Chapter 14 Tuning Directory Server Performance; Tuning Server Performance - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.02 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Tuning Directory Server Performance
This chapter describes the tools provided with Netscape Directory Server
(Directory Server) to help optimize performance. It also provides tips to improve
the performance of your directory.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Tuning Server Performance (page 423)
• Tuning Database Performance (page 424)
• Miscellaneous Tuning Tips (page 430)

Tuning Server Performance

You can manage your server's performance by limiting the amount of resources
the server uses to proces client search requests. You can define:
• The maximum number of entries the server returns to the client in response to
a search operation (size limit attribute)
• The maximum amount of real time (in seconds) you want the server to spend
performing a search request (time limit attribute)
• The time (in seconds) during which the server maintains an idle connection
before terminating it (idle timeout attribute)
• The maximum number of file descriptors available to the Directory Server
(max number of file descriptors attribute)
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