Driving the Power of AIX : Performance Tuning on IBM Power
ISBN: 9781583476406
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / MC Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Computer Science/ IT;

A concise reference for IT professionals, this book goes beyond the rules and contains the best practices and strategies for solid tuning methodology. Tips based on years of experience from an AIX tuning master show specific steps for monitoring and tuning CPU, virtual memory, disk I/O, and network components. Also offering techniques for tuning Oracle and Linux structures that run on an IBM power system-as well as for the new AIX 6.1-this manual discusses what tools are available, how to best use them to collect historical data, and when to analyze trends and results. The only comprehensive, up-to-date guide on AIX tuning, this is a must-have for administrators, systems engineers and architects, and other capacity planners.

Ken Milberg is the president and managing consultant of PowerTCO Solutions, a New York-based IBM business partner. He is a technical editor for IBM Systems Magazine and Power Systems Edition, as well as a frequent contributor to IBM developerWorks. He has consulted with many global Fortune 400 companies, is a PMI-certified project management professional and an IBM certified advanced technical expert, and holds certifications in Solaris and HP-UX.technical. He lives in New York City.

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