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System and method for configuring a server computer for optimal performance for a particular server type

  • US 5,819,030 A
  • Filed: 07/03/1996
  • Issued: 10/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a client server environment where a server computer may be configured to act as any of a plurality of server types, and where the performance of the server computer when acting as any of the server types is determined by various server configuration parameters that can be adjusted to optimize operation for a given server type, a method for configuring the server computer including (1) automatically calculating configuration parameters that are optimized to the specific server types supported by the server computer to improve performance over using a default set of configuration parameters for all server types and (2) placing files used by the server computer on disks that will further increase overall server performance, the method comprising the steps of:

  • querying an administrator for server data, comprising any of the number of users that are expected to be connected to the server, the number of users in the entire organization, the amount of memory specifically allocated for server use, and the particular server types that are to be supported by the server;

    determining from said server data provided by the administrator and from hardware information obtained directly from the server various server configuration parameters that can be adjusted to optimize operation for the particular server types that are to be supported by the server by performing at least the steps of;

    calculating a total number of database buffers to be used by at least one software component on the server; and

    calculating a number of execution threads that can be simultaneously executed by at least one software component on the server;

    testing the read and write performance of a plurality of disk drives in order to determine the disk drives that are best suited to store various files used by the server in supporting the server types designated by said administrator;

    determining the capacities of the disk drives; and

    assigning the server files to specific disk drives based on the results of the read and write performance testing, the storage capacities of the disk drives, and the amount of memory in the server.

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