Specifications

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GlobalDeployments
ThesingleserverapproachworkswellaslongastheendpointscanmakeandsustainaTCP/IPconnectionto
theserver.DependingonthequalityoftheWANlink,someglobaldeploymentswillrequiremultipleservers.
Eachoftheseisessentiallyitsownenvironment,withitsownObjectDirectory.Manycustomershaveone
serverineachregion:oneforNorthAmeric
a,oneforEuropeandAfrica,andoneforAsia.Todetermine,ifthis
multiserverstrategyisnecessary,itisbettertoincludeendpointsfromallregionsinthepilotphase.
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OptimisationActions
NOTE:Thesearegenericrecommendationsbasedonexperiencebutnotalwaysbesuitableforyourentire
specificenvironment.Fordatabasemaintenanceandperformance,itisalwaysrecommendedyouengage
McAfeeprofessionalservicespriortoimplementingthesesuggestions.
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TheObjectDirectoryissmallinsize,butcontainsahighnumberoffiles.Forexample,aty
pical10,000node
deploymenthas1.7millionfilesinitsObjectDirectory.Foroptimalperformance,wemustconfigurethe
operatingsystemandthehardwaretoprovidefastaccesstolotsofsmallfiles.
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