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pcp + vector + filtered per process stats
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run on ubuntu 12.04

  1. install pcp from source following: https://github.com/Netflix/vector/wiki/Installing-Performance-Co-Pilot
  2. install vector following: https://github.com/Netflix/vector/wiki/Getting-Started#vector
  3. update pmwedb config to use port 9999 by default: /etc/pcp/pmwebd/pmwebd.options
  4. sudo service pmwebd restart
  5. update pmcd to run proc pmda as root (add -A flag): /etc/pcp/pmcd/pmcd.conf
  6. sudo service pcp restart
  7. run vector via gulp: https://github.com/Netflix/vector/wiki/Getting-Started#running-with-gulp
  8. created a hotproc.conf in /var/lib/pcp/pmdas/proc
  9. example hotproc matcher: psargs ~ /python_module\.py/
  10. pminfo -f hotproc.nprocs
  11. hack vector to display hotproc stats of interest in app.widgets.js

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