System > Process > Top

CPView Gauges

  1. Run: cpview

  2. From the top, click CPU > Processes.

  3. Refer to these sections:

    • Top 5 Processes - CPU

    • Top 5 Processes - RAM

CLI

Run this command in the Expert mode (and use the applicable keys to sort the required columns):

top

Metric Information

Metric ID

Metric Description

Metric Type

Metric Units

Metric Labels

Metric Label Description

VSX Behavior

system.process.top.cpu.utilization

CPU utilization by a process, in %.

This metric is available in:

Gauge

{percent}

{'pid', 'name', 'state'}

  • pid

    The PID of the process.

  • name

    The name of the process.

  • state

    The state of the process.

Different data for each Virtual System.

system.process.top.fd.count

Number of file descriptors by a process.

This metric is available in:

Gauge

{fd}

{'pid', 'name', 'state'}

  • pid

    The PID of the process.

  • name

    The name of the process.

  • state

    The state of the process.

Different data for each Virtual System.

system.process.top.memory.usage

Memory utilization by a process, in Bytes.

This metric is available in:

Gauge

By

{'pid', 'name', 'state'}

  • pid

    The PID of the process.

  • name

    The name of the process.

  • state

    The state of the process.

Different data for each Virtual System.