DTrace Training Module 1 - Getting Started

This video introduces you to DTrace, a microscope into the Operating System. DTrace is a tracing tool. It traces activities in both userland and the kernel. Learn the history of DTrace, how to install and run DTrace, understand terminology and concepts, and see an example of using DTrace.

00:00 Title screen
00:14 Outline
00:50 What is DTrace?
03:10 Main Features
04:31 Brief History
06:17 Install DTrace
07:37 Running DTrace
09:57 Terminology and Concepts
10:03 Probes and Providers
15:32 Define a Probe and Clause
17:26 The D Programming Language
18:28 What is a DTrace Predicate?
19:43 How Does It Work?
21:11 A First Example
25:59 The BEGIN and END Probe
28:51 Intermezzo: How Does a D Script Execute?
30:29 Putting it All Together
32:13 Additional Resources

Oracle Linux DTrace documentation: https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/dtrace-v2-guide/

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