HP UX IPFilter Software manual Contents

Contents
HP secure development lifecycle	12
About This Document	13
1 HP Caliper at a Glance	17
What is HP Caliper?	17
What Does HP Caliper Run On?	19
Supported Hardware and Operating Systems	19
Supported Compilers and Application Environments	19
Summary of HP Caliper Features	20
2 Getting Started with the HP Caliper Command-Line Interface	21
Example: Running fprof on a Short Program, with Default Output	21
Example: Adding Instructions to an fprof Report	25
Types of Measurements	27
Global Measurement	27
Sampled Measurements	27
Precise Measurements (HP-UX only)	27
What to Look for in Using HP Caliper	28
Syntax for caliper Command	28
Basic Tasks: A Quick Reference	29
Starting HP Caliper	29
Stopping HP Caliper	29
Showing HP Caliper Options	29
Creating a Call Graph Profile with HP Caliper	29
Creating a Text Report for Analysis	30
Creating a Report Based on Your Collected Data	30
Using the HP Caliper Advisor	30
Restrictions on Using HP Caliper	30
Additional HP Caliper Commands	31
Getting Information About HP Caliper	31
3 Getting Started with the HP Caliper GUI	32
What Is the HP Caliper GUI?	32
Window Basics	32
Projects View	33
Collect View	34
Analyze View	35
Advisor View	36
Console View	37
Diagnostics View	38
Help View	38
Tips for Using Views	39
Making Measurements	39
Hints on How to Make Measurements	39
Exploring Performance Data	40
Getting Performance Tuning Advice	40
Getting Help	41
Starting the GUI	41
Native (Local) GUI	41
Remote GUI	41

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