Introduction to computer performance analysis with Mathematica

Abstract

Capacity Planning. Understanding the Current Environment. Setting Performance Objectives. Prediction of Future Workload. Evaluation of Future Configurations. Validation. The Ongoing Management Process. Performance Management Tools. Organizations and Journals for Performance Analysis. Components of Computer Performance: Central Processing Units. The Memory Hierarchy. Input Output. Basic Calculations: Model Definitions, Single Workload Class Models. Multiple Workloads Models. Basic Queueing Network Theory. Queue discipline. Queueing Network Performance. Queueing Network Laws. Little's Law. Utilization Law . Response Time Law. Forced Flow Law. Bounds and Bottlenecks. Bounds for Single Class Networks. Modeling Study Paradigm. Advantages of Queueing Theory Models. Analytic Solution Methods: Analytic Queueing Theory Network Models. Single Class Models. Multiclass Models. Priority Queueing Systems. Modeling Main Computer Memory. Model Parameterization: Measurement Tools. Model Parameterization. The Modeling Paradigm. Calculating the Parameters. Simulation and Benchmarking: Introduction to Simulation. Writing a Simulator. Simulation Languages. Simulation Summary. Benchmarking. Forecasting: NFU Time Series Forecasting. Afterward.