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To optimize the performance of TREX when using the released Windows platform, you need to check your Windows configuration and make changes if necessary.

Optimizing Data Throughput For Network Applications

The Windows installation normally makes caching settings that are optimized for file servers. The operating system then reserves a large part of the main memory for the caching of files. Since this file-system cache impairs performance when indexing, you ought to change these settings.

  1. Use the secondary mouse button to click on My Network Places on the Windows desktop, and choose Properties.

  2. Use the secondary mouse button to click on the local network connection and choose Properties.

  3. Select the entry File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks and choose Properties.

  4. Select Maximize data throughput for network applications.

  5. Choose OK twice.

Optimize the performance for background processes

Note

Programs such as Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange make the setting described below automatically when they are installed. If you have installed one of these programs, you do not need to make any changes.

The setting is only relevant if TREX is running as a Windows service.

Windows 2000

  1. Use the secondary mouse button to click on My Computer on the Windows desktop, and choose Properties.

  2. Choose the Advanced tab, and then choose Performance Options.

  3. Under Application Response, choose the Background Services field.

  4. Choose OK twice.

Windows Server 2003

  1. Use the secondary mouse button to click on My Computer and choose Properties.

  2. Choose the Advanced tab, and then choose Start of the navigation path Settings Next navigation step Advanced End of the navigation path.

  3. Select the Background Services field under Adjust for best performance of.

  4. Choose OK twice.