TotalView User Guide : Part II: Debugging Tools and Tasks : Visualizing Programs and Data : Array Visualizer : How the ­Visualizer Works
How the ­Visualizer Works
The Visualizer is a stand-alone program to which TotalView sends information. Because it is separate, you can use it in multiple ways:
*You can see your program’s data while debugging in TotalView.
*You can save the data that would be sent to the Visualizer, and view it later by invoking the Visualizer from the command line.
   
Figure 164: TotalView Visualizer Relationships
*You can use a third party tool to read the datastream sent by TotalView, rather than using the Visualizer.
*For more information on adapting a third-party visualizer so that it can be used with TotalView, see Adapting a Third Party Visualizer”.