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'''[[SUNScholar/Install DSpace/S11|Back to After Installation Tasks]]'''
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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
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This wiki page details the major optimisations of the system performed at Stellenbosch University in an attempt to create a <big><font color="red">'''truly production optimised version of DSpace'''</font></big>.
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===Recommended===
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This wiki page details the major optimisations of the system performed at Stellenbosch University in order to create a truly production version of DSpace.
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#[[SUNScholar/Install_Ubuntu/S01|Server Hardware]]
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#[[SUNScholar/Optimisations/Tomcat|Tomcat Webapp Server]]
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==Tomcat==
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#[[SUNScholar/Optimisations/Database|ANSI SQL Database]]
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See: http://www.turnkeylinux.org/tomcat
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#[[SUNScholar/Optimisations/Java|Java Virtual Machine]]
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#[[SUNScholar/Optimisations/Logs|Reduce system log sizes]]
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*Remove "mod_jk", use "authbind" exclusively with no need of the Tomcat AJP connector in order to reduce the CPU and memory load
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#[[SUNScholar/Optimisations/Bitstream checker|Bitstream checker]]
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http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Prepare_Ubuntu/S05
 
  
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*Remove "development mode" of Tomcat by adding the following to the server context in order to reduce DNS lookups.
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===Optional===
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enableLookups="false"
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#[[SUNScholar/Optimisations/Ubuntu Software|Ubuntu Software]]
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#[[SUNScholar/Optimisations/Monit service|Monit service]]
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#[[SUNScholar/Troubleshooting|Troubleshooting]]
  
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==XMLUI==
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===YouTube Video===
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*Use XMLUI exclusively to reduce the memory load.
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<html5media width="560" height="315">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGhbtULhNJA</html5media>
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http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Install_Dspace/S08
 
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==Indexes==
 
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*Fix "browse index" configuration to reduce the PostgreSQL database server query load.
 
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http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Indexes#Browse_Indexes
 
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==Logs==
 
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*Changed all instances of "INFO" to "ERROR" in the following config file to reduce disk I/O and CPU load.
 
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log4j.properties
 
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==Bitstream checker==
 
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Modified bitstream checker settings as follows to reduce database size.
 
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#### Checksum Checker Settings ####
 
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# Default dispatcher in case none specified
 
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plugin.single.org.dspace.checker.BitstreamDispatcher=org.dspace.checker.SimpleDispatcher
 
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# check history retention
 
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checker.retention.default=1y
 
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checker.retention.CHECKSUM_MATCH=2w
 
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==Monit monitor service==
 
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In case the Tomcat service halts or hangs due to whatever, I installed monit to restart the service and then alert me. See an example of my config below.
 
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dspace@ir1:/etc/monit$ sudo cat /etc/monit/monitrc
 
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set daemon  60
 
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set logfile syslog facility log_daemon
 
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set mailserver localhost
 
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set mail-format { from: XXXX@XX.XXX.XX.XX }
 
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set alert XXXX@localhost
 
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set httpd port 2812
 
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    allow %user%:%password%
 
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check process sshd with pidfile /var/run/sshd.pid
 
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  start program  "/etc/init.d/ssh start"
 
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  stop program  "/etc/init.d/ssh stop"
 
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  if failed port 22 protocol ssh then restart
 
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check host sunscholar with address scholar.sun.ac.za
 
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  start program = "/etc/init.d/tomcat6 restart"
 
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  stop program  = "/etc/init.d/tomcat6 stop"
 
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  if failed port 80 proto http then restart
 
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  alert XXXX@XXX.XX.XX
 
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  alert XXXX@XXX.XX.XX
 
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All confidential information has been replaced with % signs or captial X's.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC18/Performance+Tuning+DSpace
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*https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/SystemAdministrators
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*https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/PostgresPerformanceTuning
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*https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Performance+Tuning+DSpace
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*https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC4x/Performance+Tuning+DSpace
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*https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC3x/Performance+Tuning+DSpace
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*https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FCREPO/Performance+Testing
 
*http://www.turnkeylinux.org/tomcat
 
*http://www.turnkeylinux.org/tomcat
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*http://www.tecmint.com/how-to-install-and-setup-monit-linux-process-and-services-monitoring-program
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*http://www.tecmint.com/command-line-tools-to-monitor-linux-performance
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[[Category:System Administration]]
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'''[[SUNScholar/Install Dspace/S11|Back to After Installation Tasks]]'''
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[[Category:Optimisations]]
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[[Category:Installation]]
 
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Latest revision as of 00:00, 10 June 2016

Back to After Installation Tasks

Introduction

This wiki page details the major optimisations of the system performed at Stellenbosch University in an attempt to create a truly production optimised version of DSpace.

Recommended

  1. Server Hardware
  2. Tomcat Webapp Server
  3. ANSI SQL Database
  4. Java Virtual Machine
  5. Reduce system log sizes
  6. Bitstream checker

Optional

  1. Ubuntu Software
  2. Monit service
  3. Troubleshooting

YouTube Video

References

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