Designing a High Performance Network File Server
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Summary
When designing a high performance file server, it is important to ensure that all components of the
system are properly configured and tuned for the specific applications being served; including:
• Kernel Parameters
• Filesystems
• Network Configuration
• Hardware Configuration
All of the recent improvements described in this white paper may not be applicable to implement on
every HP-UX server. However, most of the performance enhancements resulting from this benchmark
effort could potentially benefit most any server or application, not just NFS.
As with any changes to a production environment, careful planning and testing should be done prior
to implementing these new features and performance enhancements on your HP-UX systems.
For More Information
For more information about this topic feel free to contact the author by sending email to
dave.olker@hp.com
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