Index (Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6 Performance Tuning, Sizing, and Scaling Guide)

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6 Performance Tuning, Sizing, and Scaling Guide


A

	about this guide
		audience ( )
		contents ( ) ( )
		conventions ( ) ( )

	acceptor threads ( )

	AcceptTimeout directive ( ) ( )

	access time updates ( )

	acl-bucket ( )

	ACL cache, tuning ( )

	ACLCacheLifetime ( )

	ACLGroupCacheSize ( )

	ACLUserCacheSize ( ) ( )

	activating statistics, with stats-xml ( )

	AddLog ( )

	Administration interface, more information about ( )

	assign-name ( ) ( )


B

	benchmarking, tuning Solaris for ( )

	buckets, performance ( )

	buffer size, tuning ( )

	busy functions ( ) ( )


C

	cache, DNS ( )

	cache information ( )

	cache not utilized ( )

	CacheEntries ( ) ( )

	CacheHits ( )

	CacheLookups ( ) ( )

	caching, servlet/JSP ( )

	cgi-bucket ( )

	CGIStub processes ( )
		CGIExpirationTimeout ( )
		CGIStubIdleTimeout ( )
		MaxCGIStubs ( )
		MinCGIStubs ( )

	check-acl SAF ( )

	class-loader ( )

	class reloading, configuring ( )

	classpath, directories in ( )

	classpath elements ( )

	classpathprefix ( )

	classpathsuffix ( )

	connection handling ( )

	connection pooling, JDBC ( )
		configuring ( )

	connection queue information ( )

	connection refused errors ( )

	connection timeout, tuning ( )

	connection timeouts ( )

	connections ( )
		closed ( )
		settings in magnus.conf ( )
		simultaneous via RqThrottle parameter ( )

	connectionvalidationmethod ( )

	connectionvalidationrequired ( )

	ConnQueueSize ( ) ( )
		and SNCA ( )

	content_length ( )

	crontab -e sys command ( )

	CurrentCacheEntries ( )


D

	default-bucket ( )

	defaultvs ( )

	determining requirements ( )

	directives, performance-related ( )

	directories in the classpath ( )

	DNS cache information ( )

	documentation, Web Server ( )

	drive space, sizing issues ( )

	dynamicreloadinterval ( )


F

	failallconnections ( )

	file-bucket ( )

	file cache
		configuring ( )
		flags for ?list option ( )
		low hit rate with custom NSAPI functions ( )
		magnus.conf directives ( )
		problems, cache not utilized ( )
		tuning ( )
		virtual memory ( )

	file descriptor limits ( )

	file system tuning, Solaris ( )

	FileCacheEnable ( )

	find-pathinfo ( ) ( )

	find-pathinfo-forward ( ) ( ) ( )

	flushed keep-alive connections ( )

	func_insert ( )


H

	hardware virtual servers ( )

	high file system page-in rate ( )

	hit ratio ( ) ( ) ( )

	HitRatio ( )

	HotSpot VM performance FAQ ( )

	HTTP/1.0-style workload ( )

	HTTP/1.1-style workload ( )


I

	Idle ( )

	idletimeout ( )

	improving application performance ( )

	init-cgi, multi-process mode ( )

	init-resonate
		parameters ( ) ( )

	iostat -x 60 command ( )

	iostat utility ( )

	isolationlevelguaranteed ( )


J

	Java heap tuning ( )

	Java HotSpot VM ( )

	java.lang.OutOfMemoryError ( )

	Java Security Manager, configuring ( )

	Java VM heap space ( )

	Java web applications, tuning performance ( )

	JDBC connection pool attributes
		connectionvalidationmethod ( )
		connectionvalidationrequired ( )
		failallconnections ( )
		idletimeout ( )
		isolationlevelguaranteed ( )
		maxpoolsize ( )
		maxwaittime ( )
		name ( )
		poolresizequantity ( )
		steadypoolsize ( )
		transactionisolationlevel ( )
		validationtablename ( )

	JDBC connection pooling
		advantages of ( )
		configuring ( )
		improving application performance ( )

