Managing system performance

Managing and improving system performance
    Managing CPU resources
    Managing disk resource usage
    Managing networking resources

Monitoring system performance
    Real-time performance monitor (rtpm)
    System monitor
    Disk usage reports
    System performance analysis tools

System activity reporting
    Collecting system activity data automatically
    Collecting system activity data on demand
    Reporting application turnaround with timex

Kernel profiling
    Loading the system profiler (prfld)
    Enabling and disabling the sampling mechanism (prfstat)
    Collecting profiling data (prfdc, prfsnap)
    Formatting the collected data (prfpr)

Displaying and changing parameters

Investigating performance problems
    Outline of typical troubleshooting procedure
    Samples of performance management procedures
    Investigating network troubles

Advanced system performance issues
    Identifying demand loaded DLKMs
    Identifying scheduling problems
    Adjusting filesystem parameters
    Adjusting CPU resource parameters
    Adjusting stack overflow parameters
    Adjusting kernel virtual segments for large mappings
    Configuring the Dedicated Memory feature
    Configuring Dynamically Mapped Shared Memory (DSHM)

Quick reference guide to managing performance