Setting up and running a profiling session
Published 11 December 2012
When you start ANTS Memory Profiler, or when you start a new profiling session, the ANTS Memory Profiler Settings dialog box is displayed.
Application settings
On the Application settings tab, select the type of application you want to profile from the Choose application type to profile list. The settings available change depending on your selection:
- .NET executable
ASP.NET web application (hosted in IIS or web development server)
Special requirements apply to SharePoint.
- Silverlight 4 or later browser application (ANTS Memory Profiler 7 only supports Silverlight 4)
- Windows service
- COM+ server
- XBAP (XAML Browser Application)
- Attach to a .NET 4 process
You can also start ANTS Memory Profiler from the Visual Studio add-in.
Charting options
Use the Charting options tab to choose which performance counters you would like to record. See Setting up performance counters for more information.