AIX System Administration: Monitoring and Tuning
Course: AIXADM2
Duration: 3 Days
Level: III
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Course Summary
This course is designed for experienced AIX administrators, providing a detailed understanding of AIX operation and performance, and the tools available to monitor and tune system performance.
Topics Covered In This Course
Introduction to System and Performance Monitoring
- An Operating System
- Performance Monitoring
- Tuning
- Optimisation
- Workload
- Nothing in Isolation
- Objective Performance
- System Types
- Site Specific Systems
- The Global Picture
- Performance Related Areas
- The Kernel
- AIX Versions
CPU and Process Monitoring
- Processes
- Layout of a Process
- Process Creation
- Types of CPU
- CPU Models
- The uptime Command
- The w Command
- The ps Command
- Some System Processes maxuproc
- Timing Commands
- The Timex Command
- Scheduler
- Priorities
- Real Time Processes
- The Run Queue
- Allocating Priority
- Changing Priority
- The iostat Command
- The vmstat Command
- Data Collection Utilities
- Collecting System Activity Data
- Producing System Activity Reports
- Monitoring CPU Activity
- Examining Process Queue Activity
- Monitoring System Call Activity
- Resource utilisation by completed processes
- The schedo Command
- Improving CPU Performance
Virtual Memory Manager
- Virtual memory Manager
- Page-Replacement Algorithm
- Paging Space
- List Page Space
- Add Page Space
- Change Paging Space Characteristics
- Remove Page Space
- Virtual Memory Statistics
- Display current state of Virtual Memory
- Monitoring Virtual Memory Activity
- Reduced Memory System Simulator
- Using rmss to run a command over a range of memory sizes
- Topas
- The vmo Command
- Improving Virtual Memory Management
Logical Volume Management
- Logical Volume Manager
- Alternative Volume Group Types
- Vary-on and Vary-off
- Disk Access Times
- Mirroring
- Scheduling Policies
- Disk Allocation Policies
- Inter-Physical Volume Allocation Policy
- Intra-Physical Volume Allocation Policy
- Using Raid
- Listing Physical Volumes
- Listing Logical Volumes
- The iostat Command
- Monitoring the performance of the file system
- Displaying placement of file's blocks
- Monitoring Logical Partition Placement
- Disk I/O Pacing
- Monitoring File System Activity
- Improving Local Volume Manager Performance
- Future Directions
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What You Can Expect
Attendees will acquire the additional knowledge required to closely monitor the performance and optimally tune an AIX based system, as well as hands-on experience performing these activities.
Who Should Take This Course
Experienced AIX System Administrators, or delegates who have recently attended our course AIX System Administration: Part One, and have had the opportunity to consolidate the information gained from it.
Recommended Prerequisites
Attendees should have a good basic understanding of AIX System Administration, gained through the AIX System Administration: Part One course, and at least three months practical experience.
Training Style
The course is highly interactive and consists of theory with plenty of hands on practical content. A dedicated server will be used so that the more complex commands and administration utilities can be practised in the security of a classroom environment.
Related Courses
Code |
Course Title |
Duration |
Level |
|
AIXADM1 |
AIX System Administration: Part One |
3 Days |
II |
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