This menu function shows the states of all database processes that are currently active.
Example (of UNIX):
The most important process states are the following:
| Command Wait | kernel waits for command |
| Vsuspend | wait state, e.g., for system resources |
| IOwait | process is waiting for I/O |
| Vsleep | process is not active for a short time |
| Vbegexcl | process is waiting for Critical Region (latch) |
| Running | process is running |
| Runnable | process is operable, but waits for CPU allocation |
| Vresume | prompting command |