Linux server performance monitoring through the ‘iostat’ command provides general information about disk operations and related statistics. ‘iostat’ stands for ‘Input/Output Statistics’ and it is a utility that monitors system input/output by observing the time the devices are active in relation to their average read and write rates. The output of the command ‘iostat’ helps … Read more
Linux server performance monitoring through the ‘mpstat’ command, is one of the oldest and most valuable ways to capture CPU statistics. If the system is a multi-core processor, then the mpstat command helps monitor each core CPU. If a Linux kernel has dual processors with dual cores, the command will report 4 CPUs statistics. The … Read more
Linux server performance monitoring through the ‘vmstat’ command, is one of the oldest and most valuable ways to capture memory statistics. ‘vmstat’ stands for ‘Virtual Memory Statistics’ and it is a utility that provides an excellent low-overhead view of system performance. Because ‘vmstat’ is such a low-overhead tool, it is practical to keep it running … Read more
VMWare systems are used as servers to provide virtualization solutions for businesses. Virtualization is a technology used to allow a single physical server to be divided into multiple virtual servers, each running its own operating system and applications. This provides a great deal of flexibility, allowing businesses to deploy applications quickly and easily while reducing … Read more
Solaris is a Unix-based operating system developed by Sun Microsystems and now owned by Oracle. It is designed for use on SPARC, x86, and IA-64 architectures. Solaris is used as a server operating system in many large enterprise environments and cloud computing solutions. It provides a wide range of features, including virtualization, clustering, high availability, … Read more
The HP-UX operating system is a server-based operating system developed and marketed by Hewlett-Packard (HP). It is a Unix-based operating system designed for the Hewlett-Packard 9000 series of servers. HP-UX is a robust, secure, and stable operating system that is widely used in corporate data centers. It is well suited for mission-critical applications, such as … Read more