Install Intel® VTune™ Profiler Server

Set up Intel® VTune™ Profiler as a web server, using a lightweight deployment intended for personal use or a full-scale corporate deployment supporting multi-user environment.

Relevant Terminology

Before you install and use VTune Profiler Server, get familiar with these terms to ensure a smooth experience:

VTune Profiler Server

VTune Profiler started as a web server and serving a web site to access the VTune Profiler GUI from remote client machines using a web browser.

User

User of the VTune Profiler Server.

User client system

A machine that the User is logged to and used to access the VTune Profiler Server via a web browser.

Target system

A machine, local or remote, that is profiled with the VTune Profiler.

VTune Profiler Agent

A piece of VTune Profiler software that runs on a target system.

System Requirements

VTune Profiler Server System

Client System

VTune Profiler Server is tested with the latest versions of supported browsers at the time of each release.

Target System

Note

When you install VTune Profiler Server on a particular platform, you must use profiling targets of the same platform. You cannot use VTune Profiler Server to profile across platforms.

VTune Profiler Server Deployment

The deployment of VTune Profiler Server depends on your usage mode and purpose:

Deployment Mode

Benefits

Limitations

Personal use/evaluation

  • No host platform setup. VTune Profiler Server is installed as part of the VTune Profiler GUI.

  • Quick on-boarding experience with self-signed TLS certificates

  • Single user mode

  • Medium security level

Integration with SAML Single-Sign-On (SSO)

  • Automatic authentication with company accounts

  • Support for multi-user environment

  • High security level

  • Support for selective access to VTune Profiler Server (for example, per user network group)

  • Mandatory company IT support to register VTune Profiler Server in IT SAML SSO infrastructure

Deployment behind a reverse proxy (NGINX*, Apache* web server, IIS, etc.)

  • Reuse of existing IT web hosting infrastructure (including transport security and user authentication)

  • High security level

  • Support for multi-user environment

  • DevOps expertise required

Depending on your choice, proceed with these steps:

How It Works

  1. (Reverse proxy and SAML SSO modes) The admin installs an instance of VTune Profiler Server in a lab.

  2. (Reverse proxy and SAML SSO modes) The admin emails the URL of the installed VTune Profiler Server to the User(s).

  3. The user accesses th VTune Profiler through a supported web browser, configures and runs analysis on an arbitrary target system.

    VTune Profiler Server can be accessed from any client machine.

  4. When analysis is initiated, VTune Profiler Server installs a VTune Profiler Agent on the specified target system. This agent performs collection and uploads results to the VTune Profiler Server for analysis and storage.

    Learn more about this service in Use VTune Profiler Server.