This contains information about how to install and run LivePerf. Refer to User guide for a full overview of its features.
To ensure maximum portability LivePerf is distributed as a series of compressed files (zip or bz2) for supported platforms. The installation procedure consists in unzipping the appropriate file in the desired output directory. To uncompress use:
tar -xzvf x86-linux-vm.tar.gz
bzip2 -dc x86-solaris-vm.tar.bzip | tar -xvf -or the same command as for Linux, if the GNU freeware utilities are installed.
bzip2 -dc ppc-aix-vm.tar.bzip | tar -xvf -or the same command as for Linux, if the GNU freeware utilities are installed.
The Console is the main application component which displays data collected from all monitored hosts in a graphical console. The Host Manager is the component responsible with collecting data from agents and forwarding it to the LivePerf console. It also contains all supported agents for the current machine's platform and architecture.
The installation file for each platform contains both the Console and HostManager. Note that although the Console will run in most Unix graphical environments, in this version of LivePerf it is only supported for Windows platforms. To start them use:
When running Console for the first time you will need to enter the license key, either purchased or received after downloading the demo version.
Note that LivePerf will communicate to all Host Managers through the same TCP/IP port, therefore, if firewalls are installed, an available port must be chosen before starting installation.
Click the Load session button and select winsample.lperf. This will open a small sample with system information pertinent to the local machine using the Windows Agent.