sar Package

sar Module

Sets up a subprocess to run sar from the sysstat suite

Default options: sar -A -f

class autotest.client.profilers.sar.sar.sar(job)

Bases: autotest.client.profiler.profiler

The sar command writes to standard output the contents of selected cumulative activity counters in the operating system. This profiler executes sar and redirects its output in a file located in the profiler results dir.

initialize(interval=1, **dargs)

Set sar interval and verify what flags the installed sar supports.

Parameters:interval – Interval used by sar to produce system data.

report(test)

Report function. Convert the binary sar data to text.

Parameters:test – Autotest test on which this profiler will operate on.

start(test)

Starts sar subprocess.

Parameters:test – Autotest test on which this profiler will operate on.

stop(test)

Stops profiler execution by sending a SIGTERM to sar process.

Parameters:test – Autotest test on which this profiler will operate on.

version = 1