System information
x System Analysis and Tuning Guide
PartIV, “Resource Management” (page113)
Learn how to set up a tailor-made system fitting exactly the server's need. Get to
know how to use power management while at the same time keeping the perfor-
mance of a system at a level that matches the current requirements.
PartV, “Kernel Tuning” (page153)
The Linux kernel can be optimized either by using sysctl or via the /proc file
system. This part covers tuning the I/O performance and optimizing the way how
Linux schedules processes. It also describes basic principles of memory manage-
ment and shows how memory management could be fine-tuned to suit needs of
specific applications and usage patterns. Furthermore, it describes how to opti-
mize network performance.
PartVI, “Handling System Dumps” (page191)
This part enables you to analyze and handle application or system crashes. It in-
troduces tracing tools such as strace or ltrace and describes how to handle system
crashes using Kexec and Kdump.
TIP: Getting the SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK
Some programs or packages mentioned in this guide are only available
from the SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK. The SDK is an add-on product for
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and is available for download from http://
www.novell.com/developer/sle_sdk.html.
Many chapters in this manual contain links to additional documentation resources.
This includes additional documentation that is available on the system as well as docu-
mentation available on the Internet.
For an overview of the documentation available for your product and the latest docu-
mentation updates, refer to http://www.suse.com/doc or to the following sec-
tion:
1 Available Documentation
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