Viewing system processes

The traditional method of viewing processes running on a host is logging into that machine and listing the processes using commands such as ps on a UNIX-like operating system. In an environment where more elastic and immutable infrastructure is preferred, such manual steps are either not preferred or discouraged. In such situations, the option of viewing the processes running on the hosts is very useful. Also, having the processes listed in one place makes comparing the runtime environments of two or more hosts easier.

To get to the Processes dashboard, navigate to Infrastructure | Processes on the Datadog dashboard. You will see an interface similar to the one shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 6.20 – List of processes

This dashboard is similar to what we saw regarding the Containers dashboard in the previous section. On the left pane, there are search and filter options that you can use to locate the processes that...