1. List the available performance metrics

  1. To list all the available performance metrics:

pminfo

  1. To list a group of related metrics:

pminfo <metric_name>

  1. To get one-line help text for a performace metric:

pminfo -t <metric_name>

  1. To get detailed help text for a performace metric:

pminfo -T <metric_name>

  1. To search for a performace metric, when only part of the full name is known:

pminfo | grep <part_of_full_name>

  1. To verify whether the specified metric exists or not:

pminfo <metric1_full_name> <metric2_full_name>