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Processes

The Processes tab of the device timeline lists the processes that were running on the device at T. Each reading is that process's average over the hour before the report. For a process's use over time, hover the charts on the Performance tab.

The list​

Process inventory sorted by I/O, with backupagent.exe first at 45.5 MB/s and 347 Mbit/sProcess inventory sorted by I/O, with backupagent.exe first at 45.5 MB/s and 347 Mbit/s
ColumnShows
CPUShare of all cores.
RAM (RSS)Memory the process holds in RAM, shared pages included.
I/ORead plus write, counting files, pipes, devices and the network.
NetTCP received plus sent.
HandlesOpen handles.
Up forTime since the process started.

The list opens sorted by activity, a blend of CPU, I/O and memory use. Select a column heading to sort by it.

Chips filter the list to processes that are New in the window, Changed, or have a condition open at T.

The title switches between two lists. Process inventory is every process the agent reported. Loaded process samples lists the processes the agent ranked busiest in its latest report, and whether CPU, memory or I/O put each one there.

One process​

Select a row for the process's details.

Process detail for backupagent.exe with its memory, last hour activity, start time, image path and the service it hostsProcess detail for backupagent.exe with its memory, last hour activity, start time, image path and the service it hosts

The summary line says how busy the process was over the last hour. Below it are its memory (resident, private and committed), its CPU, I/O and TCP rates, when it started, its image path, and the services it hosts, each linked to its row on the Services tab. History lists the changes recorded for the process.

A process with a condition open, such as a handle count that keeps climbing, shows the condition here.

Example: what filled the volume overnight​

On re-fs-01 at Ridge Engineering, volume D: filled on Tuesday night.

Select the volume filling fast condition to move T to 23:00 on Tuesday, then open the Processes tab and sort by I/O. Robocopy.exe is at the top at 51.1 MB/s, and its Up for reads 1 h.

Process inventory sorted by I/O at 23:00, with Robocopy.exe first at 51.1 MB/s and up for 1 hourProcess inventory sorted by I/O at 23:00, with Robocopy.exe first at 51.1 MB/s and up for 1 hour

A copy job that began at about 22:00 filled the volume. Select the row for the job's image path and exact start time.