Sybase DC35823-01-1500-04 manual For Sun Solaris and Linux

Monitoring the use of operating system resources

•The ps command provides a snapshot of accumulated CPU time and usage for individual processes.

•The time command can be useful in determining the various user, system, and real-time resources used over a complete run.

For details about these tools, see your operating system documentation.

For IBM RS/6000

IBM RS/6000 supplies the following tools for monitoring performance:

•The iostat command reports the amount of I/O on terminals and hard disks and how CPU time is spent.

•The vmstat command monitors virtual memory usage.

•The netstat command monitors network status.

•netstart -vdisplays Transmit/Receive Statistics. It is also used to determine if enough buffers have been configured for network traffic.

•no -acommand displays current network options. It is also used for tuning mbuf pools.

•The ps command provides a snapshot of accumulated CPU time and usage for individual processes.

•The time command determines the various user, system, and real-time resources during a complete run.

For details about these tools, see your operating system documentation.

For Sun Solaris and Linux

Sun Solaris and Linux supplies the following tools to help monitor performance:

•The iostat command reports the amount of I/O on terminals and hard disks and how CPU time is spent.

•The vmstat command monitors virtual memory usage.

•The netstat command monitors network status.

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