[perf-discuss] CPU fluctuations issue

2009-01-05 Thread S h i v
Hi All, I have a T2000 system running a legacy application(having many processes >80). The sar(1) output shows about 10% fluctuations in the CPU utilization in the USER space while the SYSTEM space variations do not show evident problems. The problem I might trying to address is: The system has be

Re: [perf-discuss] CPU fluctuations issue

2009-01-05 Thread S h i v
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 7:19 AM, S h i v wrote: > > Mapping the system level information that sar(1) has thrown into > actual cause at process(or such) level has been the problem. > > Looking forward to get some insights. > On a side note, libgc.so (sun studio's garbage

Re: [perf-discuss] CPU fluctuations issue

2009-01-08 Thread S h i v
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Darryl Gove wrote: > If you're looking at a single application, then I'd suggest trying the > Performance Analyzer from Sun Studio. This should help you to see where the > time is being spent. There's a timeline view which should help you identify > what is happenin