Performance Analysis Tools for HP-UX 11i on Integrity Servers

1 Who is this whitepaper for?
This paper is written for HP-UX users interested in improving the performance of HP Integrity systems
and applications running on those systems. It recommends supported tools available from HP to help
troubleshoot performance problems and provides links to where the tools can be obtained. It also provides
pointers to reference materials.
It does not provide details on how to use the tools and does not discuss steps to perform in troubleshooting.
2 What tools are discussed?
This paper discusses these tools:
DescriptionHP Tool
Free tool for improving application or system performance:
General-purpose performance analysis tool for applications, processes, and systems.HP Caliper
Standard UNIX commands for obtaining system performance data:
Performs particular file system administration commands.fsadm (file system administration)
Provides I/O statistics for each active disk on the system.iostat (I/O statistics)
Provides information about HP-UX interprocess communication facilities.ipcs (interprocess communication facilities)
An application that performs HP-UX kernel configuration. kcweb is a combination
of a command set and a Web-based graphical user interface (GUI).
kcweb (kernel configuration Web tool)
Provides statistics for network interfaces and protocols, as well as the contents of
various network-related data structures.
netstat (network statistics)
Used to control the network tracing and logging facility.nettl (network tracing and logging)
Provides system performance data (particularly CPU and disk data).sar (system activity reporter)
Provides information about device and file system paging space.swapinfo (system paging space information)
Provides information about the top (that is, the primary) processes on the system.top (top system processes)
Provides system performance data (particularly memory data).vmstat (virtual memory statistics)
Free tools for improving Java application performance:
Helps you identify and diagnose performance problems in Java applications running
on HP-UX. You can monitor live Java applications and analyze profiling data.
HPjmeter
A Java Garbage Collection (GC) visualization tool for analyzing garbage collection
activity in a Java program.
HPjtune
Helps you tune your system kernel parameters to match the characteristics of your
application by providing kernel parameter recommendations tailored to your Integrity
system.
HPjconfig
Provides better “out of the box” behavior for Java. After installation, it installs startup
(RC) scripts, modifies kernel parameters, rebuilds the kernel, and reboots the system.
Java Out-of-Box
HP OpenView performance tools for free trial or purchase:
The combination of two products: HP OpenView GlancePlus and HP OpenView
Performance Agent.
HP OpenView GlancePlus Pak
System-monitoring and diagnostic tool for real-time performance information. It
lets you examine system activities, identify and resolve performance bottlenecks,
and fine-tune your system.
HP OpenView GlancePlus
Tool that logs and collects data over a period of time. It keeps a history of your
system's performance and sends alarms of impending performance problems.
HP OpenView Performance Agent
Graphical analysis and planning tool you can use to analyze and project future
resource utilization and performance trends.
HP OpenView Performance Manager
Resource management tools for free trial or purchase:
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