Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cornell!rochester!rutgers!att!homxb!homxc!dwc From: dwc@homxc.ATT.COM (Malaclypse the Elder) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Request for references - SAR performance utility Keywords: SAR, capacity planning, tuning Message-ID: <5239@homxc.ATT.COM> Date: 28 Jan 89 00:15:10 GMT References: <648@sactoh0.UUCP> Distribution: usa Organization: Legion of Dynamic Discord Lines: 16 In article <648@sactoh0.UUCP>, fbinlow@sactoh0.UUCP (Frank B. Inlow) writes: > Can anyone refer me to published material which gives more than > general information on practical use of SAR for computer system > analysis? For example, as input to a queueing network model. > look for papers by g. rammamurthy in past usenix proceedings. he has developed queueing models for various aspects of unix system v performance using data from SAR. or you can reach him via e-mail at: att!hocus!mgr. if you want references on how SAR and process accounting was used to drive an "expert system" system v tuner, contact behrohk samadi at: att!hocus!bes. danny att!homxc!dwc