Tunning Windows Server 2003

Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Corporation
Published: October 2003




Abstract
This document describes important tuning parameters and settings that can result in improved performance for your Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 system. Each setting and its potential effect are described to help you make an informed judgment about its relevance to thesystem, workload, and performance goals.








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Contents
Introduction 1
Performance Tuning for Networking 2
Choosing a Network Adapter 2
WHQL Certification 2
Offload Capabilities 3
Interrupt Moderation 3
64-bit Capabilities 3
Copper and Fiber Network Adapters 3
Dual or Quad Port Network Adapters 3
Tuningthe Network Adapter 3
Enable Offload Features 3
Network Adapter Resources 4
Interrupt Moderation 4
TCP Parameters 4
Performance Tuning for Storage 6
Choosing Storage 6
WHQL Certification 6
Estimate the Amount of Data to be Stored 6
Storage Array Selection 7
HW RAID Levels 7
Choosing the RAID Level 8
Determining the Volume Layout 10
Interrupt Moderation 10
Storage Related Parameters 11CountOperations 11
NumberOfRequests 11
DontVerifyRandomDrivers 12
Performance Tuning for IIS 6.0 13
Selecting the Right Hardware for Performance 13
Operating System Practices 13
Tuning IIS 6.0 14
Kernel-mode Tunings 15
Cache Management Settings 15
Request and Connection Management Settings 16
User-mode Settings 17
IIS Registry Settings 17
IIS Metabase 18
IIS Worker Process Options(IIS Admin UI, Application Pool Properties) 18
Secure Sockets Layer Tuning Parameters 20
ISAPI 20
Managed Code Tuning Parameters 20
Other Issues Affecting IIS Performance 21
NTFS File System Setting 21
Tcpip.sys Performance Settings for IIS 21
Network Adapter Tuning and Binding for IIS 21
Performance Tuning for File Servers 22
General Considerations 22
Server Message Block Server Model 23General Tuning Parameters for File Servers 23
PagedPoolSize 23
NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation 23
Disablelastaccess 24
NumTcbTablePartitions 24
TcpAckFrequency 24
Interrupt Affinity 24
General Tuning Parameters for Client Computers 25
DormantFileLimit 25
ScavengerTimeLimit 25
DisableByteRangeLockingOnReadOnlyFiles 25
TcpAckFrequency 25
Performance Tuning for Active Directory 27
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