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SA-327-S10: Dynamic Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting with DTrace

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The Dynamic Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting with DTrace course provides students with the ability to use DTrace to diagnose application and system problems. This course replaces SA-325-S10.

LAB INFORMATION: The hands-on labs offered in this course may involve accessing equipment that resides at a location other than where the training is delivered.

Who Can Benefit

Students who can benefit from this course are experienced system administrators, service support personnel, kernel developers, and application program developers

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to administer the Solaris 10 Operating System, have a general understandaing of the Solaris kernel, and have some programming experience such as Perl or C.

Skills Gained

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

  • Use DTrace to find the source of intermittent problems.
  • Use DTrace to look at the cause of performance problems.
  • Use DTrace to help debug applications.
  • Find System problems with DTrace
  • Troubleshoot DTrace script problems.
Related Courses

Before:

  • Solaris 9 Operating System Internals (SP-365)
  • UNIX System Interface Programming (SI-220)

After:

  • Solaris System Performance Management (SA-400)
Course Content

Module 1 - DTrace Fundamentals

  • Describe the features of DTrace
  • Describe the DTrace architecture

Module 2 - Using DTrace

  • Examining performance problems using DTrace
  • Use DTrace to obtain information about system calls
  • Create D Scripts that Use Arguments

Module 3 - Debug Applications with DTrace

  • Use DTrace to profile an application
  • Use DTrace to access application variables
  • Use DTrace to find transient system call errors
  • Use DTrace to determine the names of files being opened

Module 4 - Finding System Problems with DTrace

  • Use DTrace to access kernel variables
  • Use DTrace to obtain information about read calls
  • Use DTrace to do anonymous tracing
  • Use DTrace to do speculative tracing
  • Explain the privileges necessary to run DTrace operations

Module 5 - Troubleshooting DTrace Problems

  • Describe how to lessen the performance impact of DTrace
  • Describe how to use and tune DTrace buffers
  • Debug DTrace scripts

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Course Code Course Title Exam Codes
Sun - Solaris 10-OS Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA)

This certification is for system administrators tasked with performing essential system administration procedures on the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) and technical application support staff responsible for administering a networked server running on the Solaris OS.

Sun offers certifications for the Solaris 8, 9 and 10 OS, each consisting of two exams. Candidates must pass both part I and part II exams of the same Solaris OS version in order to obtain certification.

If you are already certified as a system administrator for a previous version of the Solaris Operating System, you can take the upgrade exam for the version of the Solaris of interest to you.
SA-200 System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System Part 1 CX-310-200
SA-202 System Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System (Part 2) CX-310-202
Sun - Solaris 10-OS Sun Certified Network Administrator

This certification is for experienced system administrators who are or will be responsible for administering Sun systems in a networked environment that includes LANs and the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS).

Sun offers certifications for the Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 OS, each consisting of one exam. Certification requires Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris OS (any edition) status.

There are no prerequisites to this exam.
SA-300 Network Administration for the Solaris 10 Operating System CX-310-302
Sun - Java Sun Java Certified Associate

This certification provides an ideal entry into an application development or a software project management career using Java technologies. It validates basic knowledge of OO concepts, the Java programming language and general knowledge of Java platforms and technologies. To achieve this certification, candidates must successfully complete one exam.
SL-110-SE6 Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language CX-310-105
Sun - Java Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)

This foundation certification is for programmers interested in demonstrating proficiency in the fundamentals of the Java programming language. To achieve this certification, candidates must successfully complete one exam. It is not necessary to be a Sun Certified Java Associate prior to taking this exam.
SL-110-SE6 Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language CX-310-019
SL-275-SE6 Java Programming Language CX-310-065
CX-310-055
CX-310-056
Sun Java Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA)

"The act of getting certified will make you a better architect." (Humphrey Sheil, CTO, SCEA, and SCEA examiner)

This certification is for enterprise architects responsible for architecting and designing Java EE compliant applications with an emphasis on making the best use of Java EE features to create flexible, scalable, secure designs.

The SCEA certification "signifies that its holders can handle advanced design responsibilities and lead roles in creating applications. To succeed, SCEA candidates must demonstrate a deep understanding of appropriate uses of modern design architecture and current Java EE technologies for business applications." (Ed Tittel and Dr. Bill Brogden)

The Process

To achieve this certification, candidates must successfully complete three elements: a knowledge-based multiple choice exam, an assignment and essay exam.
OO-226 Object-Oriented Application Analysis and Design for Java Technology (UML) CX-310-052
FJ-310-EE5 Developing Applications for the Java EE Platform CX-310-053
SL-425 Architecting and Designing J2EE Applications CX-310-301A
CX-310-062

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