Collecting .NET Framework Memory Data for Stand-Alone Applications by Using the Profiler Command Line

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This section describes the procedures and options for collecting memory allocation and object lifetime data for a .NET client (stand-alone) application by using the sampling method from the command line.

Common Tasks

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Start an application and profile .NET memory - How to: Launch a .NET Framework Application with the Profiler to Collect Memory Data
Attach the profiler to a .NET application - How to: Attach the Profiler to a .NET Framework Application to Collect Memory Data
Instrument an application to collect .NET memory data - How to: Instrument a Stand-Alone .NET Framework Component and Collect Memory Data with the Profiler

Profiling Stand-Alone Applications

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Profile by using the sampling method - Collecting Application Statistics Using Sampling
Profile by using the instrumentation method - Collecting Detailed Timing Data Using Instrumentation
Profile resource contention and thread activity - Collecting Concurrency Data
Adding tier-interaction data - Collecting tier interaction data

Profiling .NET Memory Data

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Profiling ASP.NET applications - Collecting Memory Data
Profiling services - Collecting .NET Memory Data

Analyzing .NET Memory Data Views and Reports

.NET Memory Data Views

Reference

Command-Line Profiling Tools Reference