5.29 ndb_top — View CPU usage information for NDB threads

ndb_top displays running information in the terminal about CPU usage by NDB threads on an NDB Cluster data node. Each thread is represented by two rows in the output, the first showing system statistics, the second showing the measured statistics for the thread.

ndb_top is available beginning with MySQL NDB Cluster 7.6.3.

Usage

ndb_top [-h hostname] [-t port] [-u user] [-p pass] [-n node_id]

ndb_top connects to a MySQL Server running as an SQL node of the cluster. By default, it attempts to connect to a mysqld running on localhost and port 3306, as the MySQL root user with no password specified. You can override the default host and port using, respectively, --host (-h) and --port (-t). To specify a MySQL user and password, use the --user (-u) and --passwd (-p) options. This user must be able to read tables in the ndbinfo database (ndb_top uses information from ndbinfo.cpustat and related tables).

For more information about MySQL user accounts and passwords, see Access Control and Account Management.

Output is available as plain text or an ASCII graph; you can specify this using the --text (-x) and --graph (-g) options, respectively. These two display modes provide the same information; they can be used concurrently. At least one display mode must be in use.

Color display of the graph is supported and enabled by default (--color or -c option). With color support enabled, the graph display shows OS user time in blue, OS system time in green, and idle time as blank. For measured load, blue is used for execution time, yellow for send time, red for time spent in send buffer full waits, and blank spaces for idle time. The percentage shown in the graph display is the sum of percentages for all threads which are not idle. Colors are not currently configurable; you can use grayscale instead by using --skip-color.

The sorted view (--sort, -r) is based on the maximum of the measured load and the load reported by the OS. Display of these can be enabled and disabled using the --measured-load (-m) and --os-load (-o) options. Display of at least one of these loads must be enabled.

The program tries to obtain statistics from a data node having the node ID given by the --node-id (-n) option; if unspecified, this is 1. ndb_top cannot provide information about other types of nodes.

The view adjusts itself to the height and width of the terminal window; the minimum supported width is 76 characters.

Once started, ndb_top runs continuously until forced to exit; you can quit the program using Ctrl-C. The display updates once per second; to set a different delay interval, use --sleep-time (-s).

Note

ndb_top is available on macOS, Linux, and Solaris. It is not currently supported on Windows platforms.

The following table includes all options that are specific to the NDB Cluster program ndb_top. Additional descriptions follow the table.

Table 5.27 Command-line options used with the program ndb_top

Format	Description	Added, Deprecated, or Removed
--color, -c	Show ASCII graphs in color; use --skip-colors to disable	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--defaults-extra-file=path	Read given file after global files are read	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--defaults-file=path	Read default options from given file only	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--defaults-group-suffix=string	Also read groups with concat(group, suffix)	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--graph, -g	Display data using graphs; use --skip-graphs to disable	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--help	Show program usage information	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--host=string, -h string	Host name or IP address of MySQL Server to connect to	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--login-path=path	Read given path from login file	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--measured-load, -m	Show measured load by thread	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--no-defaults	Do not read default options from any option file other than login file	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--node-id=#, -n #	Watch node having this node ID	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--os-load, -o	Show load measured by operating system	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--password=password, -p password	Connect using this password	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--port=#, -P # (>=7.6.6)	Port number to use when connecting to MySQL Server	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--print-defaults	Print program argument list and exit	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--sleep-time=#, -s #	Time to wait between display refreshes, in seconds	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--socket=path, -S path	Socket file to use for connection	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--sort, -r	Sort threads by usage; use --skip-sort to disable	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--text, -t (>=7.6.6)	Display data using text	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--usage	Show program usage information; same as --help	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)
--user=name, -u name	Connect as this MySQL user	(Supported in all NDB releases based on MySQL 8.0)

Additional Options

• --color, -c

  Command-Line Format	--color

  Show ASCII graphs in color; use --skip-colors to disable.

• --defaults-extra-file

  Command-Line Format	--defaults-extra-file=path
  Type	String
  Default Value	[none]

  Read given file after global files are read.

• --defaults-file

  Command-Line Format	--defaults-file=path
  Type	String
  Default Value	[none]

  Read default options from given file only.

• --defaults-group-suffix

  Command-Line Format	--defaults-group-suffix=string
  Type	String
  Default Value	[none]

  Also read groups with concat(group, suffix).

• --graph, -g

  Command-Line Format	--graph

  Display data using graphs; use --skip-graphs to disable. This option or --text must be true; both options may be true.

• --help, -?

  Command-Line Format	--help

  Show program usage information.

• --host[=name], -h

  Command-Line Format	--host=string
  Type	String
  Default Value	localhost

  Host name or IP address of MySQL Server to connect to.

• --login-path

  Command-Line Format	--login-path=path
  Type	String
  Default Value	[none]

  Read given path from login file.

• --measured-load, -m

  Command-Line Format	--measured-load

  Show measured load by thread. This option or --os-load must be true; both options may be true.

• --no-defaults

  Command-Line Format	--no-defaults

  Do not read default options from any option file other than login file.

• --node-id[=#], -n

  Command-Line Format	--node-id=#
  Type	Integer
  Default Value	1

  Watch the data node having this node ID.

• --os-load, -o

  Command-Line Format	--os-load

  Show load measured by operating system. This option or --measured-load must be true; both options may be true.

• --password[=password], -p

  Command-Line Format	--password=password
  Type	String
  Default Value	NULL

  Connect to a MySQL Server using this password and the MySQL user specified by --user.

  This password is associated with a MySQL user account only, and is not related in any way to the password used with encrypted NDB backups.

• --port[=#], -P

  Command-Line Format	--port=#
  Type	Integer
  Default Value	3306

  Port number to use when connecting to MySQL Server.

  (Formerly, the short form for this option was -t, which was repurposed as the short form of --text.)

• --print-defaults

  Command-Line Format	--print-defaults

  Print program argument list and exit.

• --sleep-time[=seconds], -s

  Command-Line Format	--sleep-time=#
  Type	Integer
  Default Value	1

  Time to wait between display refreshes, in seconds.

• --socket=path/to/file, -S

  Command-Line Format	--socket=path
  Type	Path name
  Default Value	[none]

  Use the specified socket file for the connection.

• --sort, -r

  Command-Line Format	--sort

  Sort threads by usage; use --skip-sort to disable.

• --text, -t

  Command-Line Format	--text

  Display data using text. This option or --graph must be true; both options may be true.

  (The short form for this option was -x in previous versions of NDB Cluster, but this is no longer supported.)

• --usage

  Command-Line Format	--usage

  Display help text and exit; same as --help.

• --user[=name], -u

  Command-Line Format	--user=name
  Type	String
  Default Value	root

  Connect as this MySQL user. Normally requires a password supplied by the --password option.

Sample Output.  The next figure shows ndb_top running in a terminal window on a Linux system with an ndbmtd data node under a moderate load. Here, the program has been invoked using ndb_top -n8 -x to provide both text and graph output:

Figure 5.1 ndb_top Running in Terminal

Beginning with NDB 8.0.20, ndb_top also shows spin times for threads, displayed in green.