Version Differences for Performance Tuning Servers

(Half of Linux-Tunables inserted)
(Second half of Linux Tunables inserted)
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  ** modify /etc/sysctl.conf:     ** modify /etc/sysctl.conf:  
  *** vm.max_map_count=NUMBER    *** vm.max_map_count=NUMBER 
       
    + == User processes ==  
    + Limits the number of threads. The limit is per user and configured per user. The name implies this is a process limit, but Linux counts threads a processes.  
       
    + * Get current value  
    + ** ulimit -u  
       
    + * Set permanently (requires new login to take effect)  
    + ** modify /etc/security/limits.conf:  
    + *** username soft nproc NUMBER  
    + *** username hard nproc NUMBER  
       
    + == User open files ==  
    + Limits the number of open files and sockets. The limit is per process and configured per user.  
       
    + * Get current value  
    + ** ulimit -n  
       
    + * Set permanently (requires new login to take effect)  
    + ** modify /etc/security/limits.conf:  
    + *** username soft nofile NUMBER  
    + *** username hard nofile NUMBER