Print this page. Recommend
Slashdot it! Delicious Share on Facebook Tweet! Digg

We pick the top 10 Top tools

TOP CONTENDERS

Author(s): MARKUS FEILNER AND SASCHA SPREITZER

The famous Unix admin utility known as Top has many imitators. We take a look at some of the top Top tools.

Peak loads, I/ O issues, and inexplicable system behavior pose problems for administrators day after day. Why is the database using so much swap memory? Why is my laptop
battery discharging so quickly? The legacy command-line utility Top specializes in problems like these.

Top was the first in a long line of selfrefreshing resource monitoring tools. Now numerous imitators vie for the administrator’s attention. With the help of a Linux Magazine jury, we tried out dozens of wannabe top performers, and now proudly present the top 10 Tops.


Read full article as PDF »


Comments


Print this page. Recommend
Slashdot it! Delicious Share on Facebook Tweet! Digg
FREE Live Streaming Video from ApacheCon US 2009

Watch our free Video Archive from Apachecon US 2009. Archive provided by The Apache Foundation, COLLABNET, and Linux Pro Magazine

Drawing internationally renowned thought-leaders, contributors, and organizations in the Open Source community, ApacheCon offers insight into the culture and community that develops and shepherds industry-leading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server – the world's most popular Web server software for more than 10 years.

Find out more

 

In the US and Canada, Linux Magazine is known as Linux Pro Magazine.
Entire contents © 2010 [Linux New Media USA, LLC]
Linux New Media web sites:
North America: [Linux Pro Magazine]
UK/Worldwide: [Linux Magazine]
Germany: [Linux-Magazin] [LinuxUser] [EasyLinux] [Linux-Community] [Linux Technical Review] [ADMIN-Magazin]
Eastern Europe: [Linux Magazine Poland] [Linux Community Poland]
International: [Admin Magazine] [Ubuntu User] [Linux Magazine Brazil] [EasyLinux Brazil] [Linux Magazine Spanish]
Corporate: [Linux New Media AG]