Identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks in key subsystems Expert knowledge from inside the IBM performance labs Covers Windows 2000, Linux, and NetWare This IBM Redbook describes what you can do to improve and maximize the performance of your business server applications running on xSeries hardware and either Windows 2000, Linux or NetWare operating systems. It describes what can be done to improve the performance of the xSeries hardware, the operating system and specific server applications such as Lotus Notes, SAP R/3, and DB2. The book is divided into five parts. Part 1 explains the technology implemented in the major subsystems in xSeries servers and shows what settings can be chosen or adjusted to obtain the best performance. Part 2 describes the performance aspects of Windows 2000, NetWare 6 and the four major Linux distributions. Part 3 introduces the performance monitoring tools. Part 4 shows you how to analyze your system to find performance bottlenecks and what to do to eliminate them. Part 5 examines specific performance characteristics of specific server applications. This book is aimed at people who configure Intel processor-based servers running Windows, Linux or NetWare and seek to maximize performance. Some knowledge of servers is required. Skills in performance tuning are not assumed.