cpview

Overview of CPView

Description

CPView is a text based built-in utility on a Check Point computer.

CPView Utility shows statistical data that contain both general system information (CPU, Memory, Disk space) and information for different Software Blades (only on Security Gateway).

The CPView continuously updates the data in easy to access views.

On Security Gateway, you can use this statistical data to monitor the performance.

For more information, see sk101878.

Syntax

cpview --help

CPView User Interface

The CPView user interface has three sections:

Section	Description
Header	This view shows the time the statistics in the third view are collected. It updates when you refresh the statistics.
Navigation	This menu bar is interactive. Move between menus with the arrow keys and mouse. A menu can have sub-menus and they show under the menu bar.
View	This view shows the statistics collected in that view. These statistics update at the refresh rate.

Section

Description

Header

This view shows the time the statistics in the third view are collected.

It updates when you refresh the statistics.

Navigation

This menu bar is interactive. Move between menus with the arrow keys and mouse.

A menu can have sub-menus and they show under the menu bar.

View

This view shows the statistics collected in that view.

These statistics update at the refresh rate.

Using CPView

Use these keys to navigate the CPView:

Key	Description
Arrow keys	Moves between menus and views. Scrolls in a view.
Home	Returns to the Overview view.
Enter	Changes to the View Mode. On a menu with sub-menus, the Enter key moves you to the lowest level sub-menu.
Esc	Returns to the Menu Mode.
Q	Quits CPView.

Use these keys to change CPView interface options:

Key	Description
R	Opens a window where you can change the refresh rate. The default refresh rate is 2 seconds.
W	Changes between wide and normal display modes. In wide mode, CPView fits the screen horizontally.
S	Manually sets the number of rows or columns.
M	Switches on/off the mouse.
P	Pauses and resumes the collection of statistics.

Use these keys to save statistics, show help, and refresh statistics:

Key	Description
C	Saves the current page to a file. The file name format is: `cpview_<ID of the cpview process>.cap<Number of the capture>`
H	Shows a tooltip with CPView options.
Space bar	Immediately refreshes the statistics.

Key

Description

C

Saves the current page to a file. The file name format is:

cpview_<ID of the cpview process>.cap<Number of the capture>

H

Shows a tooltip with CPView options.

Space bar

Immediately refreshes the statistics.