CHAPTER 16Monitor the System Using Unix Utilities (DBA)
Part of being able to solve performance problems includes being able to effectively use operating system utilities. Using the correct utilities to find CPU, memory, and disk I/O issues is crucial to identifying where performance problems exist. Today's DBAs and system managers increasingly include performance management as part of their duties.
There are basically two main categories of activities needed for system management. The first, accounting and monitoring, consisting of tools such as accounting logs, software monitors, hardware monitors, or manual logs to monitor the system usage, workload, performance, availability, and reliability. This enables the system administrator to do load ...
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