	JDBCCONNECTIONPOOL ( )

	jsp-config ( )


K

	keep-alive connections, flushed ( )

	keep-alive information ( )

	KeepAlive connections, about ( )

	KeepAliveCount ( ) ( )

	KeepAliveFlushes ( ) ( )

	KeepAliveHits ( ) ( )

	KeepAliveMaxCount ( )

	KeepAliveQueryMaxSleepTime ( )

	KeepAliveQueryMeanTime ( )

	KeepAliveRefusals ( )

	KeepAliveThreads ( ) ( )

	KeepAliveTimeout ( ) ( ) ( )

	KeepAliveTimeouts ( )


L

	libloadbal
		enabling via magnus.conf ( )
		library configuration ( )
		plugin ( )
		sample ( )
		using ( )

	listen socket
		default virtual server ( )
		statistics ( )

	ListenQ ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	load balancing, libloadbal plugin ( )

	load balancing, using ( )

	load-modules ( )

	log file modes ( )
		verbose ( )

	LogVerbose ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	long service times ( )

	low-memory problems ( )


M

	magnus.conf
		ACLUserCacheSize ( )
		activating statistics ( )
		directives, performance-related ( )
		enabling libloadbal ( )
		file cache directives, using ( )
		init-cgi, multi-process mode ( )
		listen queue ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		simultaneous connections via RqThrottle ( )

	Magnus Editor, using to tune ( )

	manager-properties properties ( )

	MaxCacheEntries ( )

	MaxKeepAlive ( )

	MaxKeepAliveConnections ( ) ( ) ( )

	maxLocks, tuning ( )

	maxpoolsize ( )

	MaxProcs ( ) ( ) ( )

	maxSessions ( )

	maxwaittime ( )

	memory, sizing issues ( )

	memory requirements ( )

	MinCGIStubs ( )

	MMapSessionManager, tuning ( )

	modes
		log file ( )
		multi-process ( )
		single-process ( )

	monitoring server performance
		overview ( )
		using perfdump ( )
		using performance buckets ( )
		using stats-xml ( )
		using the Server Manager ( )

	monitoring statistics ( )
		SE toolkit ( )

	mpstat 60 command ( )

	multi-process mode ( ) ( )

	multi-thread mode ( )


N

	NameTrans ( ) ( ) ( )

	native threads pool ( )

	NativePool ( )

	NativePoolMaxThreads ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	NativePoolMinThreads ( )

	NativePoolQueueSize ( ) ( )

	NativePoolStackSize ( )

	NativeThread ( )

	NCA ( )

	netstat -i 60 ( )

	netstat -s command ( )

	networking, sizing issues ( )

	nocache parameter ( )

	nostat ( ) ( )

	nsfc.conf, file cache settings ( )

	nsfc.conf settings ( )

	NSPR ( )

	NSServletService ( )

	ntrans-base ( ) ( )


O

	obj.conf
		activating statistics ( )
		perfdump utility ( )
		performance buckets ( )
		performance-related parameters ( )
		timeout period ( )


P

	PATH_INFO ( )

	PathCheck ( ) ( ) ( )

	peak concurrent users ( )

	perfdump
		about ( )
		installing ( )
		performance buckets ( )
		sample output ( )
		statistics monitored ( )
		using to monitor server activity ( )

	performance
		buckets ( )
		issues ( )
		monitoring tools ( )
		overview ( )
		problems ( )
		studies ( )
		tuning ( )

	performance buckets
		configuration of ( )
		defining in magnus.conf ( )
		information in perfdump ( )
		performance report ( )
		using to monitor activity ( )

	performance monitoring, Solaris-specific ( )

	performance report, performance buckets ( )

	persistence-type ( ) ( )

	persistent connection information ( )

	persistent connections ( )

	pfx2dir ( )

	PHP scalability tests ( )

	poll interval ( )

	pool, native threads ( )

	poolresizequantity ( )

	PR_GetFileInfo ( )

