Troubleshooting guide

Use esxtop or resxtop in Batch Mode
After you have prepared for batch mode, you can use esxtop or resxtop in this mode.
Procedure
1 Start resxtop (or esxtop) to redirect the output to a file.
For example:
esxtop -b > my_file.csv
The filename must have a .csv extension. The utility does not enforce this, but the post-processing tools
require it.
2 Process statistics collected in batch mode using tools such as Microsoft Excel and Perfmon.
In batch mode, resxtop (or esxtop) does not accept interactive commands. In batch mode, the utility runs until
it produces the number of iterations requested (see command-line option n, below, for more details), or until
you end the process by pressing Ctrl+c.
Batch Mode Command-Line Options
You can use batch mode with command-line options.
The command-line options in Table A-17 are available in batch mode.
Table A-17. Command-Line Options in Batch Mode
Option Description
a
Show all statistics. This option overrides configuration file setups and shows all statistics. The
configuration file can be the default ~/.esxtop4rc configuration file or a user-defined
configuration file.
b
Runs resxtop (or esxtop) in batch mode.
c <filename> Load a user-defined configuration file. If the -c option is not used, the default configuration
filename is ~/.esxtop4rc. Create your own configuration file, specifying a different filename, using
the W single-key interactive command.
d
Specifies the delay between statistics snapshots. The default is five seconds. The minimum is two
seconds. If a delay of less than two seconds is specified, the delay is set to two seconds.
n
Number of iterations. resxtop (or esxtop) collects and saves statistics this number of times, and
then exits.
server
The name of the remote server host to connect to (required, resxtop only).
portnumber
The port number to connect to on the remote server. The default port is 443, and unless this is
changed on the server, this option is not needed. (resxtop only)
username
The user name to be authenticated when connecting to the remote host. You are prompted by the
remote server for a password, as well (resxtop only).
Using Replay Mode
In replay mode, esxtop replays resource utilization statistics collected using vm-support.
After you prepare for replay mode, you can use esxtop in this mode. See the vm-support man page.
In replay mode, esxtop accepts the same set of interactive commands as in interactive mode and runs until no
more snapshots are collected by vm-support to be read or until the requested number of iterations are
completed.
Appendix A Performance Monitoring Utilities: resxtop and esxtop
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