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[Veritas-bu] Activity Monitor Differences Between NBU 3.2 and 3.4

2002-07-05 11:24:49
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Activity Monitor Differences Between NBU 3.2 and 3.4
From: Mark.Donaldson AT experianems DOT com (Donaldson, Mark)
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 09:24:49 -0600
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One difference I noticed between 3.2 and 3.4 was the changing of the field
format for dates.  The old version did MM/DD/YY and the new version does
MM/DD/YYYY.  If your script uses the dates for selections, etc, you'll have
to update the awk/grep stuff.

-M

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Dwyer [mailto:dfdwyer AT tecoenergy DOT com]
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 9:05 AM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Activity Monitor Differences Between NBU 3.2 and
3.4


After having been gone from my office for the last 8 months I returned to
find NBU 3.2 has been upgraded to NBU 3.4 by my backup cohorts in crime.
This is a good thing, however, in 3.2 I wrote a small script to extract data
from the activity monitor data so I could keep running statistics on job
elapsed time. It appears, under 3.4, that the numbers don't match up
anymore. Has anyone else noticed this? Here's my example:

In the 3.4 Job Details screen for a particular job the following information
is present:

Started: 07/02/2002 00:40:08
Elapsed: 00:01:05
Ended: 07/02/2002

This information is correct and what I need for my report.

What I see in the 3.4 Activity Monitor line for the same job is as follows:

Started: 07/01/2002 23:05:43
Elapsed: 01:35:30
Ended: 07/02/2002 00:41:13

Definitely not the same. It appears that the Activity Monitor includes
within its Elapsed Time the time that the job was submitted and sat waiting
in the queue. It seems to me that the queue time should be stored in a
separate filed and the elapsed time should reflect the true time that the
job actually ran under process.

Is this something that will be fixed or clarified in a future release?
Perhaps 4.5, which I will be migrating to sometime late this year or early
next year?

This change sure has thrown my reporting off kilter.

Regards,
Dennis

Quote: "Time is not a test of the truth"
Translation: Just because you've always done it that way, doesn't make it
right

Dennis F. Dwyer
Enterprise Storage Manager
Tampa Electric Company

(813) 225-5181  - Voice
(813) 275-3599  - FAX

Visit our corporate website at www.tecoenergy.com

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>One difference I noticed between 3.2 and 3.4 was the =
changing of the field format for dates.&nbsp; The old version did =
MM/DD/YY and the new version does MM/DD/YYYY.&nbsp; If your script uses =
the dates for selections, etc, you'll have to update the awk/grep =
stuff.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-M</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Dennis Dwyer [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:dfdwyer AT tecoenergy DOT com">mailto:dfdwyer AT tecoenergy DOT 
com</A>=
]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 9:05 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: [Veritas-bu] Activity Monitor Differences =
Between NBU 3.2 and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>3.4</FONT>
</P>
<BR>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>After having been gone from my office for the last 8 =
months I returned to find NBU 3.2 has been upgraded to NBU 3.4 by my =
backup cohorts in crime. This is a good thing, however, in 3.2 I wrote =
a small script to extract data from the activity monitor data so I =
could keep running statistics on job elapsed time. It appears, under =
3.4, that the numbers don't match up anymore. Has anyone else noticed =
this? Here's my example:</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>In the 3.4 Job Details screen for a particular job =
the following information is present:</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Started: 07/02/2002 00:40:08</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Elapsed: 00:01:05</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Ended: 07/02/2002</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>This information is correct and what I need for my =
report.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>What I see in the 3.4 Activity Monitor line for the =
same job is as follows:</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Started: 07/01/2002 23:05:43</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Elapsed: 01:35:30</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Ended: 07/02/2002 00:41:13</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Definitely not the same. It appears that the Activity =
Monitor includes within its Elapsed Time the time that the job was =
submitted and sat waiting in the queue. It seems to me that the queue =
time should be stored in a separate filed and the elapsed time should =
reflect the true time that the job actually ran under =
process.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Is this something that will be fixed or clarified in =
a future release? Perhaps 4.5, which I will be migrating to sometime =
late this year or early next year?</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>This change sure has thrown my reporting off =
kilter.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Regards,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dennis</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Quote: &quot;Time is not a test of the =
truth&quot;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Translation: Just because you've always done it that =
way, doesn't make it right</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dennis F. Dwyer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Enterprise Storage Manager</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Tampa Electric Company</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>(813) 225-5181&nbsp; - Voice</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>(813) 275-3599&nbsp; - FAX</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Visit our corporate website at =
www.tecoenergy.com</FONT>
</P>

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