Performance Navigator
TM for System i from Midrange Performance Group
"Is my response time worse than it was six months ago?"
The quantifiable answer is easily available with Performance NavigatorTM.
1) Simply select 'Graphs/Response Time/Average'. This displays the
Response Time graph.
Each Performance NavigatorTM graph has a linear regression line.
2) Next, click on the line. The 'Trend Statistics' window will appear.
The Trend Statistics window contains a complete statistical analysis.
In this example, at a glance you can see that the average response
time has change from approximately 0.61 seconds to 0.77 seconds over
the last several months. This represents a degradation of over 26%.