Re: FD_SETSIZE problems on a high-end server

["Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>]

At 11:04 AM 10/21/2004, Francis Swasey wrote:
>What is the recommended method "bench the server under load" as  
>directed in this new FAQ entry?

I would suggest using the actual applications the server
is intended to support to produce the worse case (in your
determination) load, or simulate that worse case load
using some bench marking tool.

>On Oct 21, 2004, at 1:03 PM, Kurt D. Zeilenga wrote:
>
>>Increasing the thread parameter past 16 may cause resource
>>exhaustion and will increase resource contention.  Values from
>>8-16 are appropriate for most platforms for most deployment
>>scenarios.   I've added a FAQ answer in this area:
>>   
>><http://www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=1129>http:// www.openldap.org/faq/index.cgi?file=1129
>>Reducing the value may lead to better overall performance.
>
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