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Every production environment is distinct in terms of its requirements, performance expectations, user load, and so on. Determining proper configuration values at each layer in a database solution—physical server layer, storage layer, virtualization layer, operating system layer, and database layer—becomes tedious and highly dependent on the environment in which the solutions are used.
This section provides configuration best practices for each architecture layer. Perform a thorough test and take appropriate precautions before changing any configuration values at any layer in this reference architecture.