UNIX Books

Multi-platform

• Optimizing Unix for Performance, Amir H. Majidimehr
• Oracle and Unix Performance Tuning, Ahmed Alomari
• System Performance Tuning, 2nd edition, Gian-Paolo D. Musumeci & Mike Loukides (covers Solaris and Linux)
• Using Unix, by Steve Moritsugu
• Understanding UNIX, by Stan Kelly-Bootle
• The Computer Contradictionary, by Stan Kelly-Bootle
• UNIX Complete, by Stan Kelly-Bootle

Solaris

• Sun Performance and Tuning, Adrian Cockcroft, Richard Pettit (specific to Solaris thru 2.6)
• Solaris Performance Administration, H. Frank Cervone (Solaris 2.5.1 and 2.6)
• Solaris 7 Performance Administration Tools, H. Frank Cervone (Solaris 7)
• Solaris Internals, Jim Mauro, Richard McDougall (Solaris 2.5.1 through 7)
• System Performance Tuning, 2nd edition, Gian-Paolo D. Musumeci & Mike Loukides (covers Solaris and Linux)
• Configuring and Tuning Databases on the Solaris Platform, Allan N. Packer
• Solaris Solutions for System Administrators, Sandra Henry-Stocker, Evan R. Marks

HP-UX

• HP-UX 11i System Administration : 'How To' Book , Marty Poniatowski
• HP-UX 11i Version 2 System Administration, Marty Poniatowski
• HP-UX Tuning and Performance, Robert F. Sauers & Peter S. Weygant
• HP-UX 11i Tuning and Performance (2nd Edition), Robert F. Sauers, Chris P. Ruemmler, Peter S. Weygant
• Optimizing NFS Performance, Dave Olker

AIX

• Accelerating AIX : Performance Tuning for Programmers and System Administrators, Rudy Chukran

Linux

• Linux Performance Tuning and Capacity Planning, Jason R. Fink & Matthew D. Sherer
• System Performance Tuning, 2nd edition, Gian-Paolo D. Musumeci & Mike Loukides (covers Solaris and Linux)
• Performance Tuning for Linux Servers, Sandra K. Johnson, Gerrit Huizenga, Badari Pulavarty
• Optimizing Linux Performance, Phillip G. Ezolt
• Linux Debugging and Performance Tuning, Steve Best

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