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Sun White Papers
Sun provides educational and how-to articles and books as part of its Sun BluePrints program. These are free downloads, so help yourself!
- Using TeamQuest Performance Software to Monitor Zones for Performance Management of the SolarisTM OS, by Lei Liu, Sun Microsystems. Format:
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The Solaris 10 Zone Feature is the newest in virtualization techniques to be offered in the IT Industry. This paper describes how TeamQuest Performance Software automatically records and monitors zone resource usage to help you get the most from your Solaris investment.
- System Performance Management, by Jon Hill (TeamQuest) and Kemer Thomson (Sun), Sun BluePrints OnLine. Format: Size: 2,601 KB
This article explains why it makes sense for managers, system administrators, and even vendors to use advanced performance management tools. Examples using both Sun and TeamQuest tools are provided.
- Consolidation in the Data Center: Simplifying IT Environments to Reduce Total Cost of Ownership, by David Hornby and Ken Pepple, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-045495.
This is a book describing many aspects of consolidation, including server consolidation. The book uses TeamQuest software to demonstrate capacity planning. For a sample of what you will get if you buy the book, check out chapter 4.
- Consolidation Methodology, Format: Size: 90 KB
Sun BluePrints OnLine, contains chapter 4, describing a generalized repeatable process for doing server and application consolidation.&
- Capacity Planning for Internet Services, by Adrian Cockcroft and Bill Walker, Prentice Hall, 2001 ISBN 0-13-089402-8.
This book shows the reader how to do effective performance management and capacity planning. Chapter 7 includes a 13-page example demonstrating how to use TeamQuest Model for capacity planning.
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