Tuning The System - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02 Installation Manual

Operating System Requirements
• Run the
utility helps you to verify whether you have the appropriate patches installed
on your system and provides useful information and advice on how to tune
your kernel parameters for best performance. For information on running the
dsktune

Tuning the System

Set your kernel parameters as follows:
• Make sure the
cachesize * entrysize + 4096
That is, if your Directory Server
average directory entry size is 20 KB, then make sure your
parameter is at least (1000*20000) + 4096, or at least 21 MB.
• Set
• Set
• Set
You also need to turn on large file support in order for Directory Server to work
properly. To change an existing file system (from one that has no large files to one
that accepts large files):
Unmount the system using the
1.
umount
Create the large file system. For example:
2.
fsadm -F vxfs -o largefiles /dev/vg01/rexport
Remount the file system. For example:
3.
/usr/sbin/mount -F vxfs -o largefiles /dev/vg01/export
For additional information and recommendations about setting these parameters,
consult your operating-system documentation.
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PHNE_26771: Cumulative ARPA Transport patch
The following patches are dependencies of patch PHNE_26771:
PHKL_21857 and PHNE_22566.
utility and see if you need to install any other patches. The
dsktune
utility, see Chapter 8, "Troubleshooting."
maxdsize
max_thread_proc
(max number of pending timeouts) to
ncallout
to at least 120.
maxfiles
/export
kernel parameter is at least equal to:
is 1000 (this is the default) and your
cachesize
(max number of threads per process) to 128.
command. For example:
umount
kernel
maxdsize
.
128+NPROC