	PR_TransmitFile ( )

	precompiled JSPs ( )

	problems
		common ( )
		connection timeouts ( )
		KeepAlive connections flushed ( )
		log file modes ( )
		low memory ( )
		under-throttled server ( )

	process modes ( )

	processes ( )
		settings in magnus.conf ( )

	processors, sizing issues ( )

	product support ( ) ( )

	profiling ( )


Q

	quality of service (QOS) features ( ) ( ) ( )

	queue, peak work ( )


R

	ratio, hit ( )

	RcvBufSize ( )

	reapIntervalSeconds ( )

	refresh ( )

	reload-interval ( )

	restart ( )

	rlim_fd_cur ( )

	rlim_fd_max ( )

	RqThrottle ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		and SNCA ( )
		NativePoolQueueSize ( )
		simultaneous connections ( )
		under-throttled server ( )


S

	scalability studies ( )

	SE toolkit ( )

	segmap_percent ( )

	send-cgi ( )

	send-file, nocache parameter ( )

	serverclasspath ( )

	Service ( ) ( )

	servlet/JSP caching ( )

	session creation information ( )

	session-properties ( )

	session settings, web application ( )

	single-process mode ( )

	SNCA
		RqThrottle and ConnQueueSize ( )
		using ( )

	SndBufSize ( )

	Solaris
		file system tuning ( )
		Network Cache and Accelerator ( )
		platform-specific issues ( )
		tuning for performance benchmarking ( )

	Solaris-specific performance monitoring ( )
		long-term system monitoring ( )
		SE toolkit ( )
		short-term system monitoring ( )

	sq_max_size ( ) ( )

	SSL test ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	static test ( ) ( )

	statistics
		busy function ( )
		cache information ( )
		connection queue ( )
		hit ratio ( )
		listen socket information ( )
		monitoring ( ) ( )
		nocache parameter ( )
		performance buckets ( )
		poll interval ( )
		types monitored by perfdump ( )
		viewing ( ) ( )
		virtual server ( )

	stats-xml, activating statistics ( )

	steadypoolsize ( )

	studies ( )
		general conclusions ( )
		goals ( )
		nsfc.conf settings ( )
		results ( )
		system configuration ( )
		tuned server settings ( )
		Web Server configuration ( )

	Support ( ) ( )


T

	TCP buffering, tuning ( )

	tcp_close_wait_interval ( )

	tcp_conn_req_max_q ( ) ( )

	tcp_conn_req_max_q0 ( ) ( )

	tcp_ip_abort_interval ( )

	tcp_keepalive_interval ( )

	tcp_recv_hiwat ( )

	tcp_rexmit_interval_initial ( )

	tcp_rexmit_interval_max ( )

	tcp_rexmit_interval_min ( )

	tcp_slow_start_initial ( )

	tcp_smallest_anon_port ( )

	tcp_time_wait_interval ( )

	tcp_xmit_hiwat ( )

	tcpHalfOpenDrop ( )

	tcpListenDrop ( )

	tcpListenDropQ0 ( )

	test results ( )

	thread pools ( )

	thread POOLS, native ( )

	threads ( )
		acceptor ( )
		multi-process mode ( )
		settings in magnus.conf ( )

	tips, general ( )

	transactionisolationlevel ( )

	tuning maxLocks ( )

	tuning MMapSessionManager ( )

	tuning rules, keep-alive subsystem ( )

	tuning TCP buffering ( )

	tuning the file cache ( )

	tuning the Web Server ( )
		ACL user cache ( )
		Java web applications performance ( )
		the file cache ( )
		threads, processes, and connections ( )
		using statistics ( )

	tuning tips
		general ( )
		platform-specific ( )


U

	UFS ( )

	under-throttled server ( )

	UNIX file system ( )

	update-interval ( )

	UseNativePoll ( )

	using Java heap tuning ( )

	using statistics to tune your server ( )


V

	validationtablename ( ) ( )

	viewing statistics ( ) ( )

	virtual memory, file cache ( )

	virtual servers ( )
		default ( )
		hardware/software ( )
		listen sockets ( )
		monitoring statistics ( )
		performance ( )

	vmstat 60 command ( )


W

	WASP servlet test ( )

	web application session settings ( )

	web applications, tuning performance ( )

	work queue, length ( )