UMA Measurement Layer Interface (MLI)
Copyright © 1997 The Open Group

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CAE Specification
Systems Management: UMA Specification, Part 2 - Measurement Layer Interface (MLI)
X/Open Document Number: C427
ISBN: 1-85912-117-9

• Frontmatter
  • Preface
    • This Document
    • Audience
    • Structure
  • Trade Marks
  • Acknowledgements
  • Referenced Documents
    • Footnotes
• Introduction
  • Purpose
  • Scope of the Universal Measurement Architecture
  • Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Conformance
• UMA Reference Model
  • Functional Layers
  • Interfaces
  • UMA Characteristics
• UMA Sessions
  • Session Characteristics
    • MLI Calls
    • MLI Security
  • Basics of UMA Messages
    • Data Messages
    • Control Messages
• Data Collection, Reporting and Recording
  • UMA Collection and Reporting
    • Capture Synchronisation and Data Coherency
    • Data Reporting - Intervals
    • Data Reporting - Events
    • Trace Data
    • Screening and Filtering Data
      • Subclass Screening
      • Work Unit Data Filtering
    • Constructed Workloads and Summarisation
    • Data Buffering and Delivery
    • Recent Data Facility
  • UMA Data Recording
    • UMADS (UMA Data Storage)
    • Compatible Granularity
    • Private Files
    • Footnotes
• The MLI Application Programming Interface
  • Overview of MLI Calls
  • MLI Call Parameters
  • MLI Macro Operators
  • UMA MLI Call Descriptions
  • umaClose
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • DIAGNOSTICS
  • umaCreate
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • SESSION
    • DIAGNOSTICS
  • umaGetAttr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • EXAMPLE
    • DIAGNOSTICS
  • umaGetMsg
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • DIAGNOSTICS
  • umaGetReason
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • NOTE
    • DIAGNOSTICS
  • umaReconnect
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • DIAGNOSTICS
  • umaRelease
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • NOTE
    • DIAGNOSTICS
  • umaRequestConfig
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • STRUCTURES AND METADATA
    • DISCOVERY OF PROVIDERS, CLASSES, AND SUBCLASSES
    • NOTES
    • DIAGNOSTICS
  • umaSeek
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • NOTES
    • DIAGNOSTICS
  • umaSetAttr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
      • Summary of Data Source Specification
    • EXAMPLE
    • DIAGNOSTICS
  • umaSetThreshold
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • EXAMPLES
    • DIAGNOSTICS
  • umaStart
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • DIAGNOSTICS
  • umaStop
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • DIAGNOSTICS
    • Footnotes
• UMA Message and Header Formats
  • UDU Message Headers
  • UDU Control Segments
    • Compatibility Support
    • Status Reporting
    • UMA API Message Header Format for Control UDUs
    • UMA API Control Segment Format for Control UDUs
    • Hints
  • UDU Data Segments
    • UMA API Message Header Formats for Data UDUs
    • Interval Header Extension and Data UDU Basic Segment
    • Event Header Extension and Data UDU Basic Segment
    • Optional and Extension Segments
    • Variable Length Data
    • Array Data
    • Footnotes
• Distributed UMA
  • Message Transport
    • Logical Buffer Sizing
    • Byte Ordering
  • Message Buffering - Normal Priority Channel
  • Message Buffering - High Priority Channel
  • Logical Message Protocol
    • Forwarded Requests - Message Class - Command
      • Message Subclass - Create
      • Message Subclass - Reconnect
      • Message Subclass - Set Attribute
      • Message Subclass - Close
      • Message Subclass - Start
      • Message Subclass - Set Threshold
      • Message Subclass - Release
      • Message Subclass - Request Data
      • Message Subclass - Stop
      • Message Subclass - Seek
      • Message Subclass - Request Configuration
    • Message Class - Connection Status
      • Message Subclass - Connection Ack
      • Message Subclass - Reconnect Ack
    • Message Class - Condition
      • Message Subclass - Informational
      • Message Subclass - Warning
      • Message Subclass - Severe
      • Message Subclass - Fatal
    • Footnotes
• The UMA Configuration Class
  • Subclass - System Description
  • MLI Subclass Information
  • Subclass - UMA Providers
    • MLI Subclass Information
  • Subclass - UMA Work Units
    • MLI Subclass Information
  • Subclass - Implementation
    • MLI Subclass Information
  • Subclass - States
    • MLI Subclass Information
  • Subclass - Names
    • MLI Subclass Information
  • Subclass - UMA Restart
    • MLI Subclass Information
• C Language Header Files
  • <mli.h>
  • <uma.h>
• Future Directions
  • UMA Generalized Command Interface
• Glossary
  • ascii
  • ASN.1/BER
  • API
  • Collection Interval
  • Constructed Workload
  • DCI
  • Data Capture Layer
  • Data Acquisition Node
  • Data Class
  • Data Provider
  • Data Services Layer
  • Data Subclass
  • Event Data
  • i18n
  • Measurement Application Layer
  • Measurement Application Node
  • MAP
  • Measurement Control Layer
  • Measurement Interval
  • Message
  • MAP
  • MLI
  • Presumed Location (UMADS)
  • Recent Data Facility
  • Regular Expression
  • Reporting Interval
  • Sampling Interval
  • Session
  • Trace Data
  • UDU
  • UMA
  • UMADS
  • Footnotes
• INDEX

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