Operation System Performance Tuning General Standards and Policies

Tune your operating system according to your operating system documentation. For Windows platforms, the default settings are usually sufficient. However, the UNIX platforms usually need to be tuned appropriately.

For more information about Solaris tuning options, see:

• Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference Manual (Solaris 8)
• Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference Manual (Solaris 9)

For more information about AIX tuning and IBM Tivoli Storage Management options, see:

• IBM AIX Reference Manual
• IBM RedBooks
• IBM Tivoli Information Center

For details about Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS or ES on Pentium, visit the Red Hat Web site:

• Red Hat Linux Reference Manual

For more information about HP-UX tuning options, see:

• HP-UX 10.x or 11i Reference Manual