HP UX IPFilter Software manual 6

--threads................................................................................................................................	75
--traps-reported.......................................................................................................................	75
--user-regions(HP-UX only) .................................................................................................	76
--version.................................................................................................................................	76
6 Using the HP Caliper Advisor.....................................................................	77
What Is the HP Caliper Advisor?..............................................................................................	77
Example of an HP Caliper Advisor Report..................................................................................	77
Steps in Using the Advisor.......................................................................................................	78
Command Line to Invoke the Advisor.........................................................................................	79
Getting Started with the Advisor: Examples................................................................................	81
Simplest Example...............................................................................................................	81
More Typical Examples.......................................................................................................	81
Explanation of Report Output..............................................................................................	82
How to Read an Advisor Report................................................................................................	83
Suggestions for Using the HP Caliper Advisor.............................................................................	84
How the HP Caliper Advisor Works..........................................................................................	85
7 Using the HP Caliper Advisor in the GUI.....................................................	86
Basic Steps in Using the HP Caliper Advisor in the GUI...............................................................	86
Making Performance Measurement Runs....................................................................................	86
Selecting Performance Data to Analyze [Optional] .....................................................................	87
Generating Advice.................................................................................................................	89
Reviewing and Acting on the Advice.........................................................................................	90
8 Configuring HP Caliper ............................................................................	92
Specifying Option Values with a .caliperinit Initialization File........................................................	92
Example of a .caliperinit File...............................................................................................	92
Setting Constants in the .caliperinit File.................................................................................	93
Configuring Data Collection.....................................................................................................	94
Specifying Which CPU Events to Measure.............................................................................	94
Shortening CPU Event Names.........................................................................................	94
Specifying Which Load Modules to Collect Data For..............................................................	95
Default Settings for Load Module Data Collection..............................................................	95
How to Specify Load Module Names...............................................................................	96
Controlling Granularity of Data Collection and Reports...........................................................	97
Specifying Processes to Measure..........................................................................................	97
Process Tree Report.......................................................................................................	97
Syntax for -p Option......................................................................................................	98
Using -p some ..............................................................................................................	99
Examples of the -p Option ...........................................................................................	100
Using HP Caliper in Your Build Process...............................................................................	100
Using HP Caliper in Testing and Quality Assurance.........................................................	100
Using HP Caliper to Generate Test Suite Reports.............................................................	101
Attaching to a Running Process to Perform Measurements......................................................	101
How to Display Reference Information About CPU Counters or HP Caliper Report Types.................	102
Options for the caliper info Command................................................................................	102
-c or --cpu-counter........................................................................................................	102
-d or --details..............................................................................................................	103
-o or --output-file..........................................................................................................	103
-r or --report................................................................................................................	103
-s or --search...............................................................................................................	103
Examples of the caliper info Command...............................................................................	103
HP Caliper Environment Variables...........................................................................................	104
9 Controlling the Content of Reports.............................................................	105
Layout of an HP Caliper Text or CSV Report.............................................................................	105

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