Users Guide
Workload Analysis
The workload analysis feature enables you to track system resource utilization for components such as processor, memory,
graphics, and hard drive while you run your specific work load.
To generate a workload analysis report:
1. Go to Analytics and click
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The Analytics section is displayed.
NOTE: You can enable or disable this feature by using the toggle switch.
2. Click Run report and select the report duration to generate the report.
A progress bar displays the status of the report. The task runs until either the report is generated, it is manually stopped, or
when the timeout limit is reached.
3. Click View report to view the generated report.
NOTE: It may take a few minutes to prepare the report after you click the View report option.
The workload analysis report displays the process-specific information using charts. The charts display the top five
processes that use the system resource, to assess the impact of applications. This report also displays a set of check boxes
that allow you to choose the subsystems from which the data is collected. By default, all subsystems are selected.
In the report, the X-axis shows the range of data or specific value that is collected for the given system parameter. The Y-
axis displays the percentage of time, the given range (or specific value) that was found during the report interval. For
example, in the temperature (Location Memory) report, the X-axis shows the range of temperature and the Y-axis shows the
percentage of time the temperature was found to be in the range.
System Analysis
The system analysis feature runs for a specified period, and collects system configuration and subsystem usage data. The data is
collected in the background, and it is compiled in the form of a report. The system analysis report helps you understand the
behavior of your system under the current operating environment when the report was running.
To generate a system analysis report:
1. Go to Analytics and click
.
The Analytics section is displayed.
NOTE: You can enable or disable this feature by using the toggle switch.
2. Select the number of reports that you want to generate.
3. Click Run report and select the report duration to generate the report.
A progress bar displays the status of the report. The task runs until either the report is generated, it is manually stopped, or
when the timeout limit is reached.
The number of reports option on the System Analysis page controls how many reports are generated before the system
tracking gets disabled automatically. For example, if you select the report duration as 10 hours and number of reports as
three reports, the first report is displayed after 10 hours. The other two new reports are displayed every 10 hours after the
first report. The system tracking also stops when all the reports are generated.
4. Click View report to view the generated report.
NOTE: If multiple reports are ready to view on your system, click Next report to view the reports.
The system analysis reports display the detailed information and graphs of the data such as fan speed, thermal data, battery
usage, and processor utilization.
5. Click Save as PDF to save the selected report in a PDF format.
6. Click Delete to delete the selected report.
System Diagnostics
This feature allows you to generate and view full system health and diagnostic reports of your system.
To generate a system diagnostics report:
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