContinuous | true |
| DDS metric name | partition bytes read/sec | DDS metric ID | 8D2390 |
| Associated class | IBMzOS_Channel | ||
| PartitionBytesTransmitted (z/OS only) | |||
| Description: Total number of bytes transmitted. | |||
| Datatype | uint64 | Units | bytes |
| ChangeType | 4 (Gauge) | TimeScope | 3 (Interval) |
| GatheringType | 3 (Periodic) | IsContinuous | true |
| DDS metric name | partition bytes written/sec | DDS metric ID | 8D23B0 |
| Associated class | IBMzOS_Channel | ||
| PartitionUtilization | |||
| Description: Channel path utilization percentage for an individual logical partition. | |||
| Datatype | real32 | Units | percent |
| ChangeType | 4 (Gauge) | TimeScope | 3 (Interval) |
| GatheringType | 3 (Periodic) | IsContinuous | true |
| DDS metric name | % partition utilization | DDS metric ID | 8D0060 |
| Associated class | IBMzOS_Channel | ||
| ReceiveErrorRate (z/OS only) | |||
| Description: Number of network errors per second related to receiving activities of the channel. | |||
| Datatype | real32 | Units | errors per second |
| ChangeType | 4 (Gauge) | TimeScope | 3 (Interval) |
| GatheringType | 3 (Periodic) | IsContinuous | true |
| DDS metric name | receive fail/sec | DDS metric ID | 8D3160 |
| Associated class | IBMzOS_Channel | ||
| TotalUtilization | |||
| Description: Channel path utilization percentage for the entire system during the interval. | |||
| Datatype | real32 | Units | percent |
| ChangeType | 4 (Gauge) | TimeScope | 3 (Interval) |
| GatheringType | 3 (Periodic) | IsContinuous | true |
| DDS metric name | % total utilization | DDS metric ID | 8D0080 |
| Associated class | IBMzOS_Channel | ||