PEEK Reference Manual

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About This Manual
This manual describes PEEK, a utility that reports statistical information maintained by
the HP NonStop operating system.
Who Should Use This Manual
This manual is intended for those who manage and service NonStop systems.
Because PEEK is designed to monitor statistical data about elements found within the
operating system, this manual is most useful to those who manage a system or who
perform performance analysis and tuning.
Readers of this manual should understand NonStop system operations and the
NonStop operating system.
Purpose of This Manual
This manual provides you with information needed to monitor statistical information
about system tables and resources, storage pools, physical memory, and other
entities.
This manual’s primary purpose is to describe the complete syntax of all PEEK options.
This manual also provides quick answers to specific questions readers have about
PEEK and its options.
The secondary purpose of this manual is to provide illustrations and detailed examples
of PEEK displays and to describe important considerations for the use and
understanding of PEEK.
How This Manual Is Organized
This manual contains these sections:
Related Reading
You might want to refer these manuals for more information:

The TACL Reference Manual for information about TACL in general and about
using the RUN command and its options
Section Contents
Getting Started With PEEK General information about PEEK and the type of
statistical information you can obtain with this utility.
PEEK Syntax and Examples The complete syntax of all PEEK options.
Considerations for using the options and examples of
their use are also included.
Glossary Definitions of technical terms used in this manual.