Abstract:
A performance enhancement system including a software implemented in a Performance Assistant File System (PAFS, 52) to enable an efficient and economical performance evaluation and tuning of data servers (58, 60, 62, 64) and networks is disclosed. The PAFS of the present invention is a subcomponent of a performance assistant (PA, 72, 74) architecture which includes a set of powerful software tools (54) that help the user/system administrator tune a computer system to yield maximum performance. Specifically, the present invention enables the user to diagnose and tune operating systems without the need for utilizing laboratory conditions and tools such that the full potential of the processors architecture could be realized.