Processes are the "heart" of the Linux/Unix processes. It is very important to monitor the
application processes to ensure 100% availability and reliability of the computer system.
For example, processes of databases, web-server etc.. need to be up and running 24 hours a
day and 365 days a year.
Use the tools described in this document to the monitor important application processes.
See also the following related topics on Linux/Unix processes.