ProfileBackgroundService

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ProfileBackgroundService

Captures a performance profile of the PDQ Inventory background service for diagnostic purposes. After the profile is started, you perform the actions that reproduce the performance issue, then press Enter to stop profiling. The resulting profile file path is printed to the console.

NOTE: This command should only be used as directed by PDQ Support.

Syntax

PDQInventory ProfileBackgroundService [-ProfileType <type>]

Parameters

Parameter

Required

Description

-ProfileType <type>

No

The type of profile to capture. Currently only CPU is supported, and it is the default when this parameter is omitted.

Examples

Capture a CPU profile:

PDQInventory ProfileBackgroundService

PDQInventory ProfileBackgroundService -ProfileType CPU

 

 

 

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