# System Processes Information

You can access the System Processes Information dialog box in one of two ways:

- Device > Configure > System Processes Information
- Device > Monitor > System Processes Information

This dialog box displays information on the processes running on this device. This table is updated as processes are created and terminated by the device.

To view the definition for a particular MIB variable, click the appropriate link from the following list:

- Process ID (cpmProcessPID)

- Process Name (cpmProcessName)

- Process Creation Time (cpmProcessTimeCreated)

- Process Priority (cpmProcExtPriorityRev)

- Invoke Count (cpmProcExtInvokedRev)

The following list specifies buttons in this dialog box, as well as their function:

- Click OK to continue.

- Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

- With an entry selected, click Monitor to launch the CPU Utilization dialog box.

- Click Refresh to update the contents of the dialog box.

- Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box.

- Click Help to access online help.

Process ID (cpmProcessPID)

Numeric identifier assigned to a running process.

Process Name (cpmProcessName)

Name assigned to a running process.

Process Creation Time (cpmProcessTimeCreated)

The time that the process was created. This object together with cpmProcessPID uniquely identifies a process.

Process Priority (cpmProcExtPriorityRev)

Priority level at which the process is running. This object deprecates cpmProcExtPriority.

Invoke Count (cpmProcExtInvokedRev)

Number of times since cpmTimeCreated that the process has been invoked. This object deprecates cpmProcExtInvoked.