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Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2012July 24, 2012 AbstractThis guide describes important tuning parameters and settings that you can adjust to improve the performance and energy efficiency of the Windows?Server 2012 operating system. It describes each setting and its potential effect to help you make an informed decision about its relevance to your system, workload, and performance goals.The guide is for information technology (IT) professionals and system administrators who need to tune the performance of a server that is running Windows Server?2012.For the most current version of this guide, see /library/windows/hardware/jj248719Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server?2012 in the Windows Dev Center. Disclaimer: This document is provided “as-is”. Information and views expressed in this document, including URL and other Internet website references, may change without notice. Some information relates to pre-released product which may be substantially modified before it’s commercially released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here. You bear the risk of using it.Some examples depicted herein are provided for illustration only and are fictitious.?No real association or connection is intended or should be inferred.This document does not provide you with any legal rights to any intellectual property in any Microsoft product. You may copy and use this document for your internal, reference purposes. ? 2012 Microsoft. All rights reserved.ContentsIntroduction6In This Guide7Choosing and Tuning Server Hardware8Choosing Server Hardware: Performance Considerations8Choosing Server Hardware: Power Considerations11Processor Terminology12Power and Performance Tuning13Calculating Server Energy Efficiency13Measuring System Energy Consumption14Diagnosing Energy Efficiency Issues15Using Power Plans in Windows Server15Tuning Processor Power Management Parameters16Performance Tuning for the Networking Su