Tuning Database Performance - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Tuning Database Performance

To configure Directory Server to optimize performance:
On the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab and then select
1.
the topmost entry in the navigation tree in the left pane.
The tabs that are displayed in the right pane control server-wide configuration
attributes.
Select the Performance tab in the right pane.
2.
The current server performance settings appear.
Set the maximum number of entries the server will return to the client in
3.
response to a search operation by entering a new value in the Size Limit text
box.
If you do not want to set a limit, type -1 in this text box.
Enter the maximum amount of real time (in seconds) you want the server to
4.
spend performing a search request in the Time Limit text box.
If you do not want to set a limit, type zero (-1) in this text box.
Enter the time (in seconds) during which you want the server to maintain an
5.
idle connection before terminating it in the Idle Timeout text box.
If you do not want to set a limit, type zero (0) in this text box.
Set the maximum number of file descriptors available to the Directory Server
6.
in the Max Number of File Descriptors text box.
This option is not available on the Windows NT and IBM AIX platforms. For
more information on this parameter, see the Netscape Directory Server
Configuration, Command, and File Reference.
For a better understanding of how these parameters impact your server's search
performance, see "About Indexes," on page 347.
Tuning Database Performance
This section is divided into the following parts which describe methods for tuning
database performance:
• Optimizing Search Performance
• Tuning Transaction Logging
• Changing the Location of the Database Transaction Log
432 Netscape Directory Server Administrator's Guide • August 2002