Dell Precision Optimizer User's Guide

Enable System Analysis

The Analytics page allows you to enable or disable the Dell System Analysis feature by clicking Start System Analysis button. When enabled, System Analysis runs for the specified period and collects system configuration and subsystem usage data.  This data is collected in the background and is compiled in the form of a System Analysis Report at the end of the specified period.

System Analysis reports contain data such as fan speed, thermal data, battery usage, and processor utilization. These reports can help you understand the behavior of your system under the operating environment that was present when the report was running. You can configure the following options that control the operation of System Analysis.

Report Duration

This setting on the Analytics page controls how often reports are generated. Daily reports are generated whenever the system date changes, which may be a period less than 24 hours. The report frequency period does not include the time your system spends in Sleep, Hibernate, or Shutdown states.

Number of Reports

This setting on the Analytics page controls how many reports are generated before the System Tracking feature gets disabled automatically. For example, if you configure the system with a Report Duration of 10 hours and a Number of Reports of 3 reports, then you should expect to see your first report after 10 hours. Two new reports should be seen every 10 hours after the first one. System Tracking feature should stop after three reports are generated.

Data to include in report

This set of check boxes allows you to choose the subsystems from which System Analysis collects data.  By default all subsystems are selected.

The status of the System Analysis such as number of reports pending, reports completed and report duration are shown in the System Analysis section of the Analytics page.

View Reports

The View Reports page also shows you the number of previously completed System Analysis Reports ready for viewing. To view these reports, click View Reports.

If two or more reports are available, you may compare two reports side by selecting the reports using the drop-down menu and then clicking Compare.