PMTIME(1)						      General Commands Manual							 PMTIME(1)

NAME

       pmtime - time control server for Performance Co-Pilot

SYNOPSIS

       pmtime [-p port]

DESCRIPTION

       pmtime  is  a  graphical user interface for performance monitoring applications using the PCP infrastructure and requiring interactive time
       control.

       pmtime is not normally invoked directly by users.  Rather, it is more typical for it to be started by client applications (e.g.	pmchart(1)
       and pmval(1)).

       There  are  two	modes  of  interacting	with  a  pmtime process - live host mode, and historical archive mode.	In archive mode the window
       presents time controls suitable for manipulating the archive position, allowing full VCR control to move forwards and backwards in time	at
       configurable rates and intervals.  In live mode the pmtime window contains the simpler time controls suitable for live monitoring.

       The arguments to pmtime are as follows:

       -p   port is the port number which pmtime will use for communication with its clients (monitoring applications).

       Note  that  the	pmtime	window	is only made visible when explicitly requested.  Multiple client applications can be connected to a single
       pmtime server - when the final client application exits, pmtime will also exit.

ENVIRONMENT

       When a port number is not explicitly requested on the command line via the -p option, the environment variable PMTIME_PORT can  be  set	to
       specify the port number from which available-port probing will commence when pmtime is searching for a port number to use.

       The default starting port number is 43334.

SEE ALSO

       PCPIntro(1), pmchart(1), and pmval(1).

Performance Co-Pilot															 PMTIME(1)