seeking explanations/examples on Sar/vmstat/netstat etc

[jlakhani]

can somebody pls give me examples on sar and vmstat tools we use in unix? I searched dba support but didnt find anything

thanks
Jigar

[ramaral]

Taken from the following link:

http://www.rigreen.freeserve.co.uk/o...em_on_unix.doc

'vmstat'
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The 'vmstat' utility is used to print out system-wide information on
the performance of the paging subsystem. Its major limitation is that
it does not print out per-process information. The format of 'vmstat'
output varies between UNIX ports: the key fields to look at are the
ones that measure the number of page-in and page-out events per
second. Remember that some paging activity is normal, so you will have
to decide for yourself what number of pages-in or pages-out per second
means that your page pool is too small.

'sar'
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On SYSV-based systems, the 'sar' utility is used to print out
system-wide information on the performance of a wide variety of kernel
subsystems. Like 'vmstat', its major limitation is that it does not
print out per-process information. The '-r', '-g', and '-p' options
are the most useful for examining the behavior of the paging subsystem.

[marist89]

man sar
man vmstat
man iostat
man man

[Shestakov]

Originally posted by marist89
man sar
man vmstat
man iostat
man man

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