[comp.sys.next] System performance monitoring software wanted

ed@iitmax.IIT.EDU (Ed Federmeyer) (10/31/90)

Hi,  I was wondering if there is any system performance monitoring software
available for the NeXT that sample the system every few seconds and give a
"snapshot" (in nice window-graphics) bar graphs and pie charts and the like
to refelct the current memory usage of the system,  top 10 CPU users,  disk
I/O's pending, etc.  I have seen the MONITOR command for VAX/VMS, and the
"meter" system for Encore Multimax computers, and these are the kinds of
things I'm looking for.

Think about it in these terms:  What would you do to convince non-computer
people that the system needs more resources?  These kinds of real-time
graphics tools are usually impressive and easily understood.  Do they
exist for the NeXT (yet?)

Please Email replies (if possible) and I prommise to summarize here if I
get anything.

Thanks!  Ed Federmeyer   (ed@iitmax.iit.edu)   (sysed@iitvax.bitnet)
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phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (10/31/90)

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There is also a Monitor utility for NeXT. It is available in pub/next/source at
nova.cc.purdue.edu. I personally use NLoad a lot, which uses one space at the
doc and continuously displays the load in this space. I am not sure where I got
it, but it is probably also at purdue or some other site. 

/ivo welch	ivo@next.agsm.ucla.edu

knrgroup@garnet.berkeley.edu (Raymond group) (10/31/90)

There's an excellent freeware program for the NeXT called Monitor.
It does what you want with nice graphics and a friendly interface to boot.
It's available at the standard NeXT ftp sites.