Performance archive

Find hints, tips, and best practices that help you to manage the performance of Linux on IBM Z®.

Tuning hints and tips
The following is a collection of observations from the Linux Performance Team for Linux on Z. These numbers are not intended for comparison with similar products on other platforms.
Base operating system
Tune Linux to make best use of IBM Z hardware resources, network resources, disk devices, and the available file systems.
Linux on KVM
Find hints and tips for managing performance of Linux® on KVM.
Linux on z/VM
Find hints and tips for managing performance of Linux on z/VM®.
Security
Learn about the performance of security applications including webApp.secure, Tivoli® WebSEAL, and Java™ Secure Socket Extension.
Middleware
Learn about the performance of WebSphere® Application Server, DB2® and Oracle Databases and Tivoli Provisioning Manager.
Related materials about performance
IBM® provides live virtual classes that describe various aspects of Linux on IBM Z performance. A selection are listed here. White papers are not included here but are described under their appropriate performance subtopics.