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Contents 3
Introduction 1
Performance Tuning for Networking 2
Performance Tuning for Storage 6
Performance Tuning for IIS 6.0 13
Performance Tuning for File Servers 22
Performance Tuning for Active Directory 27
Benchmarking Web Workloads (WebBench) 28
Benchmarking File Server Workload (NetBench) 30
Benchmarking Active Directory Workload (DirectoryMark) 31
Benchmarking Networking Workloads (Ttcp, Chariot) 32
Related Links 34
Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 should perform very well out of the box for most customer workloads. However, it is possible to tune the server settings and see incremental performance gains, especially when the nature of the workload will not vary much over time.
The most effective tunings take into account the hardware, the workload, and the performance goals. This document describes important tuning parameters and settings that can result in improved performance. Each setting and its potential effect are described to help you make an informed judgment about its relevance to the system, workload, and performance goals.
Note: Registry settings and tuning parameters may have changed significantly from Microsoft Windows® 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003. Please keep this in mind as you tune your server—using earlier or out-of-date tuning guidelines may produce unexpected results.
As always, care must be taken when manipulating the registry directly. If you must edit the registry, back it up first.
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