IBM REDP-4285-00 User Manual
Chapter 3. Analyzing performance bottlenecks
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3.5.2 Performance tuning options
These steps illustrate what you should do to solve problems related to network bottlenecks:
Ensure that the network card configuration matches router and switch configurations (for
example, frame size).
example, frame size).
Modify how your subnets are organized.
Use faster network cards.
Tune the appropriate IPV4 TCP kernel parameters. (See Chapter 4, “Tuning the operating
system” on page 91.) Some security-related parameters can also improve performance,
as described in that chapter.
system” on page 91.) Some security-related parameters can also improve performance,
as described in that chapter.
If possible, change network cards and recheck performance.
Add network cards and bind them together to form an adapter team, if possible.