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tuned-adm

Manage system performance tuning profiles

TLDR

Show the active tuned profile
$ tuned-adm active
List profiles available on this system
$ tuned-adm list
Switch to a named profile
$ tuned-adm profile [profile_name]
Ask tuned for a recommended profile
$ tuned-adm recommend
Turn off dynamic tuning
$ tuned-adm off

SYNOPSIS

tuned-adm [command] [arguments]

DESCRIPTION

tuned-adm manages system performance tuning profiles provided by the tuned daemon. Profiles optimize various kernel and system parameters for specific workloads like throughput, latency, power saving, or virtualization.Common profiles include: balanced, throughput-performance, latency-performance, powersave, virtual-guest, and virtual-host. The recommend command analyzes the system to suggest the best profile.

PARAMETERS

list

List available tuning profiles
active
Show currently active profile
profile _name_
Switch to specified profile
recommend
Recommend optimal profile for this system
off
Disable tuned and reset to defaults
verify
Verify current profile settings match configuration
auto_profile
Enable/disable automatic profile selection

INSTALL

sudo dnf install tuned
sudo pacman -S tuned
sudo apk add tuned
sudo zypper install tuned
nix profile install nixpkgs#tuned

CAVEATS

Requires the tuned service to be running. Profile changes take effect immediately. Some settings may require a reboot to fully apply. Available profiles vary by distribution.

SEE ALSO

tuned(8), cpupower(1)