To look at vimtop, we will connect to your VCSA via SSH:

1. Open the VCSA CLI in Putty.
2. Log in as the root with the root password.
3. Once logged in, you will be presented with the Command prompt.
4. Type shell and hit Enter. This will launch Bash and get you to a # prompt.
5. Now type vimtop and hit Enter:

Vimtop is similar to esxtop but has some advanced features. First of all, you will notice that vimtop uses colors to make it more readable. By default, we can see the VCSA uptime, the load average, CPU usage, memory usage, and the top processes. The processes are sorted in descending order based on %CPU. Let's say that our VCSA is running low on RAM and we want to sort the processes in descending order by %MEM. To do this, use the right arrow key to move to the right until the %MEM column is highlighted, then use the z key to clear the current sort, and finally, use the d key to sort in descending order:

Now let's say that our CPU usage is high and we suspect that performance charts are causing slowness. We can hit the left arrow until the %CPU column is highlighted, then hit z and d to clear the sort and sort the %CPU column in descending order. Then we can use the down arrow key to highlight the Performance Charts process:

The nice thing about highlighting a certain process is that the process will stay highlighted as it moves up and down the screen, allowing you to easily follow it.

To view all the keyboard options, hit the H key.