This guide contains key performance recommendations for the following components:
Server Hardware
Networking Subsystem
Storage Subsystem
This guide also contains performance tuning considerations for the following server roles:
Web Servers
File Servers
Active Directory Servers
Remote Desktop Session Host
Remote Desktop Gateway
Virtualization Servers (Hyper-V)
File Server Workload (NetBench)
File Server Workload (SPECsfs2008)
Network Workload (NTttcp)
Remote Desktop Services Knowledge Worker Workload
SAP Sales and Distribution Two-Tier Workload
TCP-E Workload
Choosing and Tuning Server Hardware
It is important to select the proper hardware to meet your expected performance and power goals. Hardware bottlenecks limit the effectiveness of software tuning. This section provides guidelines for laying a good foundation for the role that a server will play.
It is important to note that there is a tradeoff between power and performance when choosing hardware. For example, faster processors and more disks will yield better performance but can also consume more energy. See “Choosing Server Hardware: Power Considerations” later in this guide for more details about these tradeoffs. Later sections of this paper provide tuning guidelines that are specific to a server role and include diagnostic techniques for isolating and identifying performance bottlenecks for certain server roles.
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