Novell NetWare 6 performance tuning guidelines for ProLiant servers

table 9. Available options window performance parameters

(continued)

menu option description

file open / lock activity Displays a list of file system elements in a hierarchical

file system. To locate a file, select the volume and the

directories from the volume list. At the file level list,

select the file.

disk cache utilization Displays disk cache utilization statistics. Use this

information to determine when to add more memory for

cache. For more info, press F1 for help while in this

screen.

system resources Displays server memory statistics including the list of the

resource types defined by the operating system. Use the

server memory statistics to assess server memory. Press

F1 for help while in this screen.

virtual memory Displays server virtual memory information. Available

options within this screen include known address spaces

and swap files. The address spaces option displays a

list of memory address spaces. The swap files option

displays a list of disk files for temporary storing of data

and programs running in memory. Press F1 while in this

screen for descriptions of the virtual memory information

fields.

kernel Displays server kernel information statistics pertaining to

all threads, processors, interrupts, and busiest threads.

Select any of the listed options and press Enter for

detail option information. Press F1 for more information

about that option.

server parameters Displays parameter categories similar to that of the SET

command. Select any category listing and press Enter

to show category fields. To edit, highlight the field and

press Enter. For help on changing the parameter

values, press F1 while in the screen of the selected

category.

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