Viewing Detailed Command Information; Tuning The Identity Server For Performance - Novell ACCESS MANAGER 3.1 SP2 - IDENTITY SERVER GUIDE 2010 Manual

The following table describes the columns on the Command Status page:
Column Name
Name
Status
Type
Admin
Date & Time

14.9.2 Viewing Detailed Command Information

To view information about an individual command:
1 In Administration Console, click Devices > Identity Servers > [Name of Server] > Command
Status.
2 Click the name of a command to get detailed information. The following information is
displayed:
Name: The Identity Server name.
Type: The type of command issued to the server.
Admin: The distinguished name of the admin user who performed the command.
Status: The status of the server command.
Last Executed On: The date and time that the command was executed.
3 To determine if any problems occurred, view the Command Execution Details section.
For a command that fails because the Administration Console cannot communicate with the
Identity Server, the page displays the following additional fields:
Number of Tries: Specifies the number of times the command was executed.
Command Try Log: Lists each try and the results.
4 Select one of the following actions:
Delete: To delete a command, click Delete. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.
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Refresh: To update the current cache of recently executed commands, click Refresh.
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5 Click Close to return to the Command Status page.

14.10 Tuning the Identity Server for Performance

Use the following information to improve the performance of your Identity Server cluster.
LDAP User Stores: This critical component can be a major cause for slowness, depending upon
configuration, hardware, and the layout of the directory. Configure search contexts to avoid LDAP
searches that traverse the entire tree.
L4 Switches: If the switch is slow or misconfigured, it can severely impact performance. You need
to make sure the switch has ample capacity to handle the traffic. If possible, clustered Identity
Servers should be plugged directly into the switch or segmented accordingly. It is also critical that
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Description
Lists the Identity Server name.
Lists the status of each server.
Displays type of command issued to the server.
Displays the credentials of the administrator who performed the command.
The date and time that the command was issued. Date and time entries are
specified in the local time.