iostat and vmstat
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What is iostat and vmstat?
iostat and vmstat are command-line utilities used for system monitoring. iostat reports CPU utilization and disk I/O statistics, providing insights into storage device performance. vmstat reports virtual memory statistics, including information about processes, memory, paging, block I/O, traps, and CPU activity, helping to identify performance bottlenecks related to memory and CPU usage.
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