SGI® Altix® Performance Evaluation and Tuning II
Course Length: Price:

Current Schedule:
4.5 days
€2500 / £2300

14-18 June 2010 Reading, UK
To register for multiple courses, please go to the Complete Schedule

This course is intended for the system administrator that makes system configuration decisions.

Topics Covered
  • Virtual memory
  • Swap - kswapd
  • Filesystem layout
  • XVM
  • XFS
  • RAID
  • Buffer cache - bdflush
  • Interprocess communication
  • CPU scheduler
  • Multi-CPU systems
  • Kernel locks
Skills Addressed
  • Describe Linux virtual memory concepts
  • Monitor system memory use and identify problems
  • Configure swap and monitor activity
  • Determine the I/O path and monitor activity
  • Plan filesystem layout and I/O distribution and monitor use
  • Build striped, concatenated and mirror XVM filesystem and monitor use
  • Build an XFS filesystem with best mkfs options
  • Describe tradeoffs in different RAID levels
  • Describe interprocess communication and monitor use
  • Describe the CPU scheduler and monitor the workload
  • Use runon, dplace and cpusets for topology placement
Prerequisites Students should have completed the following courses:

Class Hours

Class starts at 9:00 AM. The course dates and times will be included in the confirmation notice you receive from SGI after you register.

Accreditation

This course is part of the Accreditation for Continued Excellence (ACE) program. An optional ACE examination is offered during the afternoon of the last day of class. The examination period follows the completion of the standard coursework.

There is no additional charge to take this examination on the last day of class. If you wait to take the examination at a later time, an examination charge will be accessed per the conditions of the ACE program.

If you plan to take the examination on the last day of class, ensure that your travel arrangements allow for up to two (2) hours in the afternoon to complete the examination.