Unix Performance Tools Notebook Module 3.pptVIP

Unix Performance Tools: Module 3 Performance Monitoring Tools Standard UNIX Tools Bundled with the UNIX Operating System. Typically found on all UNIX platforms. Provides “apples for apples” comparisons. HP-Specific Tools Developed specifically by Hewlett-Packard. Not bundled with the Operating System; purchased as optional tools. sar sar = System Activity Reporter. Gathers performance data over time. Can be executed manually or through cron. sar - Sampling Data sar - Reporting Data sar - Invocation Sample crontab entries: 0 * * * 0,6 /usr/lbin/sa/sa1 0 8-17 * * 1-5 /usr/lbin/sa/sa1 1200 3 0 18-7 * * 1-5 /usr/lbin/sa/sa1 User invocation: # sar -A -o sar.out 1 3600/dev/null # sar -b -f sar.out sar - CPU Utilization sar -u %usr = time spent in user mode %sys=time spent in system mode %wio=time spent in block, raw, and virtual memory management I/O %idle=CPU time not being used sar -uM: option for multiprocessor platforms. sar - CPU Utilization Example sar - Disk Activity sar -d %busy=portion of time a device was servicing transfer request(s) avque=average number of requests outstanding avwait vs. avserv sar - Disk Activity Example sar - Buffer Activity sar -b %rcache=read cache hit ratio %wcache=write cache hit ratio pread/s pwrit/s are generally obsolete due to the lack of dumb terminal use sar - Buffer Activity Example sar - Swapping Activity sar -w swpin/s bswin/s= units transferred by swapins per second swpot/s bswot/s= units transferred by swapouts per second sar - Swapping Activity Example sar - Queue Lengths sar -q runq-sz=length of the run queue %swpocc=percentage of time the swap queue was occupied sar - Queue Length Example sar - System Calls sar -c scall/s=number of system calls per second fork/s=number of fork/vfork system calls per second exec/s=number of execs per second sar - System Calls Example sar - System Tables sar -v The only tool (other than HP GlancePlus/UX that reports on system tables. ov = overflows sar - System Tables Example sar - Repo