Microsoft Windows Server © 2003 includes a process accounting tracker: the Windows © System Resource Manager  (WSRM).  This Windows component checks the task manager after a configured period of time, records which processes are running along with statistics about those processes, and saves these records in a database.  The statistics may then be exported to capture process accounting information from the Windows © Server environment.

 

   The KOMAND Server Charging System for Windows ©  (SCSW) collects the process accounting data from the Windows © System Resource Manager  (WSRM) and generates chargeback data to be processed and merged with other KOMAND chargeback data. SCSW consists of two parts: a Microsoft© Server component and an IBM/MVS component. KOMAND will eventually offer an optional Windows processing component to be used instead of the IBM/MVS component for those users who do not have a mainframe or wish to keep their Windows© data separate from their mainframe Enterprise data.

 

   The Microsoft Server component consists of a shell script and C++ program which harvest the WSRM utilization data and convert it into a format readable by the MVS component. This file (see tables below for field descriptions) must then be transferred to the mainframe MVS component to be processed and merged with other charging data in the format expected by the other component. SCSW is designed to function automatically using the Windows © Task Scheduler and to provide the maximum amount of flexibility through it's execution options.

 

   The MVS component consists of costing modules which interpret user supplied control statements to charge resource usage back to an organizational accounting structure.  KOMAND Accounting Records (KARs) containing the resource utilization data and the respective charges are generated by the MVS component and may then be passed to the KOMAND Financial Management System (FMS) or KOMAND Information Manager (KIM) for additional processing and reporting. FMS is the KOMAND system used to combine all data center resource usage and charges into a customer database for invoicing and other financial reporting. KIM allows the mainframe database to be imported to a SQL PC database for additional access and reporting.

 

SCSW Accounting Record Format

The following Record fields are best suited for use as accounting or control information:

 

               

The following Record fields are best suited for utilization tracking or charging:

 

DDT Field Name	Field Description	Field Type
THREDCT	Number of active threads	CL8
TCPUTM	Total time of process (milliseconds)	CL16
ELAPSTM	Elapsed time of process (milliseconds)	CL16
KERNLTM	Time in Kernel Mode (milliseconds)	CL16
USRMDTM	Time in User Mode (milliseconds)	CL16
PGFLUSE	Memory reserved for paging (kilobytes)	CL16
PKPGUSE	Max memory reserved for paging (kilobytes)	CL16
PGFLTCT	Number of Page Faults	CL16
VIRTSZE	Virtual address space of process (kilobytes)	CL16
PKVTSZE	Max Virtual address space (kilobytes)	CL16
WRKSTSZ	Working set of process (kilobytes)	CL16
PWRKSTS	Max Working Set (kilobytes)	CL16
PVTPGCT	Pages allocated to process (kilobytes)	CL16
QPGPUSE	Page pool usage for process (kilobytes)	CL16
QPKPGPU	Peak Page pool usage (kilobytes)	CL16
QNPGPU	Non-page pool usage (kilobytes)	CL16
QPKNPGU	Peak Non-page usage (kilobytes)	CL16
RDOPRCT	Number of read I/O generated by process	CL16
RDTRNCT	Number of read I/O operations (kilobytes)	CL16
WTOPRCT	Number of write I/O generated by process	CL16
WTTRNCT	Number of write I/O operations (kilobytes)	CL16
OTOPRCT	Number of other I/O generated by process	CL16
OTTRNCT	Number of other I/O operations (kilobytes)	CL16

 

The following Record fields are best suited for use as log date/time or other information:

 

DDT Field Name	Field Description	Field Type
STAMPDTE	Date data entered database (MMDDYY)	CL6
STAMPTME	Time data entered database (HHMMSS)	CL6
POLICYDT	Date resource alloc policy set (MMDDYY)	CL6
POLICYTM	Time resource alloc policy set (HHMMSS)	CL6
CREATEDTE	Date process started (MMDDYY)	CL6
CREATETME	Time process started (HHMMSS)	CL6
MATCH	Processing Matching Criteria	CL100
EXECPATH	Path to directory where exec file located	CL100
CMDLINE	Command used to start process	CL100

 

For additional information contact:
PACE Applied Technology, Inc. 4192 Aiken Drive
Warrenton, Virginia 20187 
Phone: (703) 369-3200  
Fax: (703) 369-4595
 

Note: Microsoft, Windows Server 2003, Windows System Resource Manager  "Windows System Resource Manager" , and Windows Task Scheduler "Windows Task Scheduler"  are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.