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Performance Monitoring Utilities:
resxtop and esxtop
The
and
resxtop
esxtop
time. You can start either utility in one of three modes: interactive (default), batch, or replay.
The fundamental difference between
whereas
can be started only through the service console of a local ESX host.
esxtop
This appendix includes the following topics:
"Using the esxtop Utility,"
n
"Using the resxtop Utility,"
n
"Using esxtop or resxtop in Interactive Mode,"
n
"Using Batch Mode,"
n
"Using Replay Mode,"
n
Using the esxtop Utility
The
utility runs only on the ESX host's service console and to use it you must have root user privileges.
esxtop
Type the command, using the options you want:
esxtop [-] [h] [v] [b] [s] [a] [c filename] [R vm-support_dir_path]
The
utility reads its default configuration from
esxtop
The first seven lines contain lowercase and uppercase letters to specify which fields appear in which order on
the CPU, memory, storage adapter, storage device, virtual machine storage, network, and interrupt panels.
The letters correspond to the letters in the Fields or Order panels for the respective
The eighth line contains information on the other options. Most important, if you saved a configuration in
secure mode, you do not get an insecure
your
.esxtop4rc
,
,
,
, or
determines the panel with which
d
u
v
n
I
N
Do not edit the
OTE
changes, and save this file using the
Using the resxtop Utility
The
utility is a vSphere CLI command.
resxtop
Before you can use any vSphere CLI commands, you must either download and install a vSphere CLI package
or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) to your ESX/ESXi host or vCenter Server system.
VMware, Inc.
command-line utilities provide a detailed look at how ESX/ESXi uses resources in real
resxtop
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esxtop
file. A number specifies the delay time between updates. As in interactive mode, typing
file. Instead, select the fields and the order in a running
.esxtop4rc
interactive command.
W
and
is that you can use
esxtop
on page 82
. This configuration file consists of eight lines.
.esxtop4rc
without removing the
s
starts.
esxtop
A
remotely (or locally),
resxtop
[d delay] [n iter]
panel.
esxtop
from the seventh line of
process, make
esxtop
,
,
c
m
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