Running the Nytro Profiler On Linux

Running the Nytro Profiler On Linux

Application Directory Structure

Figure 4. Application Directory Structure

NOTE  The Nytro Profiler or blktrace can be run only on raw devices. The MD/DM devices are not supported.

NOTE  You must have root privileges to run the Nytro Profiler.

You can run the Nytro Profiler commands on the Linux platform either in the Manual mode or in the Automatic mode.

Usage

NytroProfiler_<32|64> -D <dev list> -CFG <san/das> -SZ <dev size list> [-S <start time>] [-W <run time>] [-T Linux -P </proc/partitions path> | -T Windows][-I <raw trace file>] -O <O/P filename> [-cpu <0-10>]

NOTE  The Nytro Profiler options are not case insensitive.

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To view the help topics, type ./NytroProfiler_64 -h at the command prompt.

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-D: <VD path separated by,:>.

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-SZ: <VD size in GB separated by ':'>; round off the VD size into nearest integer.

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-P: </proc/partitions file for traces collected on Linux>; for Linux only: copy of /proc/partitions file or path into /proc partitions.

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-T: <trace was collected by using Linux or Windows machine>.

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-I: <input trace file>.

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-O: <output file name>.

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-W: <run time in seconds>.

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-S: <start time in minutes>

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-CFG: <configuration <san/das>>.

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-cpu: <0 to 10> at the end of the command to reduce the CPU usage (higher the number, lower the CPU usage).

NOTE  By default, the qpcp.log is created when you run the Nytro Profiler.