System Performance Tuning Paperback / softback
by Gian-Paolo Musumeci & Mike Loukides
Paperback / softback
Description
System Performance Tuning answers one of the most fundamental questions you can ask about your computer: How can I get it to do more work without buying more hardware?
In the current economic downturn, performance tuning takes on a new importance.
It allows system administrators to make the best use of existing systems and minimize the purchase of new equipment.
Well-tuned systems save money and time that would otherwise be wasted dealing with slowdowns and errors.
Performance tuning always involves compromises; unless system administrators know what the compromises are, they can't make intelligent decisions.
Tuning is an essential skill for system administrators who face the problem of adapting the speed of a computer system to the speed requirements imposed by the real world.
It requires a detailed understanding of the inner workings of the computer and its architecture.
System Performance Tuning covers two distinct areas: performance tuning, or the art of increasing performance for a specific application, and capacity planning, or deciding what hardware best fulfills a given role.
Underpinning both subjects is the science of computer architecture. This book focuses on the operating system, the underlying hardware, and their interactions.
Topics covered include: *Real and perceived performance problems, introducing capacity planning and performance monitoring (highlighting their strengths and weaknesses). *An integrated description of all the major tools at a system administrator's disposal for tracking down system performance problems. *Background on modern memory handling techniques, including the memory-caching filesystem implementations in Solaris and AIX.
Updated sections on memory conservation and computing memory requirements. *In depth discussion of disk interfaces, bandwidth capacity considerations, and RAID systems. *Comprehensive discussion of NFS and greatly expanded discussion of networking. *Workload management and code tuning. *Special topics such as tuning Web servers for various types of content delivery and developments in cross-machine parallel computing For system administrators who want a hands-on introduction to system performance, this is the book to recommend.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:335 pages
- Publisher:O'Reilly Media
- Publication Date:12/03/2002
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- ISBN:9780596002848
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:335 pages
- Publisher:O'Reilly Media
- Publication Date:12/03/2002
- Category:
- ISBN:9780596002848