How do I interpret the output of "SET MODE DIAGNOSTIC?"
Question: How do I interpret the output of "SET MODE DIAGNOSTIC?"
Explanation:
SET MODE DIAGNOSTIC lets you see where resources are being used.
Here's a fragment of MODE DIAGNOSTIC output and some explanation:
yes? SET MODE DIAGNOSTIC yes? LOAD SST[l=1:400@AVE] getgrid EX#1 5 D: 2 I: 1 1 J: 1 1 K: 1 1 L: 1 1 eval EX#1 4 D: 2 I: -999 -999 J: -999 -999 K: -999 -999 L: -999 -999 strip gathering SST on Y axis: 1 90 strip -->; SST[T=01-JAN-1946:01-MAY-1979@AVE,D=2] reading SST 3 D: 2 I: 1 180 J: 1 4 K: -999 -999 L: 1 400 doing -->; SST[T=01-JAN-1946:01-MAY-1979@AVE,D=2] doing gathering SST on Y axis: 1 4
Explanation:
- D: 2 tells us that the operations are from data set#2
- the getgrid pass determines the grid (coordinate system) of the result
- eval EX#1 is the start of evaluation for the first expression (there may be multiple comma-separated expressions)
- - I: -999 -999 means that the limits on the I (X) axis are IMPLIED(unknown). Explicit limits may improve performance and memory management.
- strip means that Ferret has detected the need for an operation and allocated space for it on a stack.
- strip gathering SST on Y axis means this calculation is being broken into slices along the Y axis (to fit into memory)
- reading SST ... means IO is in progress. The I,J,K,L limits are shown. You may see delays during large IO operations.
- doing tells us the operation that was "stripped" above is being done
- gathering SST on Y axis: 1 4 tells us that the J=1:4 slice of the calculation has been completed. J=5:8 will probably follow.