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Chapter 8. Open system servers - Linux for
xSeries
This chapter discusses the monitoring and tuning tools and techniques that can be used with
Linux systems to optimize throughput and performance when attaching the DS6000.
In this chapter we also discuss the supported distributions of Linux when using the DS6000,
as well as the tools that can be helpful for the monitoring and tuning activity:
uptime
dmesg
top
iostat
vmstat
sar, isag
GKrellM
KDE System Guard
LVM
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