Duration

5 days

Course Description

Learn to measure, analyze, and tune complex performance issues on IBM System p systems running AIX 5L.

Learn about performance management concepts and techniques and the use of AIX tools to monitor, analyze, and tune an AIX 5L system. Monitoring and analyzing tools discussed in this course include vmstat, iostat, sar, tprof, svmon, filemon, trace and kdb. Tuning tools includes schedo, vmo, ioo, lvmo, and nfso.

Each lecture is reinforced with extensive hands-on lab exercises.

Audience

AIX technical support personnel
Performance benchmark personnel
AIX system administrators

Pre-requisites

Students attending this course are expected to have extensive AIX skills. These skills can be obtained by attending the following courses:

AIX Version 5L System Administration III: Performance Management (AU18)
AIX 5L Kernel Internals (AU35)
or have the equivalent, extensive AIX skills.

Course Objective

Analyze a kernel trace to identify potential CPU, memory, and I/O related performance issues
Utilize various AIX performance tools to analyze and tune complex performance issues
List AIX performance and tuning considerations for SAN attached storage devices

Key topics

Advanced CPU
Advanced Memory
Advanced I/O
SAN Environment in AIX

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.