Memory Page
The Memory Page of the Single Application drilldown provides an overview of the memory performance for the one or more applications chosen in the Windows Applications Metrics options in the Spotlight on Windows Options window.
To open the Memory page
- Select the Spotlight connection in the Spotlight Browser.
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Click Single Application | Memory.
Charts on the Memory page
Notes:
- Click an item in the legend to highlight its series (line) in the chart. Click a second time to return the series to its normal appearance.
- Move the mouse pointer over an item in the legend to view the current value for that series within the chart.
- To choose applications to measure the performance of, right click the page and select Select Application. This opens the Windows Applications Metrics dialog. Windows Files Metrics
| Chart | Description |
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| Memory Usage: Current OR Peak |
If the Current option is chosen from the associated drop-down menu, the chart shows the current size of the working set of the selected process. The working set is the set of memory pages touched recently by the threads in the process. If the Peak option is chosen from the associated drop-down menu, the chart shows the peak size of the working set of the selected process(es) since they were started. |
| Virtual Memory Size | For the specified applications, this corresponds to the Virtual Memory Size graph on the Memory chart in the Process History page of the Processes drilldown. |
| Virtual Address Space: Current OR Peak |
If the Current option is chosen from the associated drop-down menu, the chart shows the current size of the total address space of the process. A process is limited to 2GB of address space no matter how much free RAM may be available. If the Peak option is chosen from the drop-down menu, the chart shows the peak total address space of the selected process(es) since they were started. |
| Page Faults | For the specified applications, this corresponds to the Page Faults chart in the Process History page of the Processes drilldown. |
Disks Page
The Disks Page of the Single Application drilldown provides an overview of the disk performance for the one or more applications chosen in the Windows Applications Metrics options of the Spotlight on Windows Options window.
To open the Disks page
- Select the Spotlight connection in the Spotlight Browser.
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Click Single Application | Disk.
Charts on the Disks page
Notes:
- Click an item in the legend to highlight its series (line) in the chart. Click a second time to return the series to its normal appearance.
- Move the mouse pointer over an item in the legend to view the current value for that series within the chart.
- To choose applications to measure the performance of, right click the page and select Select Application. This opens the Windows Applications Metrics dialog. Windows Files Metrics
| Chart | Description |
|---|---|
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Disk Reads |
For the specified applications, this corresponds to the Disk Reads chart in the Logical Disk Activity page of the Disks drilldown. |
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Disk Writes |
For the specified applications, this corresponds to the Disk Writes chart in the Logical Disk Activity page of the Disks drilldown. |
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Disk I/O |
For the specified applications, this corresponds to the Disk I/O chart in the Logical Disk Activity page of the Disks drilldown. |
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Disk Queue |
For the specified applications, this corresponds to the Disk Queue chart in the Logical Disk Activity page of the Disks drilldown. |
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Disk Transfer Time |
For the specified applications, this corresponds to the Transfer Time chart in the Logical Disk Activity page of the Disks drilldown. |
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Disk Load |
For the specified applications, this corresponds to the Disk Load chart in the Logical Disk Activity page of the Disks drilldown. |
Alarm Log
The Alarm Log drilldown displays information on the alarms associated with the selected connection.
To open the alarm log
- Select the Spotlight connection in the Spotlight Browser.
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Click Alarm Log.
Notes:
- The Alarm Log drilldown is common to all Spotlight applications. See Spotlight Alarms for more information.
- The alarms are specific to the current Spotlight connection. Spotlight Alarms
View | Options
Spotlight is a powerful diagnostic and problem-resolution tool for Windows operating systems. Its unique user interface provides you with an intuitive, visual representation of the activity on the host machine.
For information on Spotlight on Windows, see these sections
| Section |
Description |
|---|---|
| Background Information |
Introductory material to Spotlight on Windows. |
| Connect to a Windows System | Create / Modify / Delete connections to Windows systems. |
| Home Page | The Spotlight home page shows the flow of information and commands between various sub-components and the size and status of internal resources such as processes, disk files and memory structures. |
| Alarms |
Spotlight alerts you to problems with your system by issuing an alarm. You can configure Spotlight in the level of severity that constitutes an alarm, to disable an alarm, and the actions Spotlight takes on raising the alarm. |
| Drilldowns | When you have isolated a problem, you can display a drilldown page, whose charts and tables provide a detailed breakdown of the underlying statistics. |
| View | Options | Customize Spotlight. |
| Troubleshooting | Solve problems using Spotlight. |
For information on using Spotlight applications See