Recommendations for initial setup and tuning

Setting up your overall system
Consider the following when setting up your overall system.

Designing forms
The performance of your Webform Server system is highly dependent upon the design of the forms being used.

Setting up the Front End Application
Consider the following when setting up and tuning the Front End Application.

Setting up the Webform Server System
Tune the Webform Server Database for maximum performance.

Setting up the Translator
Consider the following when setting up and tuning the Translator.

Setting up IBM HTTP Server
Consider the following when setting up and tuning IBM® HTTP Server.

Setting up hardware load balancers
The use of hardware load balancers will not increase overall performance. IBM® HTTP Server provides load balancing and is usually sufficient. (The Web servers are usually underloaded by Webform Server traffic alone.)

Setting up WebSphere Portal
There are no special considerations in deploying a Webform Server application within a portal environment. Webform Server can efficiently handle the frequent content requests made by portlets.