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Installing Performance Navigator on IBMi

Prerequisites

• IBM account
• A Windows VM with Java installed

Steps

Step 1: Install Performance Navigator

1. Download the Windows Performance Navigator Client / GUI from here.
2. Run the .exe file.

1. Execute the .exe file to install the client. This will place an icon on your desktop.
2. Start Performance Navigator:
   Click on the Performance Navigator icon on your desktop. The first time you start it, you will be prompted to install the IBM i host code.

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Step 2: Install IBM i Host Code

1. Download the setupPERFNAV.exe Windows IBM i Host Code install program.
   • Click the download buttom when prompted to download the setupPERFNAV.exe

1. Run the setupPERFNAV.exe program.

1. Next, configure the IBM i partition.

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Step 3: Connect Windows GUI to IBM i Partitions

1. Enter the partition IP address, ID, and password.
   

1. Select the Immediate install option.
   

2. Click the Restart button to install other partitions if needed.
   

Configure the Job Scheduler

• A few jobs will be added to the default job scheduler or to Robot Scheduler if installed.

Install ODBC Driver

• IBM ACS ODBC Driver: Performance Navigator uses this driver to connect to IBM i partitions.
• Click Yes to install the ODBC driver.

• Follow the URL to download the IBM i Access Client Solutions and agree to the terms and conditions.

Then, a process will be executed to attempt the connection to the LPAR as shown below:

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Run PERFNAVDR Job

1. Run the PERFNAVDR job once during the first installation.
   • By default, it runs 30 minutes after midnight, but it can be run anytime.
2. Go to the IBM i system and run Performance Navigator.
   • Start Performance Navigator:

   • Start the Performance Navigator application.

   • Reply NO to the host code installation prompt.
   • Go to File > New IBM i, enter the IP address, and click NEW for each partition.

   

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Step 4: Sending Data for Capacity Planning Analysis

1. Go to File > SOS Data in Performance Navigator.
2. Select all systems by highlighting the first system name and Shift-clicking the last system name.
3. Click 3. Save To Disk to create a small file for each partition.
4. Click View SOS Directory to see the saved files.
5. Email the SOS files for analysis.

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