Linux Performance Tuning and Capacity Planning [Paperback]

Jason R Fink (Author), Matthew D. Sherer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672320819 | ISBN-13: 978-0672320811 | Publication Date: August 16, 2001 | Edition: 1

Covering topics from analysis tools to kernel tuning, to capacity management, this book offers a single point of reference for what you need to know. Anyone who has ever had to speed existing operations or project usage patterns for future loads, knows that tracking down the relevant information can be a difficult task. That's why this book has been written-it pulls together all of this knowledge, saving countless hours of what might otherwise be wasted research time.

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From the Back Cover

This is an overview of performance tuning and capacity planning for the experience professional. It also covers traditional Unix tolls that have been ported to Linux.@Headline = Coverage includes:* @Bullet1 = Theoretical overview of performance tuning* @Bullet2 = A discussion of the risks involved and plans for prevention* @Bullet3 = Examination of Popular Unix tools* @Bullet4 = Examination of native Linux performance tuning tools* @Bullet5 = Concepts of capacity planning* @Bullet6 = Designing and managing a capacity plan

About the Author

Jason Fink has been involved with computers and electronics since 1984 when he blew up a power supply he tried to "improve" in high school. Since then he has worked on mainframe systems, Unix clustered LANs and a variety of other interesting networks and systems. He contributes to the Open Source community in various manners.

Matthew (Matt) Sherer has been fixated with computers for years, starting with a Laser128 back when Apple-compatible machines were all the rage. This fixation resulted in a degree in Computer Science from Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA, and a discovery of UNIX and Linux along the way. Upon graduation, he spent some time in the government contracting world for a while before succumbing to the lure of commercial work. He spends a large portion of his time following all things pertaining to Open Source and Free Software, attempting to project their impact and assist in making sure that they are chosen over more limiting solutions whenever possible. Matt can usually be found behind his monitors either hacking or catching up on news about the latest code. If he's suspiciously not at his machine, chances are good that heÕs off travelling to some distant corner of the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (August 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672320819
• ISBN-13: 978-0672320811
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,200,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but needs work, September 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Linux Performance Tuning and Capacity Planning (Paperback)

Overall I found the book disappointing for a number of reasons. First, they have alot of details on generic UNIX system performance tuning. A number of authors such as Mike Loukides have already treated this subject and done a much better job, in my opinion. The same can be said of their treatment of capacity planning.

My biggest disappointment though, was their lack of details on how to make a Linux server scream, whether a NFS server, a web server, etc. There are some details on kernel parameters, but too little detail to fully understand the potential impact of any changes. Detailed treatments exist for commercial flavors of UNIX on these matters and it would very nice to the Linux community produce something similar.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There is only one problem with this book, March 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Linux Performance Tuning and Capacity Planning (Paperback)

There is nothing original in it. It is a collection of articles, howto's, stuff from /usr/src/linux/Documentation and other material already available on the web. The book IS well written, a little bit short though, but why buy it when you can't learn anything new from it. They should have been fair and listed all the references.