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:
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.
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. |
Use the hot keys on the Hold Entry Pre-View screen as needed.
Press Esc to exit the screen.
The system displays the following prompt: Save Report in Holdfile (Y/N).
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