Specifications

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WindowsPerformance
BydefaulttheWindowsperformancesettingsaresetto‘Applications’.However,testingshoulddefinethe
bestsetting.TherecommendedsettingsunderControlPanel,System,Advanced,performanceare:
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• LetWindowschoosewhat’sbestformycomputer
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UnderAdvanced:
• Backgroundservices
• Systemcache
Openingatestgroupwithmoretha
ntherecommendednumberofobjects(forexample5000)canbeagood
testusingtheEEPCserverconnection(notthroughalocalconnection).Anothertestistocreateanddelete
100usersandsystemsusingthecommandlinetoolSBADMCLthroughatestbatchfile.
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ManagingAudits
Theauditoftheusersandsystemscanslowdownthedatabase.ItisrecommendedyouscheduleEEPC
commandlinetoolSBADMCLtocleanupmachineauditandtheuseraudit.SeeEndpointEncryptionObject
DirectoryMaintenancesectionbelow.
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FileCacheonRaidHardDriveController
LettheObjectDirectoryhostserverhavethelargestpossiblefilecacheontheRAIDHardDrivecontroller.This
Hardwaredevicewillincreasethefile‐accessspeeddramatically.
NOTE:ifcacheisenabledonRAIDcontrollers,useUPSbackupforpowerfailureprotection,becauseapower
failurecanleadtoada
talossaswritesmaybestillheldincache.
ConnectionSpeed
Thespeedbetweentheremoteserversandthefileserversiscrucial.Makethoseconnectionsdedicatedhigh
speedconnections,e.g.GigabitEthernetorFibre.Itisusuallyrecommendedyouhaveasingleserverlocated
onthesamededicatedserver,ratherthanmultipleEEPCDatabaseserversconnectinginfromremoteserver
systems.
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