The Introduction to Linux Performance Tuning training course is designed to demonstrate how to tune a production system running Linux.
The course begins with an overview of performance methodologies, terminologies, and concepts. Next, it examines system levels and components like processes, threads, memory, disk I/o, and file systems. The course concludes with an exploration of OS specific tuning tools, like prstat on Solaris and strace on Linux.
Prerequisites: A fundamental background in Linux is expected, this builds off those foundations.
Purpose
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Learn how to get the most out of a production Linux server. |
Audience
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System administrators responsible for the care-and-feeding of production Linux systems. |
Role
| System Administrator |
Skill Level
| Intermediate |
Style
| Hack-a-thon - Learning Spikes - Workshops |
Duration
| 3 Days |
Related Technologies
| Linux |
Productivity Objectives
- Describe 4 key performance tuning terms
- Define a performance tuning strategy for an organization
- Devise a baseline
- Measure tuning increases/decreases against the baseline