PERFORMANCE

Improving partitioned server performance and capacity
You use the same set of tools to monitor partitioned servers as you use to monitor individual servers. However, remember that a partitioned server can use a large amount of system resources, denying those resources to other partitioned servers on the same computer. For example, the Indexer on one partitioned server may be using a large percentage of the available CPU cycles, causing the other partitioned servers to have a slow response time. Therefore, it is important to look at your operating system's performance monitor as well as the IBMŸ LotusŸ DominoŸ statistics to determine which partitioned server is using the system resources.

Optimizing performance

If one partitioned server uses significant system resources, consider moving that server to a different computer. If partitioned servers causes slow disk access, consider moving the Domino data directories of the partitioned servers to separate disk drives.

Another way to limit access to a server is to limit the number of users who can use a partitioned server at one time. To do this, you can use the Server_MaxUsers setting in the NOTES.INI file. When the server reaches the number of users you specify, Domino denies additional user requests for access to the server.

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