RE: ps command to find the top cpu in aix

  • From: "Allen, Brandon" <Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <arunchakrapanirao@xxxxxxxxx>, <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:52:50 -0700

Topas is showing you the current activity, i.e. who has consumed the
most CPU over the last 2 seconds (default interval), while ps is showing
you the cumulative activity, i.e. which processes have consumed the most
CPU over their lifetime.

 

Regards,

Brandon

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