In some cases when running a server wit virtual machines from VMware on top you might want to have some more diagnostic tools then only the basics like for example top, nmon or whatever tool you like. Now Vmware is giving you Vprobes. In this demo below you can find out more about Vprobes. Also take a look at those blogposts, which might be interesting to you.
Vprobes can give you information about why your memory is leaking in a virtual machine or why processors are so busy on some occasions.
http://x86vmm.blogspot.com/2007/09/presenting-vprobes.html
http://hivearchive.com/2007/09/17/vmware-vprobes-dtrace-for-all/
http://www.vmware.com/products/beta/ws/vprobes_reference.pdf
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