RunQ

Introduction


RunQ is a computer performance management tool. It is designed to provide IT professionals with a simple tool to keep track of the usage of their computer resources. It can be used to keep track of daily performance data and/or to do specific performance or capacity studies.

This version contains the performance collector and data analyzer. Also a perl script is provided to show how to use the tool to store daily performance data in a RDBMS. The CSV output can also be imported into spreadsheets for manipulation and graphing.

As development carries on, more functionality's will be provided and global quality will enhance. and should be used as so. More information on how to use RunQ for specific tasks can be found in a not yet published document.

Currently it is only available on Sparc Solaris 2.6, Sparc Solaris 2.7, Intel Solaris 8 and Intel Linux 2.4 platform. Future versions are in development.
 

 User Guide

An online user Guide can be found under http://web.wanadoo.be/rc.s/RunQ/RunQ_UserGuide.html.
 

Current users

At the time of writing a major Belgian mobile operator is using this tool to evaluate the performance of their under development software. It already successfully identified performance issues and by fixing a single line of code boosted the performance of one of their applications.
 

License Agreement

RC&S (ROBYNS CONSULTING & SERVICES) IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE, AS DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE WILL INDICATE YOUR AGREEMENT WITH THEM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, THEN RC&S IS UNWILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE TO YOU, IN WHICH EVENT YOU SHOULD NOT CONTINUE WITH DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE.

1. The Software. The Software licensed under this Agreement consists of computer programs, data compilation(s) of document clauses and algotithms, and online documentation referred to as UserGuide, Evaluation version (the "Software").

2. Evaluation and Distribution. You are authorized to use the Software on a royalty-free basis for evaluation purposes. You are hereby licensed to use the Software for as long as stipulated on the evaluation period and on as many computers and networks as you wish; and distribute the Software on any media and transmit the Software electronically.

3. Restrictions. You may not: modify or translate the Software; reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software, create derivative works based on the Software; merge the Software with another product; remove or obscure any proprietary rights notices or labels on the Software. 4. Ownership. RC&S own the Software and all intellectual property rights embodied therein, including copyrights and valuable trade secrets embodied in the Software's design and coding methodology. This Agreement provides You only a limited use license, and no ownership of any intellectual property.

  WARRANTY STATEMENT; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. RC&S PROVIDES THE SOFTWARE "AS-IS." NEITHER RC&S NOR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS MAKES ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. RC&S SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THERE IS NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR VIRUS-FREE, OR THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET ANY PARTICULAR CRITERIA OF PERFORMANCE OR QUALITY. YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF SELECTION, INSTALLATION, AND USE OF THE SOFTWARE.

To the extent that this Warranty Statement is inconsistent with the locality where You use the Software, the Warranty Statement shall be deemed to be modified consistent with such local law. Under such local law, certain limitations may not apply.

IN NO EVENT AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT, OR STRICT PRODUCTS LIABILITY, SHALL RC&S BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER MALFUNCTION, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF COMMERCIAL DAMAGE, EVEN IF RC&S HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Miscellaneous. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and merges all prior communications, representations, and agreements. This Agreement may be modified only by a written agreement signed by the parties. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.
 
 

Download RunQ

A Linux version of RunQ can be downloaded at

http://web.wanadoo.be/rc.s/downloads/RunQ/linux-2.4/runq-1.7.tgz.

This version runs on linux 2.4.

Mandrake users (maybe others) could encountered problems due to the higher security. They will only see their own processes ($ runq procs). It is then adviced to run RunQ as root.

A SPARC Solaris versions of RunQ can be downloaded at

Solaris 2.6 and 2.7

http://web.wanadoo.be/rc.s/downloads/RunQ/GCC-sparc-solaris2.7/runq-1.5.tgz.

This version has been tested on various Sun boxes.
 

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Last Updated 9-Feb-2001 serge.robyns@rc-s.be