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Process Attributes

The following list describes the attributes that the SystemEDGE agent can monitor for a particular process or service procAlive and the SNMP type for each attribute. You can use the SNMP type to select the sample type and operator. For example, absoluteValue sampling is usually most appropriate for integer or gauge attributes, while deltaValue sampling is usually most appropriate for counter attributes.

Note: The agent's ability to monitor a particular process attribute is dependent on the underlying operating system's ability to track the associated parameter or metric.

procAlive (All OS)

Defines whether the process or service is running.

Type: Boolean

procMemory (All OS)

Defines the percentage (0 to 100) of real memory used by the process.

Type: Gauge

procSize (All OS)

Defines the size of text, data, and stack segments (KB).

Type: Gauge

procRSS (All OS)

Defines the real memory (resident set) size of the process (KB).

Type: Gauge

procTime (All OS)

Defines the accumulated CPU time in seconds for the process.

Type: Integer

procInBlks (AIX, Solaris)

Defines the number of blocks of data input by the process.

Type: Counter

procOutBlks (AIX, Solaris)

Defines the number of blocks of data output by the process.

Type: Counter

procMsgsSent (AIX, HP-UX, Solaris)

Defines the number of messages received by the process.

Type: Counter

procMsgsRecv (AIX, HP-UX, Solaris)

Defines the number of messages sent by the process.

Type: Counter

procNice (All OS)

Defines the priority (nice value) of the process.

Type: Integer

procNumThreads (Windows, AIX, Solaris, Linux)

Defines the number of threads that are running within the process.

Type: Integer

procNumSwaps (AIX, HP-UX, Solaris)

Defines the number of times the process has been swapped.

Type: Counter

procSysCalls (HP-UX, Solaris)

Defines the number of system calls invoked by the process.

Type: Counter

procMinorPgFlts (AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris)

Defines the number of minor page faults incurred by the process.

Type: Counter

procMajorPgFlts (All OS)

Defines the number of major page faults incurred by the process.

Type: Counter

procVolCtx (AIX, Solaris)

Defines the number of voluntary context switches incurred by the process.

Type: Counter

procInvolCtx (AIX, Solaris)

Defines the number of involuntary context switches incurred by the process.

Type: Counter

procTimePermil (All OS)

Defines the CPU utilization in permil multiplied by factor 1000.

Type: Integer