Of Dials and Switches: An Introduction to Tuning the AIX Kernel

Of Dials and Switches: An Introduction to Tuning the AIX Kernel

My July article in IBM Systems Magazine starts a series examining the options available to fine-tune CPU, Memory, Networking and Storage in your AIX system. First up, the CPU tunables or "schedos" ("Scheduling Options"):


Mark Ray

Artificial Intelligence Research Center Administrator

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IBM Systems Magazine has undergone a revamp of its interface online. As a result, the links to my articles no longer work. I'll be publishing updated links to all of my articles soon!

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Part II of "Of Dials and Switches..." can be found at this link: https://ibmsystemsmag.com/aix/administrator/performance/more-about-tunables/ In Part III -- coming in September -- I'll show you how to turn those dials and switches to maximize the performance of your AIX systems! And read the rest of my AIX Performance and Diagnostics column in IBM Systems Magazine at this link: https://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/authors/Mark-J-Ray/

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Mark Ray

Artificial Intelligence Research Center Administrator

6 年

Part II of "Of Dials and Switches..." can be found at this link: https://ibmsystemsmag.com/aix/administrator/performance/more-about-tunables/ In Part III -- coming in September -- I'll show you how to turn those dials and switches to maximize the performance of your AIX systems! And read the rest of my AIX Performance and Diagnostics column in IBM Systems Magazine at this link: https://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/authors/Mark-J-Ray/

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Mark Ray

Artificial Intelligence Research Center Administrator

6 年

Part II of "Of Dials and Switches..." can be found at this link: https://ibmsystemsmag.com/aix/administrator/performance/more-about-tunables/ In Part III -- coming in September -- I'll show you how to turn those dials and switches to maximize the performance of your AIX systems! And read the rest of my AIX Performance and Diagnostics column in IBM Systems Magazine at this link: https://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/authors/Mark-J-Ray/

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Mark Ray

Artificial Intelligence Research Center Administrator

6 年

Part II of "Of Dials and Switches..." can be found at this link: https://ibmsystemsmag.com/aix/administrator/performance/more-about-tunables/ In Part III -- coming in September -- I'll show you how to turn those dials and switches to maximize the performance of your AIX systems! And read the rest of my AIX Performance and Diagnostics column in IBM Systems Magazine at this link: https://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/authors/Mark-J-Ray/

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