Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 2791

Applying Patches
Matching Performance Capabilities
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Server Operating System Administration Guide
Novell makes every attempt to solve problems in the NetWare operating
system software by periodically releasing updates that you can install on your
server. The latest operating system update contains all previous updates, so be
sure to install the most current file. It will keep your operating system current.
The latest operating system updates can be found at the following locations:
In the patch lists on the
www.support.novell.com/filefinder/).
By File Transfer Protocol (FTP): Anonymous FTP to ftp.novell.com.
By Gopher: gopher.novell.com.
On the Novell Support Connection® CD (http://
www.support.novell.com/additional/nsc-cd.html): Released monthly on
CD-ROM and sent to subscribers.
For information about installing NetWare patches, read the Readme file
associated with the patch.
Each component's performance characteristics can have an effect on the
system's performance as a whole. Bottlenecks can be created by a great
number of subcomponents and component interactions. Protocols create
bottlenecks. Specific software functionality creates bottlenecks. In fact, every
part and process of a system is a potential bottleneck. However, it's important
to keep in mind that only one bottleneck—the system's weakest point—can
exist at one time.
Another point to remember is that all systems have a weak point somewhere.
Your goal is to match the performance capabilities of your system's
components in such a way that no single component hampers the performance
of any other component.
components.
Novell technical support Web site (http://
Figure 2 on page 35 shows a system with matched