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Analyzing linux system performance and finding bottle necks

Submitted by nickanderson on Fri, 2009-07-03 21:36.Performance Tuning

System performance analytics seems to be a frequent question on forums and mailing lists. Finding out why something is slow is generally nontrivial as there are many factors to consider. I have found the sysstat package to be an invaluable tool when looking at system performance. Specifically the command sar gives a wealth of information.

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