Directory server tuning general overview

You must tune IBM® Security Verify Directory and the associated DB2® database to obtain optimum server performance.

IBM Security Verify Directory is a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory that provides a layer on top of DB2. You can use IBM Security Verify Directory to efficiently organize, manipulate, and retrieve data that are stored in the DB2 database. Tuning for optimal performance is primarily a matter of configuring the relationships between a directory server and DB2 according to the nature of your workload.

Based on the directory environment, each workload might be different. Therefore, instead of providing exact values for tuning settings, guidelines are provided, where appropriate, to determine the best settings for your system to obtain optimal performance.

Attention: The examples performance test results that are provided are captured in a lab environment. The workload that is used for the test includes a mixture of searches and binds, including wildcard searches that return multiple entries. Your results might differ from the lab results shown in this document.