About the Siebel ARM Analyzer Tool

This topic is part of Analyzing Siebel ARM Files Using the Siebel ARM Analyzer Tool.

The Siebel ARM Analyzer Tool parses the files created by the Siebel ARM feature and generates extensible markup language (XML) analytic results or comma-separated value (CSV) results. Run the Siebel ARM Analyzer Tool manually at the command-line. For an overview of the types of output this tool can generate, see Analyzing Siebel ARM Files Using the Siebel ARM Analyzer Tool.

This command-line utility resides in the bin subdirectory of the Siebel Server root directory as the executable program sarmanalyzer.exe on Microsoft Windows or sarmanalyzer on UNIX. The following table describes the parameters to use with this tool.

Caution: Monitoring the Siebel application can result in large Siebel ARM files. In some cases, the Siebel ARM Analyzer Tool cannot allocate enough memory to convert extremely large binary Siebel ARM files. In this situation, use the -p flag with the Siebel ARM Analyzer Tool to split the Siebel ARM file into smaller files.

Flag	Description
-help	Use this flag with the Siebel ARM Analyzer Tool to list and describe the available flags.
-f	Use this flag with a Siebel ARM file argument to run a performance aggregation analysis. For more information, see Running Performance Aggregation Analysis.
-o	Use this flag to name the output path and file resulting from the analysis of the Siebel ARM binary file. Make sure to include the correct file extension based on the selected analysis, that is, either XML or CSV.
-d	Use this flag with the argument XML or CSV to indicate the type of output file format: extensible markup language (XML) or a comma-delimited list (CSV).
-a	Use this flag with the argument AREA or DETAILS when running a performance aggregation analysis. For more information about this analysis, see Running Performance Aggregation Analysis.
-i	Use this flag with a directory argument when running a user session trace analysis. For more information about this analysis, see Running User Session Trace.
-s	Use this optional flag to denote a start time for a user session trace. The format of the time argument is as follows: yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss. Use this flag with the -e flag to create a time range.
-e	Use this optional flag to denote an end time for a user session trace. The format of the time argument is as follows: yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss. Use this flag with the -s flag to create a time range.
-p	Use this optional flag to split large Siebel ARM files into smaller sizes. Use a value of 0 to 50 as the flag argument, which denotes the size, in megabytes, of the reduced files. The default value is 14 MB. The Siebel ARM Analyzer Tool uses the default value if the flag argument is 0. The split files are suffixed with _Snnnn, where nnnn is the split sequence number.