This recipe will show you how to visualize using pmchart and command-line tools to monitor your CPU's performance. We will have a look at the following metrics:
kernel.all.cpu.wait.totalkernel.all.cpu.irq.hardkernel.all.cpu.irq.softkernel.all.cpu.stealkernel.all.cpu.syskernel.all.cpu.userkernel.all.cpu.nicekernel.all.cpu.idle
This will show you how to create the text and graphical representation of performance data. Perform the following steps:
Display live data for the preceding metrics with a 1-second interval for the host,
localhost. Execute the following command:~]# pmdumptext -H -t 1 -i -l kernel.all.cpu.wait.total kernel.all.cpu.irq.hard kernel.all.cpu.irq.soft kernel.all.cpu.steal kernel.all.cpu.sys kernel.all.cpu.user kernel.all.cpu.nice kernel.all.cpu.idle -h localhost
Create a configuration file for
pmchartto display live data calledcpu_stack.confwith the following contents:#kmchart version 1 chart style stacking antialiasing...