Chapter 61. RH442: Red Hat Enterprise system monitoring and performance tuning
Performance tuning and capacity planning for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
http://www.redhat.com/training/architect/courses/rh442.html
RH442 is an advanced four-day hands-on lab course covering system architecture, performance characteristics, monitoring, benchmarking, and network performance tuning.
RHCT at a minimum, RHCE certification recommended, or comparable skills and knowledge. All prospective course participants without RHCE certification are encouraged to verify skills with Red Hat's free online pre—assessment tests.
RH442 is designed to teach the methodology of performance tuning and capacity planning for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This class will cover:
A discussion of system architecture with an emphasis on understanding the implications of system architecture on system performance
Methods for testing the effects of performance adjustments (benchmarking)
Open source benchmarking utilities
Methods for analyzing system performance and networking performance
Tuning configurations for specific application loads
RH442 is aimed at senior Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators and other IT professionals working in enterprise environments and mission-critical systems.
Overview of system components and architecture as they relate to system performance
Translating manufacturers' hardware specifications into useful information
Using standard monitoring tools effectively to gather and analyze trend information
Gathering performance-related data with SNMP
Using open source benchmarking utilities
Network performance tuning
Application performance tuning considerations
Tuning for specific configurations