------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VTune(TM) Performance Analyzer for Linux* OS README ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The VTune(TM) Performance Analyzer provides an integrated performance analysis and tuning environment with graphical user interface and command-line capabilities that help you analyze code performance on systems with IA-32 architecture, Intel(R) Itanium(R) architecture, and systems with Intel(R) 64 technology. For information on VTune analyzer installation, see instructions in the Installation Guide, INSTALL.txt See the information on how the VTune analyzer installation affects your system in the Administrator's Guide, Admin_Guide.txt Product Directories ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following directory map indicates the default structure of the installed files and identifies the contents of the main sub-directories. +-- opt | + -- sag (EntireX package directory). | + -- intel | +-- eclipsepackage (Eclipse* package) | +-- vtune ( for the VTune analyzer files). | +-- bin (binaries and executable files). | +-- doc (documentation files). | +-- man (man pages and files associated with this product). | +-- rdc (VTune analyzer Remote Agent). | +-- samples (VTune analyzer getting started sample files). | +-- vdk (VTune analyzer driver kit). Launching the Tool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To launch the Graphical User Interface version of the VTune analyzer, enter "vtlec" at the command line: $ /bin/vtlec To launch the command-line version of the VTune analyzer, enter vtl at the command-line. For example: $ /bin/vtl version Other Sources of Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free Technical Support Contact Intel technical support through your Intel(R) Premier Support account and the related web site at https://premier.intel.com/. If you can not register your product or you can not access your account, complete the form available at https://registrationcenter.intel.com/support/ to submit a technical support request. Release Information Refer to the release notes (Release_Notes.htm) and license agreements available at /Release_Notes.htm. 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