Server Performance fine tuning

Performance fine tuning:

Q1. The older OS kernel s will have bug which will impact the server performance (ex: server
sudden reboots, malfunctioning of services).

A. This can be resolved by patching up to latest kernel versions or upgrading to latest packages.

Q2. Heap memory issues of application servers.

B. Defining exact heap size parameter for the application from the available resource will
resolve the issue.

Q3. Increasing server’s high cache/buffer.

C. Dumping the cache memory after reaching fixed cache size.

Q4. Thread locking.

D. Configuring the server OS with suitable thread size for the application or DB user.

Q5. User locking.

E. Configuring the server OS with suitable process or login size for the application or DB user.

Q6. File access limit

F. Configuring the server OS with suitable process or login size for the application or DB user.

Q7. Outage of storage due to Log size.

G. Disabling the unnecessary Info log and enabling only ERROR log.

Q8. Outage of OS sockets for high connection utilization of DB or APP server

H. Changing default OS socket value for the application and DB or utilising fine tuned
connections between services.

Q9. Connection lockage.

I. Limiting connection time wait at OS level and closing the connection from servers after use.

Q10. Time wait, close wait and etc connection level issues

J. Configuring fixed time for time_wait, close_wait and etc connections.

Q11. Socket reuse and recycle

K. Configuring connection or socket reuse and recycle.

Q12. Unnecessary services on servers

 L. Disabling or removing the unnecessary services on server.

Q13. High privileges for users.

M. Creating normal users with limited permissions.

Q14. Tracing the command execution

N. Enable audit logs on servers

Q15. Restricting other services

O. Enable firewall and allow only required services

Q16. Anonymous login

P. Disable Anonymous login to servers by enabling IP filtering in SSH service

Q17. Read Write Execute permissions

Q. Configure the read, write and execute permissions for the required user and required
directories and files only.