SP Performance Tuning
Determine the physical and logical layout of the SP
Review the SP performance tuning cycle
Document the SP system, i.e. frames, nodes, etc.
Document the SP networks
Outline node selection and application characteristics
Analyze node statistics
Review common AIX performance monitoring commands, SP performance monitoring commands, and Performance Toolbox Parallel Extensions (PTPE)
Determine the value of major network performance variables
Capture switch specific tunables
Determine if there are common SP network performance problems and correct
Implement network performance tuning commands
Create and implement checklist for NFS tuning
Monitor and cleanup logs
Document performance tuning methodology to be used for future reference