Did you check SAP Note: 1423935 (Section 14 & 15)
Also helpfull information in :
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/MaxDB/SAP+MaxDB+Regions+A+-+D
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/MaxDB/MaxDB+Database+Analyzer
For the performance analysis tools, you will find an expert session