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SUSE Certified Engineer - Using Kernel Control Groups

In this hands-on lab, you'll be investigating the concept and practice of using kernel control groups on your system to control the use of resources. This allows you to view your system services and processes in ways that will help you manage and make better use of those resources and troubleshoot problems as they occur.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Apr 06, 2025
Duration
30m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Configuring and Monitoring a Load Service
    • Create a systemd service unit for a load service.
    • Configure a load script to run for stress testing.
    • Monitor the load service/processes.
  2. Challenge

    Alter Load Service Settings and Monitor Processes
    • Alter the service unit settings.
    • Troubleshoot any issues.
    • Make further changes.
    • Observe and monitor the results.
  3. Challenge

    Create Another Load Service and Set CPU and Slice Settings
    • Create more load service unit files.
    • Set CPUWeight settings.
    • Observe the results.
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