Debug: Performance Problems on a UCS system

In case the performance of a UCS system is bad, here are some basic tests.

Memory

If the server acts after a reboot fine and speedy again, please see this article: Problem: Performance of UCS system is Bad

Groupcache

  • nss/group/cachefile/check_member
    Set the variable nss/group/cachefile/check_member to no. This means that when the group cache is rebuilt, there is no further LDAP query for each group member.

  • nss/group/cachefile/invalidate_interval
    The variable is currently set to recreate the group cache every 15 minutes. Since the group cache will also be recreated after changes, it is sufficient to do this once a day.

Quota

If you do not currently use a quota, please set the UCR variable quota/userdefault to no.

Performance Guide

Please check the UCS Performance Guide

Further links

A great article about Linux Performance Analysis in 60,000 Milliseconds

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