Recommended workerThreads on a cache cluster

Specifies the number of workerThreads on a cache cluster.

It is recommended to increase the workerThreads to twice the default value while you use GPFS backend. For NFS protocol, the number of workerThreads can be equal to the default value. The default value is 48.

Table 1. workerThreads value per backend
Backend Minimum workerThreads value
NFS 48 (default) |
GPFS 96 (2*default)