Performance Management Guide

Related Information

See the following sections for further information:

• CPU
  • The operating system's management of the CPU resource is described in Performance Overview of the CPU Scheduler.
  • Tools and techniques for managing CPU use are documented in Chapter 6. Monitoring and Tuning CPU Use.
• Memory
  • The architecture of the operating system's memory management is described in Performance Overview of the Virtual Memory Manager (VMM).
  • Tools and techniques for managing memory use are documented in Chapter 7. Monitoring and Tuning Memory Use.
• Disks
  • A description of the structure of the operating system's fixed-disk support appears in Performance Overview of Fixed-Disk Storage Management.
  • Planning information about the relative performance of fixed disks appears in Disk Preinstallation Guidelines.
  • An extensive discussion of monitoring, reorganizing, and expanding disk storage appears in Chapter 8. Monitoring and Tuning Disk I/O Use.
• Network
  • Tools and techniques for managing various forms of communication I/O are documented in Chapter 9. Monitoring and Tuning Communications I/O Use and Chapter 10. Monitoring and Tuning NFS Use.