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Target Audience:
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System administrators
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System analysts
Prerequisites:
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Basic Linux knowledge
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Basic Linux administration experience
Topics Covered:
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Kernel tuning parameters
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Virtual memory
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Swap
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File system layout
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Monitor the IO layers
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RAID configuration
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XVM
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XFS
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Page Cache
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CPU Scheduler
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Numa tools
Objectives: Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
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Make sysctl changes based on workload characteristics
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Describe Linux virtual memory concepts
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Monitor system memory use and identify problems
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Configure swap and monitor activity
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Plan filesystem layout and I/O distribution and monitor use
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Determine the I/O path and monitor activity
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Describe trade-offs of different RAID levels
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Build a striped, concatenated, and mirrored XVM filesystem and monitor its use
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Build an XFS filesystem with best mkfs options
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Configure sysctl flush settings
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Describe the CPU scheduler and monitor the workload
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Use runon, dplace, and cpusets for topology placement
Course Sequences
This course is featured in the following sequences
- SGI UV System Administration
