Solaris System Performance Management

Solaris System Performance Management (Certificate)

The Solaris System Performance Management course introduces students to performance
tuning principles, monitoring utilities and tuning tools for the Solaris Operating System
(Solaris OS). The presentation includes a review of Solaris subsystems and the utilities
provided to monitor system efficiency including sar, vmstat, iostat, netstat, mpstat, nfsstat.
This revision also presents tools new to Solaris 10, including dtrace, alongside these well
known utilities.
The course format isolates each major system component that affects to system
performance data. Each subsystem is presented through a case study that shows how
performance bottlenecks can be isolated, confirmed through analysis, and resolved through
making adjustments to the system configuration.
The Central Processing Units (CPUs), memory, and input/output (I/O) systems are
reviewed to clarify standard techniques for monitoring each one. Monitoring and tuning
virtual memory operations, logical volume systems, file systems, and network efficiency are
discussed as well, using the case study introduction described above.
The course concludes with a more general case study to examine the full cycle of
identifying and resolving performance impediments. The Solaris System Performance
Management course includes lab exercises to reinforce skills development.

Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
�Describe performance management fundamentals
�Use the Solaris OS and third-party tools to analyze performance
�View and set kernel-based tuning parameters
�Monitor and report on process and thread activity
�Modify CPU scheduling and virtual memory operations
�Describe system caches and system buses
�Tune I/O, UNIX(R) File System (UFS), and network subsystems

Module 1 - Introducing Performance Management

Describe the principles of performance tuning
Describe the performance tuning process
Understand the terms used to describe performance aspects

Module 2 - Using the Solaris OS Monitoring Tools

Describe and use monitoring tools provided with the Solaris OS
Monitor system performance using SymbEL (SE) Toolkit programs
Describe online resources for third-party utilities
Enable system accounting

Module 3 - Viewing and Setting Tuning Parameters

View tuning parameters
Set tuning parameters

Module 4 - Monitoring Processes and Threads

Describe a process
Describe threads
Compare the performance of single-threaded and multithreaded processes
Monitor processes

Module 5 - Managing CPU Scheduling

Control and Monitor CPUs
Monitor CPUs by using SE Toolkit programs
Describe scheduling
Display and change scheduler parameters
Change the scheduling behavior of a process
Describe Solaris Resource Manager projects and the Fair Share Scheduler (FSS)

Module 6 - Monitoring System Caches

Describe a cache
Describe the characteristics of a cache
Identify cache problems associated with multiple CPUs
Identify cache problems associated with cache design

Module 7 - Performing Memory Tuning

Monitor memory utilization
Describe virtual memory
Cache disk-based files
Identify paging statistics
Describe swapping
Identify the memory requirements of an application
Identify memory shortage in a system

Module 8 - Managing Systems Buses

Describe a bus
Describe the prtdiag utility
Diagnose the problems associated with buses

Module 9 - Performing I/O Tuning

Describe the characteristics of a SCSI bus
Describe the time components of disk I/O
Describe driver and bus features that enhance performance
View disk and bus device properties
Describe I/O performance planning
Describe VERITAS Volume Manager and Solaris Volume Manager
Tune the I/O subsystem
Monitor disks by using the Vdbench and SWAT utilities

Module 10 - Tuning UFS

Monitor file system performance statistics
Describe OS services that affect UFS performance
Describe application behavior that affects UFS performance
Tune UFS parameters to improve system efficiency
Tune UFS parameters to match application workloads
Describe alternative write strategies to UFS buffering
Describe alternative file systems to UFS

Module 11 - Monitoring Network Performance

Describe TCP
Describe the performance of network hardware
Monitor network performance with Solaris utilities
Monitor networks by using SE Toolkit programs

Module 12 - Maintaining System Performance

Describe steps for maintaining system performance
Set up system accounting
Describe common utilities for measuring system performance and identifying problem applications
Describe specific types of bottlenecks and methods for reducing them
Describe a basic method for maintaining system performance

Module 1 - Introducing Performance Management

Describe the principles of performance tuning
Describe the performance tuning process
Understand the terms used to describe performance aspects

Module 2 - Using the Solaris OS Monitoring Tools

Describe and use monitoring tools provided with the Solaris OS
Monitor system performance using SymbEL (SE) Toolkit programs
Describe online resources for third-party utilities
Enable system accounting

Module 3 - Viewing and Setting Tuning Parameters

View tuning parameters
Set tuning parameters

Module 4 - Monitoring Processes and Threads

Describe a process
Describe threads
Compare the performance of single-threaded and multithreaded processes
Monitor processes

