dwc@homxc.ATT.COM (Malaclypse the Elder) (01/28/89)
In article <648@sactoh0.UUCP>, fbinlow@sactoh0.UUCP (Frank B. Inlow) writes: > Can anyone refer me to published material which gives more than > general information on practical use of SAR for computer system > analysis? For example, as input to a queueing network model. > look for papers by g. rammamurthy in past usenix proceedings. he has developed queueing models for various aspects of unix system v performance using data from SAR. or you can reach him via e-mail at: att!hocus!mgr. if you want references on how SAR and process accounting was used to drive an "expert system" system v tuner, contact behrohk samadi at: att!hocus!bes. danny att!homxc!dwc
john@wa3wbu.UUCP (John Gayman) (01/30/89)
In article <5239@homxc.ATT.COM>, dwc@homxc.ATT.COM (Malaclypse the Elder) writes: > In article <648@sactoh0.UUCP>, fbinlow@sactoh0.UUCP (Frank B. Inlow) writes: > > Can anyone refer me to published material which gives more than > > general information on practical use of SAR for computer system > > analysis? For example, as input to a queueing network model. > > I just bought a copy of Unix System V/386, System Administrators Guide by Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-940891-6. In the back it has an excellent chapter on performance tuning. It goes over each output from Sar, what it means and how you can utilize the information to fine-tune various buffer sizes, partitions, etc. It is the best source of Sar and performance information I've ever come across. While the manual is mainly for V/386, the sar information would apply to most releases. John -- John Gayman, WA3WBU | UUCP: uunet!wa3wbu!john 1869 Valley Rd. | ARPA: john@wa3wbu.uu.net Marysville, PA 17053 | Packet: WA3WBU @ AK3P