Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

one of my p550 with AIX 5.3 displays messy topas result. How can i adjust the display so I can read it? I had never altered the display before. It came out as default setup, every line of information displays stair-like line to that of next line.

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Here is the look:
Topas Monitor for host: baanbkENTS/QUEUES FILE/TTY
Tue Jul 3 08:28:55 2007 Interval: 2 switcheadch
callritech
Kernel Readsawin
User Writesyout
Wait Forksgets
Idle Execsamei
irblk unqueue
Network KBPS I-Pack O-Pack KB-In KB-Out Waitqueue

EMORY

B
Disk Busy%BPSS KB-Read KB-Writ Steals Comp
gspIn Noncomp
gspOut Client
ageIn
ageOutAGING SPACE
osze,MB
Used

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

What is your TERM variable set to? Are you accessing this system via X11 or an ascii terminal or otherwise? Does smitty look OK on the failing system? You say "one of my". Does this mean you have other system on which topas works properly? If so, what is different about them?

HTH

Jim Lane

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Yes I have another AIX 5.3 box (5.3.0.0), whose topas displays fine. The TERM variable on that box is vt200, but it is "ansi" of this box. The smitty works and displays fine on this box. Normally I use regular telnet, from MS system terminal, to connect to both boxes; however, my colleague uses the Refelection 10, a remote connection program, with the telnet to connect the box and the topas displays OK. Only topas looks wierd; I tried the filemon, it looks ok too. If it is the TERM problem, how do I change that? is there any consequence of changing the TERM parameter?

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

You can change your TERM variable on the fly to test it as follows:

export TERM=vt200

then try topas again to see if that was the fix. If so you can make it permanent by adding the export statement to your login profile on the box in question.

HTH

Jim Lane