Interrupt Panel
The interrupt panel displays information about the use of interrupt vectors.
Table A-16. Interrupt Panel Statistics
Column Description
VECTOR Interrupt vector ID.
COUNT/s Total number of interrupts per second. This value is cumulative of the count for every CPU.
COUNT_x Interrupts per second on CPU x.
TIME/int Average processing time per interrupt (in microseconds).
TIME_x Average processing time per interrupt on CPU x (in microseconds).
DEVICES Devices that use the interrupt vector. If the interrupt vector is not enabled for the device, its name is
enclosed in angle brackets (< and >).
Using Batch Mode
Batch mode allows you to collect and save resource utilization statistics in a file.
After you prepare for batch mode, you can use esxtop or resxtop in this mode.
Prepare for Batch Mode
To run in batch mode, you must first prepare for batch mode.
Procedure
1 Run resxtop (or esxtop) in interactive mode.
2 In each of the panels, select the columns you want.
3 Save this configuration to a file (by default ~/.esxtop4rc) using the W interactive command.
You can now use resxtop (or esxtop) in batch mode.
Use esxtop or resxtop in Batch Mode
After you have prepared for batch mode, you can use esxtop or resxtop in this mode.
Procedure
1 Start resxtop (or esxtop) to redirect the output to a file.
For example:
esxtop -b > my_file.csv
The filename must have a .csv extension. The utility does not enforce this, but the post-processing tools
require it.
2 Process statistics collected in batch mode using tools such as Microsoft Excel and Perfmon.
In batch mode, resxtop (or esxtop) does not accept interactive commands. In batch mode, the utility runs until
it produces the number of iterations requested (see command-line option n, below, for more details), or until
you end the process by pressing Ctrl+c.
Batch Mode Command-Line Options
You can use batch mode with command-line options.
The command-line options in Table A-17 are available in batch mode.
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