Information on `TUNEX' kernel tuning program

[Stephen J. Friedl]

Hi folks,

     The latest IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (Jul
1989) has an article "TUNEX: A Knowledge-Based System for
Performance Tuning of the UNIX Operating Sysem" by Behrokh Samadi
from AT&T Bell Labs.  This is the abstract:

     "This paper describes an expert system developed for
     performance tuning of the UNIX(r) operating system.  The
     original intent of this project was to automate the tuning
     process by encoding the system administrator's knowledge on
     tuning and operations into a rule-based system.  It was soon
     discovered, however, that only a fraction of problems could
     be detected and little specific information could be
     produced.  Consequently, the system was extended to include
     a number of performance analysis modules which study
     specific areas of the operating system and provide more
     quantitative information.  Both the initial design and the
     perforamnce modules are described here."

This looked like a wizardly topic, especially since this software
is available from the AT&T Toolchest.

     Enjoy
     Steve

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