Tracking resource usage

The System Resources view shows various pieces of information about your system's processes. You can choose one of the following displays:

To select which display you want to see, click the menu dropdown button (Icon: Menu) in the System Resources view.

System Uptime display

The System Uptime display provides information about the start time, CPU usage time, and the usage as a percent of the total uptime, for all the processes running on your selected target:

System Resources view; System uptime

Note: Click the Highlight button (Highlight button) in the view's toolbar to highlight changes to the display since the last update.

You can change the highlight color in the Colors and Fonts preferences ( Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts ).

General Resources display

The General Resources display provides information about CPU usage, heap size, and the number of open file descriptors, for all the processes running on your selected target.

System Resources view; General resources

Note: Click the Highlight button (Highlight button) in the view's toolbar to highlight changes to the display since the last update.

You can change the highlight color in the Colors and Fonts preferences ( Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts ).

Memory Resources display

The Memory Resources display provides information about the heap, program, library, and stack usage for each process running on your selected target:

System Resources view; Memory resources

Note: Click the Highlight button (Highlight button) in the view's toolbar to highlight changes to the display since the last update.

You can change the highlight color in the Colors and Fonts preferences ( Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts ).

To learn more about the meaning of the values shown in the Memory Resources display, see the Finding memory errors and leaks chapter in this guide.

Related concepts
Introduction
What the System Information perspective reveals
Associated views
Controlling your system information session
Examining your target system's attributes
Watching your processes
Examining your target system's memory (inspecting virtual address space)
Tracking heap usage
Examining process signals
Getting channel information
Tracking file descriptors
Tracking the use of adaptive partitioning
Related tasks
Logging system information