1.5. Installing tools for measuring application performance

Procedure

1. Install the tools for performance measurement:

   # dnf install perf papi pcp-zeroconf valgrind strace sysstat systemtap

2. Run a SystemTap helper script to prepare the environment.

   # stap-prep

   Note that stap-prep installs packages relevant to the currently running kernel, which might not be the same as the installed kernel. To ensure stap-prep installs the correct kernel-debuginfo and kernel-headers packages, double-check the current kernel version by using the uname -r command and reboot your system if necessary.

3. Enable and start the Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) collector service:

   # systemctl enable pmcd && systemctl start pmcd