Chapter 2 Creating and Managing Sessions

NextGen TotalView for HPC User Guide : PART I An Introduction to NextGen TotalView for HPC : Chapter 2 Creating and Managing Sessions

Overview

There are two primary ways to load programs into NextGen TotalView for HPC for debugging: the UI via the Start Page (Loading Programs from the Session Editor) or with CLI commands (Loading Programs Using the CLI). Both support all debugging session types.

There are also ways to start NextGen TotalView for HPC with arguments that set up a session when the program opens (Starting a Session from your Shell).

Setting up Debugging Sessions

• "Loading Programs from the Session Editor"

— "Starting a Debugging Session"

— "Debug a Program"

— "Debug a Parallel Program"

— "Attach to Process"

— "Debug a Core or Replay Recording File"

— "Load a Recent Session"

— "Editing a Previous Session"

• "Loading Programs Using the CLI"

Additional Session Setup Options

• "Options: Reverse Debugging"