Running the Process Status Report

Use the Process Status Report to view which processes are using your system resources and whether any of them have been running too long. If you determine that a process has been running too long, there may be a problem that you need to address.

This report uses the AIX pscommand to display the status of all running processes.

To run the Process Status Report:

  1. From the System > System Programming > System Maintenance menu, select Process Status Report to generate the report and display it on the Hold Entry Pre-View screen.

Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.

  1. View the following information:

Column

Description

UID

User ID.

PID

Process ID.

PPID

Parent process ID.

C

CPU number.

STIME

System time.

TTY

Terminal.

TIME

Total execution time.

CMD

Command.

  1. Use the hot keys on the Hold Entry Pre-View screen as needed.

  2. Press Esc to exit the screen.

The system displays the following prompt: Save Report in Holdfile (Y/N).

  1. Enter Y or N in response to the prompt.

The system returns you to the System Maintenance menu.

See Also:

Monitoring the System Overview

Monitoring System Performance Using AIX

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