Install gnuplot 3.7.1.0, zlib 1.1.4 and libpng 1.0.9.0 (bullfreeware) and use the following example ksh script to produce graphs in .png format.
outdir=/usr/local/output cmndfile=${etcdir}/cpu-cmnd$$ datafile=${outdir}/saru$$ outfile=sar.${hostname}.out # Create CPU graphs for file in ls /var/adm/sa/sa[0-9]* do name=${file##*/} pngfile=${outdir}/cpu.${hostname}.${name}.png title="${hostname} CPU Stats for ${file}" > ${outfile} sar -uf ${file} >> $outfile cat $outfile |grep -v AIX|grep -v "usr" | grep -v Average | grep -v '^$' > $datafile echo "set term png color" > $cmndfile echo "set out '$pngfile'" >> $cmndfile echo "set title '$title'" >> $cmndfile echo "set ylabel 'percent'" >> $cmndfile echo "set xdata time" >> $cmndfile echo "set timefmt '%H%M'" >> $cmndfile echo "plot '$datafile' using 1:2 smooth bezier title 'usr', \\" >> $cmndfile echo "'$datafile' using 1:3 smooth bezier title 'sys', \\"" >> $cmndfile echo "'$datafile' using 1:4 smooth bezier title 'wio', \\" >> $cmndfile echo "'$datafile' using 1:5 smooth bezier title 'idle'" >> $cmndfile # create graph using constructed gnuplot command file and data # NOTE: the datafile is specified within the command file /usr/local/bin/gnuplot $cmndfile # clean up temp files rm $datafile rm $cmndfile done # Create paging graphs for file in ls /var/adm/sa/sa[0-9]* do name=${file##*/} pngfile=${outdir}/page.${hostname}.${name}.png title="${hostname} Paging Stats for ${file}" > ${outfile} sar -rf ${file} >> $outfile cat $outfile |grep -v AIX|grep -v "slots" | grep -v Average | grep -v '^$' > $datafile echo "set term png color" >> $cmndfile echo "set out '$pngfile'" >> $cmndfile echo "set title '$title'" >> $cmndfile echo "set ylabel 'value/s'" >>; $cmndfile echo "set xdata time" >> $cmndfile echo "set timefmt '%H%M'" >>; $cmndfile echo "plot '$datafile' using 1:3 smooth bezier title 'cycles', \\" >> $cmndfile echo "'$datafile' using 1:4 smooth bezier title 'faults', \\" >> $cmndfile echo "'$datafile' using 1:5 smooth bezier title 'odio'" >> $cmndfile # create graph using constructed gnuplot command file and data # NOTE: the datafile is specified within the command file /usr/local/bin/gnuplot $cmndfile # clean up temp files rm $datafile rm $cmndfile done |