Measuring utilization of individual components of channels
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1. A method of determining utilization of channel components of a computing environment, said method comprising:
- obtaining individualized measurement data for each component of selected multiple components of a plurality of components of a channel; and
using said individualized measurement data to determine utilization of each component of at least two components of said selected multiple components.
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Abstract
The utilization of various individual components of a channel is determined in order to learn which portion of a channel is busy and to what extent that portion is busy. The determination of a component'"'"'s utilization is dependent on the type of component, as well as the operational characteristics of that component.
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1. A method of determining utilization of channel components of a computing environment, said method comprising:
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obtaining individualized measurement data for each component of selected multiple components of a plurality of components of a channel; and using said individualized measurement data to determine utilization of each component of at least two components of said selected multiple components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of obtaining information associated with channel components of a computing environment, said method comprising:
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selecting a channel within said computing environment to be monitored, said channel comprising a plurality of components; and obtaining individualized data for each component of at least two components of said plurality of components. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of determining utilization of channels of a computing environment, said computing environment comprising a plurality of logical partitions, and said method comprising:
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obtaining, on behalf of a logical partition involved in determining utilization of a channel, measurement data for the channel, said measurement data being representative of use of said channel by the logical partition and representative of use by one or more other logical partitions of said plurality of logical partitions; and using said measurement data to determine utilization of the channel.
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20. A system of determining utilization of channel components of a computing environment, said system comprising:
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means for obtaining individualized measurement data for each component of selected multiple components of a plurality of components of a channel; and means for using said individualized measurement data to determine utilization of each component of at least two components of said selected multiple components. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system of obtaining information associated with channel components of a computing environment, said system comprising:
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means for selecting a channel within said computing environment to be monitored, said channel comprising a plurality of components; and means for obtaining individualized data for each component of at least two components of said plurality of components. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system of determining utilization of channels of a computing environment, said computing environment comprising a plurality of logical partitions, and said system comprising:
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means for obtaining, on behalf of a logical partition involved in determining utilization of a channel, measurement data for the channel, said measurement data being representative of use of said channel by the logical partition and representative of use by one or more other logical partitions of said plurality of logical partitions; and means for using said measurement data to determine utilization of the channel.
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37. A system of determining utilization of channel components of a computing environment, said system comprising:
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at least one processor adapted to obtain individualized measurement data for each component of selected multiple components of a plurality of components of a channel; and at least one processor adapted to use said individualized measurement data to determine utilization of each component of at least two components of said selected multiple components.
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38. A system of obtaining information associated with channel components of a computing environment, said system comprising:
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a channel comprising a plurality of components; and at least one processor adapted to obtain individualized data for each component of at least two components of said plurality of components.
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39. A system of determining utilization of channels of a computing environment, said computing environment comprising a plurality of logical partitions, and said system comprising:
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at least one processor adapted to obtain, on behalf of a logical partition involved in determining utilization of a channel, measurement data for the channel, said measurement data being representative of use of said channel by the logical partition and representative of use by one or more other logical partitions of said plurality of logical partitions; and at least one processor adapted to use said measurement data to determine utilization of the channel.
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40. At least one program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of determining utilization of channel components of a computing environment, said method comprising:
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obtaining individualized measurement data for each component of selected multiple components of a plurality of components of a channel; and using said individualized measurement data to determine utilization of each component of at least two components of said selected multiple components. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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at least one computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for causing the obtaining of information associated with channel components of a computing environment, the computer readable program code means in the article of manufacture comprising; computer readable program code means for causing a computer to select a channel within said computing environment to be monitored, said channel comprising a plurality of components; and computer readable program code means for causing a computer to obtain individualized data for each component of at least two components of said plurality of components. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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51. At least one program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of determining utilization of channels of a computing environment, said computing environment comprising a plurality of logical partitions, and said method comprising:
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obtaining, on behalf of a logical partition involved in determining utilization of a channel, measurement data for the channel, said measurement data being representative of use of said channel by the logical partition and representative of use by one or more other logical partitions of said plurality of logical partitions; and using said measurement data to determine utilization of the channel.
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