How This Guide Is Organized

This guide is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1, Performance and Monitoring Overview

  This chapter discusses server performance considerations and server performance monitoring.

• Chapter 2, Tuning Sun Java System Web Server

  This chapter describes specific adjustments to improve Sun Java System Web Server performance.

• Chapter 3, Miscellaneous Performance Topics

  This chapter describes miscellaneous performance topics, including discussion of magnus.conf and obj.conf settings that can be used to improve server performance.

• Chapter 4, Common Performance Problems

  This chapter discusses common web site performance problems, and offers tips and solutions.

• Chapter 5, Platform-specific Issues and Tips

  This chapter provides platform-specific tuning tips.

• Chapter 6, Sizing and Scaling Your Server

  This chapter examines the subsystems of your server, and provides recommendations for optimal performance.

• Chapter 7, Scalability Studies

  This chapter describes the results of scalability studies. You can use these studies as examples of how you might configure your system to best take advantage of Sun Java SystemWeb Server’s strengths.