Creating a Hotspot Detection Activity

About this task

A Hotspot Detection Activity is used to collect sampling data for a running application.

Procedure

  1. Right click on a Session node in the Performance Explorer and select New Activity.

    The New Activity Wizard will open.

  2. Select the Hotspot Detection activity type.
  3. Enter a name for the new Activity.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Choose if you would like to launch the application automatically from the IDE using a launch configuration or attach to a running process.
  6. If you would like to launch the application automatically then select the launch configuration that will be used for this purpose. You may select an existing Remote Compiled Application launch configuration or create a new one.

    To create a new launch configuration click the New... button. A dialog will appear to enter the new launch configuration properties.

    1. Select the connection to the remote machine in the Connection field. This should be the same as the runtime host connection defined in the Session.
    2. Browse to select the program executable in the Program field.
    3. Click the OK button. (None of the other fields in this dialog are required.)
  7. Click Next.
  8. On the third page of the wizard enter the data collection options.
  9. Click Finish.

    The newly created Hotspot Detection Activity will appear in the Performance Explorer and begins its life in the new state. You are now ready to start a performance run.


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