From b13c87d20f49837644fd4ea8aa4a038886fce943 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ravind Kumar Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:26:53 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add checklist item for perf-impacting system services --- source/operations/checklists/software.rst | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/operations/checklists/software.rst b/source/operations/checklists/software.rst index 8733e59f..7de9af0c 100644 --- a/source/operations/checklists/software.rst +++ b/source/operations/checklists/software.rst @@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ MinIO Pre-requisites The method to use varies by operating system. Check with your operating system's documentation for how to synchronize time with a time server. + * - :octicon:`circle` + - Disable system services that index, scan, or audit the filesystem, system-level calls, or kernel-level calls (``mlocate``, ``auditd``). + These services can reduce performance due to resource contention or interception of MinIO operations. + + You can alternatively configure these services to ignore or exclude MinIO directories and processes. + * - :octicon:`circle` - System administrator access to the remote servers @@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ MinIO Pre-requisites - Load balancer to handle routing of requests (for example, `NGINX `__) * - :octicon:`circle` - - :ref:`Prometheus ` setup for monitoring and metrics + - :ref:`Prometheus ` or a Prometheus-compatible setup for monitoring and metrics * - :octicon:`circle` - :ref:`Grafana configured ` for dashboards