Run dotTrace

Depending on your needs, you can work with dotTrace in three different ways:

• Using standalone dotTrace.

  dotTrace installs in the Windows Start Menu for easy access.

  

• Using dotTrace integrated in Visual Studio.

  

  The main component of dotTrace integrated in Visual Studio is the Performance Profiler tool window which can be opened via the ReSharper | Profile | Open Performance Profiler menu.

• Using the dotTrace command-line tool.

The following table summarizes the pros and cons of each way.

	Standalone	in Visual Studio	Command-Line Tool
Summary	Recommended if you do not have application's source code or you do not want to start an IDE to perform profiling	Recommended if you want to profile an existing project running under Visual Studio	Recommended if you want to perform profiling on a remote server or automate the profiling process
How to Run Profiling	Using the dotTrace Home window	Using the ReSharper | Profile menu in Visual Studio	Using the ConsoleProfiler.exe command-line tool
Local Profiling		Additionally, profiling of run configurations is supported. For example, you are able to profile any static method in your code	Only profiling of standalone applications and already running .NET processes is supported
Remote Profiling
Controlling Profiling Session	Auto-taking snapshot on process completion Using the Controller window Using the API	Auto-taking snapshot on process completion Using the Controller window Using the API	Auto-taking snapshot on process completion or by timeout By sending messages to stdin or a file Using the API
Continuous Integration Support			The dotTrace plugin to TeamCity is available