Linux on zSeries: Samba-3 Performance Observations

This Redpaper was developed to provide readers with basic performance guidelines for Samba Version 3.0.5 on zSeries Linux and to give background information that can be used in configuring and tuning the Samba V3 environment.
The data collected was developed using an IBM internal workload generator to simulate a heavy transaction load. The paper identifies parameters for optimum performance of Samba V3.

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Publish Date
01 April 2005

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Author(s)

Nin Lei is an Architect at the IBM zSeries Benchmark Center, conducting customer studies. He drives performance analysis work for all types of projects, and provides architectural guidance to customers in designing their applications to meet high performance and scalability requirements. He also advises customers on new technology exploitation issues.

• Nin Lei

Duane Mauler is a Certified I/T Specialist working to promote Linux on the zSeries platform. He has been in I/T for over 20 years, working across many different computer platforms.

• Duane Mauler

J B Mills has worked for IBM for 27 years. His current specialty is zSeries Linux architecture. He has been involved with Linux on the mainframe since IBM announced its involvement in Open Systems on the Mainframe. He has experience in Samba installation and tuning, as well as z/VM and WebSphere tuning.

• J B Mills

John Mullin has been a Staff programmer with IBM for six years. He is experienced in custom end-to-end environment designs and setup for client-based simulations.

• John Mullin

Gene Ong is Linux Professional Institute Certified Level One. He works in the zSeries Benchmark Center at IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY

• Gene Ong

Judy Viccica is a Certified zSeries I/T Specialist who has been with IBM for 22 years. Currently she works in the zSeries Benchmark Center in Poughkeepsie, providing pre-sales technical support for client benchmarks and proofs of concept.

• Judy Viccica

IBM Form Number
REDP-3988-00

Number of pages

14