TUNING


Evaluating server activity for resource balancing

To balance resources, evaluate the database activity for each server on which you want to balance resources. Then compare that activity to redistributed database activity that would result from balancing resources.

The Resource Balancing view on the Server - Performance tab of the Domino® Administrator provides this information in a number of ways. First, the status of selected servers or of servers in a selected server profile displays. A red X next to the server indicates that the server is not available for resource balancing, possibly because the server is down. Hover over the red X with your mouse to see the status of the server, including the error message. The Edit Server Properties dialog box also shows associated error messages in the Status field.

For each goal specified in the Server Profile Options dialog box, Activity Trends displays the following information that you use to evaluate whether a server is a candidate for resource balancing:


If you do not like the distribution of activity or servers based on this evaluation, you can edit the server properties to change the server role. Likewise, you can alter some of the options selected in the Server Profile Options dialog box. If you have not set server profile options, you can edit the server properties to change some of the option defaults, and then analyze again using the new server values.

Related concepts
Understanding current and projected profile charts

Related tasks
Displaying additional statistics during resource balancing
Filtering servers used during resource balancing
Pinning additional databases during resource balancing
Editing server properties for resource balancing