IBM REDP-4285-00 User Manual
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Linux Performance and Tuning Guidelines
Tuning the operating system
With the basic knowledge of the operating systems way of working and the skills in a
variety of performance measurement utilities, the reader is now ready to go to work and
explore the various performance tweaks available in the Linux operating system.
variety of performance measurement utilities, the reader is now ready to go to work and
explore the various performance tweaks available in the Linux operating system.
The team that wrote this Redpaper
This Redpaper was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the
International Technical Support Organization, Raleigh Center.
International Technical Support Organization, Raleigh Center.
The team: Byron, Eduardo, Takechika
Eduardo Ciliendo is an Advisory IT Specialist working as a performance specialist on
IBM Mainframe Systems in IBM Switzerland. He has over than 10 years of experience in
computer sciences. Eddy studied Computer and Business Sciences at the University of
Zurich and holds a post-diploma in Japanology. Eddy is a member of the zChampion team
and holds several IT certifications including the RHCE title. As a Systems Engineer for
IBM System z™, he works on capacity planning and systems performance for z/OS® and
Linux for System z. Eddy has made several publications on systems performance and
Linux.
IBM Mainframe Systems in IBM Switzerland. He has over than 10 years of experience in
computer sciences. Eddy studied Computer and Business Sciences at the University of
Zurich and holds a post-diploma in Japanology. Eddy is a member of the zChampion team
and holds several IT certifications including the RHCE title. As a Systems Engineer for
IBM System z™, he works on capacity planning and systems performance for z/OS® and
Linux for System z. Eddy has made several publications on systems performance and
Linux.
Takechika Kunimasa is an Associate IT Architect in IBM Global Service in Japan. He studied
Electrical and Electronics engineering at Chiba University. He has more than 10 years of
experience in IT industry. He worked as network engineer for 5 years and he has been
working for Linux technical support. His areas of expertise include Linux on System x™,
System p™ and System z, high availability system, networking and infrastructure architecture
design. He is Cisco Certified Network Professional and Red Hat Certified Engineer.
Electrical and Electronics engineering at Chiba University. He has more than 10 years of
experience in IT industry. He worked as network engineer for 5 years and he has been
working for Linux technical support. His areas of expertise include Linux on System x™,
System p™ and System z, high availability system, networking and infrastructure architecture
design. He is Cisco Certified Network Professional and Red Hat Certified Engineer.
Byron Braswell is a Networking Professional at the International Technical Support
Organization, Raleigh Center. He received a B.S. degree in Physics and an M.S. degree in
Organization, Raleigh Center. He received a B.S. degree in Physics and an M.S. degree in