
My Favorite Oracle Solaris Performance Analysis Commands
A while ago, we discussed some performance analysis basics:
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Define what your problem is.
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Figure out your goal: What metric needs to be in what ballpark for you to declare victory?
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Analyze your system from the inside out: CPU, RAM, Disk, Network. Your Bottleneck is always in one of these 4 regions.
So what are the best commands for finding bottlenecks in each of the four categories above? Here’s part two of my Oracle Solaris Performance cheat sheet with some favorite tricks.