I need a command to list all the processes running in a server and its cpu utilization and the respective processor it uses (means cpu 0/cpu1) in a linux server running redhat-release 5update 2 .

Can you please help me if there is a command to do or is there any script which can help ?

ps aux
top then use fj to add the last processor column.

As an addition to the previous post, you can use htop (you might have to install it). It functions the same way as 'top' but lets you interact with the output.

one more tool is there you might wanna try
Apart from these you can always look for additional tools freely available on internet to get update on CPU and memory utilization like the one which I use are

collectl, vnstat etc

Hi All,

Thanks for all suggestion !

Couple of queries!

TenTenths: How can i add the cpu number when i am executing the top in batch mode ?

deep27ak : How can i fetch the same data from collectl ? I tried a lot but could not successful .


i am trying to fetch below data exactly to prepare a report .

"process" "process utilization" & "processor it used or previous used processor"

I don't get the meaning of fetching same data?
the options which I gave you were additional

this gives you the current running processor speed, network and hard disk usage
go through this link for further help

Getting started using collectl

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I always start with top. It is an interactive tool and can show the top CPU users in time periods down to fractions of a second. You can add columns and it can show which CPus are getting the most usage, but it cannot show which CPU a particular task is assigned to; you should be able to infer that for tasks taking large amounts of CPU time.

I use SAR (System Activity Reporter) for long-term analysis of CPU usage, as well as many other system resource statistics. Install the sysstat package (for Fedora and RHEL related distros). SAR begins collecting data and stores it in ten-minute intervals over a five-day period so you can analyze data over long term.

I know this does not help with specific processes, but SAR is a powerful tool and can help you determine whether a performance problem is CPU, I/O or Network related.

ps is better for batch mode, and you can over-ride the format and add extra columns, man ps for more info, it's the psr column that shows the last processor.