Suggested Web container configuration for V4.0
 Technote (FAQ)
 
Problem
For optimal performance, the default settings of the Web container must be changed from their default values. This document describes how to change the default settings and contains rules you can use to determine your optimal settings.
 
Solution
Configuring the number of Web container transport threads
  1. Open the Administrative Console.

  2. Expand the Nodes folder, then expand your_node.

  3. Select the Application Server.

  4. Click the Services tab, then select Web Container Service > Edit Properties.

  5. Select the General tab in the Web Container Service window. For the Minimum thread size and Maximum thread size fields, it is preferable to set the same value. To determine the optimal setting, load test your application.

  6. Ensure that Allow thread allocation beyond maximum is not checked.

  7. Click OK, then click Apply.

  8. Stop, then restart the Application Server for the changes to take effect.



Configuring the number of keep alive threads, including the recommended timeouts:

  1. Open the Administrative Console.

  2. Expand the Nodes folder, then expand your_node.

  3. Select the Application Server.

  4. Click the Services tab, then select Web Container Service > Edit Properties.

  5. Select the Transport tab in the Web Container Service window. For the Maximum keep alives field, it is preferable to set the value to 90% of the Maximum thread size for the Web container, which is located on the General tab.

  6. Set both the Keep alive timeout and the I/O timeout to 30.

  7. Click OK, then click Apply.

  8. Stop, then restart the Application Server for the changes to take effect


 
 
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Servlet Engine/Web Container
Operating system(s): HP-UX
Software version: 4.0
Software edition:
Reference #: 1112796
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Feb 28, 2005