Module 5 - Managing CPU Scheduling

Control and Monitor CPUs
Monitor CPUs by using SE Toolkit programs
Describe scheduling
Display and change scheduler parameters
Change the scheduling behavior of a process
Describe Solaris Resource Manager projects and the Fair Share Scheduler (FSS)

Module 6 - Monitoring System Caches

Describe a cache
Describe the characteristics of a cache
Identify cache problems associated with multiple CPUs
Identify cache problems associated with cache design

Module 7 - Performing Memory Tuning

Monitor memory utilization
Describe virtual memory
Cache disk-based files
Identify paging statistics
Describe swapping
Identify the memory requirements of an application
Identify memory shortage in a system

Module 8 - Managing Systems Buses

Describe a bus
Describe the prtdiag utility
Diagnose the problems associated with buses

Module 9 - Performing I/O Tuning

Describe the characteristics of a SCSI bus
Describe the time components of disk I/O
Describe driver and bus features that enhance performance
View disk and bus device properties
Describe I/O performance planning
Describe VERITAS Volume Manager and Solaris Volume Manager
Tune the I/O subsystem
Monitor disks by using the Vdbench and SWAT utilities

Module 10 - Tuning UFS

Monitor file system performance statistics
Describe OS services that affect UFS performance
Describe application behavior that affects UFS performance
Tune UFS parameters to improve system efficiency
Tune UFS parameters to match application workloads
Describe alternative write strategies to UFS buffering
Describe alternative file systems to UFS

Module 11 - Monitoring Network Performance

Describe TCP
Describe the performance of network hardware
Monitor network performance with Solaris utilities
Monitor networks by using SE Toolkit programs

Module 12 - Maintaining System Performance

Describe steps for maintaining system performance
Set up system accounting
Describe common utilities for measuring system performance and identifying problem applications
Describe specific types of bottlenecks and methods for reducing them
Describe a basic method for maintaining system performance

Module 1 - Introducing Performance Management

Describe the principles of performance tuning
Describe the performance tuning process
Understand the terms used to describe performance aspects

Module 2 - Using the Solaris OS Monitoring Tools

Describe and use monitoring tools provided with the Solaris OS
Monitor system performance using SymbEL (SE) Toolkit programs
Describe online resources for third-party utilities
Enable system accounting

Module 3 - Viewing and Setting Tuning Parameters

View tuning parameters
Set tuning parameters

Module 4 - Monitoring Processes and Threads

Describe a process
Describe threads
Compare the performance of single-threaded and multithreaded processes
Monitor processes

Module 5 - Managing CPU Scheduling

Control and Monitor CPUs
Monitor CPUs by using SE Toolkit programs
Describe scheduling
Display and change scheduler parameters
Change the scheduling behavior of a process
Describe Solaris Resource Manager projects and the Fair Share Scheduler (FSS)

Module 6 - Monitoring System Caches

Describe a cache
Describe the characteristics of a cache
Identify cache problems associated with multiple CPUs
Identify cache problems associated with cache design

Module 7 - Performing Memory Tuning

Monitor memory utilization
Describe virtual memory
Cache disk-based files
Identify paging statistics
Describe swapping
Identify the memory requirements of an application
Identify memory shortage in a system

Module 8 - Managing Systems Buses

Describe a bus
Describe the prtdiag utility
Diagnose the problems associated with buses

Module 9 - Performing I/O Tuning

Describe the characteristics of a SCSI bus
Describe the time components of disk I/O
Describe driver and bus features that enhance performance
View disk and bus device properties
Describe I/O performance planning
Describe VERITAS Volume Manager and Solaris Volume Manager
Tune the I/O subsystem
Monitor disks by using the Vdbench and SWAT utilities

Module 10 - Tuning UFS

Monitor file system performance statistics
Describe OS services that affect UFS performance
Describe application behavior that affects UFS performance
Tune UFS parameters to improve system efficiency
Tune UFS parameters to match application workloads
Describe alternative write strategies to UFS buffering
Describe alternative file systems to UFS

Module 11 - Monitoring Network Performance

Describe TCP
Describe the performance of network hardware
Monitor network performance with Solaris utilities
Monitor networks by using SE Toolkit programs

Module 12 - Maintaining System Performance

Describe steps for maintaining system performance
Set up system accounting
Describe common utilities for measuring system performance and identifying problem applications
Describe specific types of bottlenecks and methods for reducing them
Describe a basic method for maintaining system performance

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