Monitoring performance in Linux

To monitor the performance of FileMaker Server for Linux, use three primary tools:

• System Monitor: Supplies a list of all the processes currently running and information about the overall activity on the computer.

• Top: A command-line program that is part of the UNIX engine. Use Top to see a list of the processes that are running on the machine sorted by the process ID.

• System Activity Reporter (SAR): A command-line program installed in Linux by default consisting of two basic tools: the System Activity Data Collector (SADC) and the System Activity Reporter (SAR). It is designed to automatically gather data for an extended time period, then analyze that data later. The data collected by SAR are reports on cumulative statistics counters.

For information about System Monitor and Linux Server, see their help systems.