Process Metrics
Process.Count(processName)
Number of running processes matching the given name.
Data Type |
Integer (Unsigned Integer on NetBSD and OpenBSD) |
Platforms |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD |
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
processName |
String |
Process name to match |
Process.Count(httpd)
Process.CountEx(processName)
Extended process count with optional filtering by command line, owner, and window title.
Data Type |
Integer (Unsigned Integer on NetBSD) |
Platforms |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD, NetBSD |
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
processName |
String |
Process name |
cmdLine |
String |
Command line regular expression (optional). Matches against the full command line. If not set, matches any command line. |
userName |
String |
Process owner username regular expression (optional). If not set, matches any user. |
windowTitle |
String |
Window title regular expression (optional, Windows only). If not set, matches any window title. |
Process.CountEx(httpd) Process.CountEx(java,.*-server.*) Process.CountEx(python,.*myapp.*,appuser)
Process.CPUTime(processName)
Total CPU time consumed by matching processes (milliseconds).
Data Type |
Counter 64 (Integer 64 on NetBSD) |
Platforms |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD, NetBSD |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.GDIObjects(processName)
Number of GDI objects used by matching processes.
Data Type |
Integer 64 |
Platforms |
Windows |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.Handles(processName)
Number of open handles or file descriptors for matching processes.
Data Type |
Integer |
Platforms |
Linux, Windows, Solaris, AIX |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.IO.OtherB(processName)
Other I/O bytes transferred by matching processes.
Data Type |
Counter 64 |
Platforms |
Windows |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.IO.OtherOp(processName)
Other I/O operations performed by matching processes.
Data Type |
Counter 64 |
Platforms |
Windows |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.IO.ReadB(processName)
Bytes read by matching processes.
Data Type |
Counter 64 |
Platforms |
Windows |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.IO.ReadOp(processName)
Read operations performed by matching processes.
Data Type |
Counter 64 |
Platforms |
Windows, AIX |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.IO.WriteB(processName)
Bytes written by matching processes.
Data Type |
Counter 64 |
Platforms |
Windows |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.IO.WriteOp(processName)
Write operations performed by matching processes.
Data Type |
Counter 64 |
Platforms |
Windows, AIX |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.KernelTime(processName)
Kernel mode CPU time consumed by matching processes (milliseconds).
Data Type |
Counter 64 (Integer 64 on NetBSD) |
Platforms |
Linux, Windows, Solaris, AIX, NetBSD |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.MemoryUsage(processName)
Memory usage as a percentage of total system memory for matching processes.
Data Type |
Float |
Platforms |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.PageFaults(processName)
Number of page faults for matching processes.
Data Type |
Counter 64 (Integer 64 on NetBSD) |
Platforms |
Linux, Windows, Solaris, AIX, NetBSD |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.RSS(processName)
Resident set size in bytes for matching processes. Alias for Process.WkSet(*).
Data Type |
Integer 64 |
Platforms |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.Syscalls(processName)
Number of system calls made by matching processes.
Data Type |
Counter 64 |
Platforms |
Solaris |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.Threads(processName)
Number of threads for matching processes.
Data Type |
Integer (Integer 64 on NetBSD) |
Platforms |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD, NetBSD |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.UserObjects(processName)
Number of USER objects used by matching processes.
Data Type |
Integer 64 |
Platforms |
Windows |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.UserTime(processName)
User mode CPU time consumed by matching processes (milliseconds).
Data Type |
Counter 64 (Integer 64 on NetBSD) |
Platforms |
Linux, Windows, Solaris, AIX, NetBSD |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.VMRegions(processName)
Number of virtual memory regions for matching processes.
Data Type |
Integer |
Platforms |
Linux |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.VMSize(processName)
Virtual memory size in bytes for matching processes.
Data Type |
Integer 64 |
Platforms |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD, NetBSD |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.WkSet(processName)
Working set size in bytes for matching processes.
Data Type |
Integer 64 |
Platforms |
Linux, Windows, macOS, Solaris, AIX, FreeBSD, NetBSD |
See common process metric arguments for argument details.
Process.ZombieCount(processName)
Number of zombie processes. Without arguments, counts all zombie processes; with the optional process name argument, counts only zombie processes matching the given name.
Data Type |
Integer |
Platforms |
Solaris |
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
processName |
String |
Process name to match (optional) |
Common Process Metric Arguments
Most process metrics (except Process.Count and Process.CountEx) accept the following arguments:
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
processName |
String |
Process name |
function |
String |
Aggregation function when multiple processes match. Default: |
cmdLine |
String |
Command line regular expression (optional). If not set, matches any command line. |
userName |
String |
Process owner username regular expression (optional). If not set, matches any user. |
windowTitle |
String |
Window title regular expression (optional, Windows only). If not set, matches any window title. |
Process.VMSize(java) Process.CPUTime(httpd,max) Process.Handles(python,sum,.*myapp.*) Process.MemoryUsage(node,avg,,appuser)