Background
In  Example 7 demonstrates that Ploticus/iX is able to create Performance Graphs out of Scope/iX directly on your HP e3000.
This example gives you a whole package which helps you

• to start a 2^nd Web Server (here: Apache/iX) under MPE-user SCOPE.SYS so that
• you could use an HTML form to create actual Global Performance Graphs "on-the-fly" out of Scope/iX, similiar to the obsolete LaserRX-Tool for pre-MPE/iX 7.0 versions.

Prerequisites

• Ploticus/iX is available in /usr/local/ploticus/bin
      Otherwise you need to install Ploticus/iX first.
• Apache/iX is available in /APACHE/PUB/HTTPD
      Otherwise you need either install Apache/iX first, or change the background job needed accordingly for another Web Server.
• Scope/iX is running
      Otherwise you do not have data for a performance analysis.
      If you have another performance data collection tool in place you may get a new idea if there is no HTML interface!
  

Package Content
The  downloadable package contains all files needed in a new group named SCOPPLOT.SYS. You will find:

• the conf/ and (empty) logs/ directories to define an Apache/iX server. The file conf/httpd.conf.dist must be changed at a minimum.
• the background job HTTPSCOP to start an Apache/iX server under MPE-user SCOPE.SYS,
• three .htm files which create the HTML form as frame,
• the HTML form executable (cgi script) scopplot.sh,
• two files for each of the nine graphs. One contains the REPORT commands used by EXTRACT.SCOPE.SYS, the other contains the commands for Ploticus/iX.
• the commandfile GLOCISD to invoke EXTRACT.SCOPE.SYS with the wanted settings out of this cgi script.

Installation

1. Download the file  scopplot.tar.Z on your HP e3000 (binary) into /tmp/
2. Logon as MANAGER.SYS and perform

   :ALTUSER SCOPE.SYS;CAP=+PH
   :NEWGROUP SCOPPLOT.SYS;ACCESS=(R,W,A,X,S,L:GU)
   
   :TAR.HPBIN "xvfzop /tmp/scopplot.tar.Z"
   
   :CHGROUP SCOPPLOT
   
   :SH
   >chown -R SCOPE.SYS *
   >vi conf/httpd.conf.dist
   

   Edit the entries for

         Port
           ServerAdmin
           ServerName
   

   by eliminating the brackets and text in <UPPERSHIFT> so that finally it will look alike

         ...
           Port 90
           ...
           ServerAdmin mailto:andreas@hillschmidt.de
           ...
           ServerName alpha.yoursite.com
           ...
   

   and save as httpd.conf by overwriting the existing one using

         :wq! conf/httpd.conf
   >exit
   
   :STREAM HTTPSCOP
   

3. Invoke your browser and look for http://<your_server_name>:<your_port>/
   e.g. http://alpha.yoursite.com:90/

Use  this link to download this package to your PC or directly to your HP e3000 (e.g. via a Samba/iX share) to execute this Installation Process.

If everything will work adopt the .htm files to your needs, and don't forget to add the batch HTTPSCOP into your startup and monitor procedures so that it is active all day long.

Don't underestimate the hunger of ressources Ploticus/iX will have to produce the graphs for huge performance data!

Example
 This new page will show how the HTML form and a graph will look alike. This form will not function here like it does in reality on your HPe3000!.

Remark:
Please take into consideration that the setup fits on the HP3000 I use for these graphs. Some parameters in the Ploticus/iX files may need an adoption to fit for YOUR HPe3000!

You may also want to reduce the power of the Apache/iX server specified here, e.g. disable SSI, server-status and server-info.