SM2U1 utility routine

The SM2U1 utility routine serves to edit and manage the SM2 output files.SM2U1 support:

• conversion of PAM output files to SAM output files

• merging of several SM2 output files

• output of information on the contents of SM2 output files

• selection of SM2 output records

• splitting of SM2 output files

• compression of output files.

Depending on the specifications made by the SM2 administrator, SM2 enters the monitoring data in a PAM file or an SAM file.

PAM files must be converted to SAM files for processing by the SM2R1 analysis routine. The SM2U1 utility routine performs this conversion operation. After conversion, the file format corresponds to that of SAM output files.

The SM2U1 utility routine can also be used if the SM2 administrator wants to merge several SM2 output files into a single file. Up to 99 PAM or SAM output files can be merged into one SAM output file during an SM2U1 run.

With SM2U1, an SM2 output file containing several SM2 measurements can be split up into individual files.

Furthermore, records can be selected which are to be transferred to the master output file for long-term statistics.

The compression function of SM2U1 allows disk space to be saved when output files are merged. It does this by compressing the output file, producing a result as if SM2 had run with a monitoring cycle of an hour.

SM2U1 also supports the merging of multiple SM2 output files created as the result of user task measurements, merging them into a single SM2 output file. The other SM2U1 functions cannot be employed for user-specific SM2 output files.

Users

SM2U1 does not require a privileged user ID. Any user who has access to the SM2 output file and to SM2U1 can use this utility routine.

Interruption-free clock resetting

SM2U1 works internally with UTC time. The program can also process files with “double” hours (i.e. when a clock has been put back).