* Operating system * Network protocol * Server placement within your network * Wide area network issues * Replication schedules * Server selection * Server RAM * Server disk space * Server peripherals

Suggested installation and optimization settings for your server are discussed, along with methods to investigate and solve performance bottlenecks on your server.

The Lotus Domino clustering technology is also outlined, which provides high availability and capacity solutions. The simplicity with which these clusters can be configured, thus providing users not only with increased response time, but also constant availability, is a key aspect of the Domino strategy and so is covered here in some depth.

This redbook will help those individuals who need to plan, tune, or size Lotus Domino for the IBM Netfinity servers through detailed examples and scenarios. Particular attention has been paid to the proper size and performance characteristics of various IBM Netfinity servers for disparate environments. Several tools that can aid in the sizing of your servers are discussed, as well as industry-standard "rules of thumb" for configuring small, medium, and large-sized Domino environments.