CPU plug-in
Using the CPU plug-in of SSC Serv allows you to collect information about the CPU usage of a Windows machine.
SSC Serv is a native Windows service which collects system metrics periodically and sends them to a collectd server for processing and storage. No remote access to the Windows machine is required. The service is running on the Windows server and sends data, allowing the Windows server to be locked down tightly for maximum security. SSC Serv is very light-weight, integrates well with Windows and doesn't get in the way.
Example graph
Collected metrics
The CPU plug-in collects the CPU time spent in user mode (i.e. running applications), in system mode, handling interrupts and idle. These map to the following type instances, i.e. metrics with the following as the last part of their name:
idle
Unused CPU cycles.user
User mode, running applications.system
System mode, running Windows.interrupt
Handling interrupts, i.e. in device drivers.