Advanced System Monitoring
Master real-time monitoring and performance analysis techniques for Fedora52 systems.
Getting Started with System Monitoring
To begin monitoring your system, ensure you have administrative privileges and install monitoring tools via:
sudo dnf install sysstat atop glances
Real-Time Monitoring Commands
mpstat 1
This command will display CPU statistics every second.
free -h
Use this command to check total/available memory and swap usage.
iftop
Displays network interface traffic statistics. Press q to exit.
Advanced Tools and Techniques
Glances
An interactive system monitoring tool combining CPU, memory, disk, and network usage.
glances
Itop
Real-time view of running processes and resource consumption.
top
SystemTap
Advanced diagnostic and tracing tool for Linux systems.
stap -e 'probe begin {printf(\"Hello, World!\\n\"); exit()}'
Start with simple probes and expand to complex scripts for custom diagnostics.
Example Monitoring Workflow
$ glances System Monitor - CPU Usage: 45% | Memory: 68% | Disk I/O: 12MB/s
This example shows a live monitoring session with comprehensive metrics.