# CPU utilization by process name and cmdline

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cpu-utilization-by-process-name-and-cmdline/125828>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 27, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cpu-utilization-by-process-name-and-cmdline/125828 "2018-03-27T21:35:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wanderer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wanderer/32/55140_2.png) [@Wanderer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wanderer)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cpu-utilization-by-process-name-and-cmdline/125828/1 "2018-03-27T21:35:57Z")

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Is there a way to chart CPU utilization by process name and cmdline?

Example:  
QEMU-KVM runs per VM so if you are running multiple VM's there is a QEMU-KVM process for each. Is there a way to chart the CPU usage for each one on one chart?

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**Author:** ![kvch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kvch/32/72058_2.png) [@kvch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kvch)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cpu-utilization-by-process-name-and-cmdline/125828/2 "2018-03-28T13:32:39Z")

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As Metricbeat collects all metrics you mentioned, all you need is a Kibana to visualize your events.  
There are sample dahboards you can use to visualize your data: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/6.2/view-kibana-dashboards.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/6.2/view-kibana-dashboards.html)  
You can tailor existing dashboards to your needs or you can add a new one.

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**Author:** ![Wanderer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wanderer/32/55140_2.png) [@Wanderer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wanderer)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cpu-utilization-by-process-name-and-cmdline/125828/3 "2018-03-28T13:42:07Z")

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I've dug into it but cannot figure out how to take true cpu utilization and split out by cmdline.

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**Author:** ![kvch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kvch/32/72058_2.png) [@kvch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kvch)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cpu-utilization-by-process-name-and-cmdline/125828/4 "2018-03-28T14:18:11Z")

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Please open a question in the Kibana forum. They are more experienced with Kibana visualizations.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cpu-utilization-by-process-name-and-cmdline/125828/5 "2018-04-25T14:18:35Z")

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