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Optimizing Linux(R) Performance: A Hands-On Guide to Linux(R) Performance Tools (HP...
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by Phillip G. Ezolt
Sales Rank: 181303
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Discount: 40 %
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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR March 24, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0131486829
ISBN-13: 978-0131486829
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.8 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
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The first comprehensive, expert guide for end-to-end Linux application optimization
Learn to choose the right toolsand use them together to solve real problems in real production environments
Superior application performance is more crucial than everand in today's complex production environments, it's tougher to ensure, too. If you use Linux, you have extraordinary advantages: complete source code access, plus an exceptional array of optimization tools. But the tools are scattered across the Internet. Many are poorly documented. And few experts know how to use them together to solve real problems. Now, one of those experts has written the definitive Linux tuning primer for every professional: Optimizing Linux® Performance.
Renowned Linux benchmarking specialist Phillip Ezolt introduces each of today's most important Linux optimization tools, showing how they fit into a proven methodology for perfecting overall application performance. Using realistic examples, Ezolt shows developers how to pinpoint exact lines of source code that are impacting performance. He teaches sysadmins and application developers how to rapidly drill down to specific bottlenecks, so they can implement solutions more quickly. You'll discover how to:
Identify bottlenecks even if you're not familiar with the underlying system
Find and choose the right performance tools for any problem
Recognize the meaning of the events you're measuring
Optimize system CPU, user CPU, memory, network I/O, and disk I/Oand understand their interrelationships
Fix CPU-bound, latency-sensitive, and I/O-bound applications, through case studies you can easily adapt to your own environment
Install and use oprofile, the advanced systemwide profiler for Linux systems
If you're new to tuning, Ezolt gives you a clear and practical introduction to all the principles and strategies you'll need. If you're migrating to Linux, you'll quickly master Linux equivalents to the tools and techniques you already know. Whatever your background or environment, this book can help you improve the performance of all your Linux applicationsincreasingbusiness value and user satisfaction at the same time.
© Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
About The Author
Phillip G. Ezolt has nearly a decade's experience optimizing Linux and Unix systems. For six years, he ported and designed Linux performance tools for Compaq's Alpha performance group. As Compaq's primary representative to the SPEC CPU subcommittee, he helped shape SPEC CPU 2000 and successor CPU benchmarks. Ezolt is known throughout the industry for his expertise in teaching Linux performance optimization to developers and administrators.
© Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
Customer Reviews & Comments
I liked the attention to detail throughout this book, but felt it could have gone much farther. The case studies were excellent, but at the same time disappointing because they concentrated on code bugs/problems rather than optimization of the system itself. In spite of that, this is still valuable, I particularly liked that the output of tools was mostly fully explained: too many books ignore that detail and leave you wondering what certain column headings mean. I didn't like that the shell examples were run on different machines with the prompt set to the machine name - this was confusing as often I momentarily thought the prompt was a command being run.
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