LDAP-UX Integration Performance and Tuning Guidelines

Audience ........................................................................................................................................................ 1
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 1
Quick Summary.............................................................................................................................................. 1
Document Flow.............................................................................................................................................. 2
Product Architecture .................................................................................................................................... 2
Product components ................................................................................................................................ 2
The Name Service Subsystem...................................................................................................................... 3
The Name Service Switch ......................................................................................................................... 4
How it works ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Performance Factors .................................................................................................................................... 5
Client Profile................................................................................................................................................ 6
Types of Client Applications ................................................................................................................. 6
Name Service Configuration................................................................................................................ 7
Client Activity.......................................................................................................................................... 8
ldapclientd cache daemon........................................................................................................................ 8
SSL Support on LDAP-UX Integration product. .......................................................................................... 9
pwgrd ............................................................................................................................................................ 10
Performance vs. NIS .................................................................................................................................... 11
Gathering Data ........................................................................................................................................... 12
Test Environment.......................................................................................................................................... 13
Test Data ................................................................................................................................................... 14
Glossary ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Appendix A dirload Tool........................................................................................................................... 16
Appendix B DirectoryMark
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Search Performance................................................................................ 17
Appendix C Sample Client Data ............................................................................................................ 18
Appendix D Sample ldapclientd.conf configuration ............................................................................ 19
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