Chapter 11. Performance Tuning and Capacity Planning

You will learn about the following in this chapter:

  • How to measure and assess CPU performance and capacity

  • Techniques for optimizing CPU performance

  • How to plan for future CPU resource needs

  • Important concepts in system storage

  • Gauging storage performance and capacity

  • How to tune disk and file system performance

  • Guidelines for planning to accommodate future storage needs

  • How to assess memory performance and capacity

  • Techniques for tuning memory and swap performance

  • Planning for future memory and swap capacity

  • Gauging network performance and capacity

  • How network errors occur and how to measure them

  • How to optimize network performance

  • Methods for projecting future network capacity needs

After the data center ...

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