This section contains general tuning that can be performed on a standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation. It is important that these are performed first, in order to better see the benefits of the MRG Realtime kernel.

It is recommended that you read these sections first. They contain background information on how to modify tuning parameters and will help you perform the other tasks in this book:

When are you ready to begin tuning, perform these steps first, as they will provide the greatest benefit:

When you are ready to start some fine-tuning on your system, then try the other sections in this chapter:

When you have completed all the tuning suggestions in this chapter, move on to Chapter 3, Realtime-Specific Tuning