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Quality of Service

Q. What is meant by TurboGold’s Quality of Service Definition (QOS)?

A. TurboGold’s Quality of Service Definition documents permits Network Administrators to; 1) Specify which TurboGold verifiers the definitions apply to, 2) The type of data being transferred (Notes or iNotes), 3) A specific name which can be referenced and 4) The TCP port number assignment. These definitions are stored in the "tgconfig.nsf" and are designed to be replicated throughout an enterprise.



Q. How can I implement less Quality of Service (QOS) for email without having to create a database policy for each and every email database?

A. First, you can define a database policy to a specific mail server but not a specific database; then associate the policy with the appropriate QOS definition.

Q. How is Quality of Service (QOS) measured?

A. To measure TurboGold’s Quality of Service, a view in the tgoldstat.nsf provides information on bandwidth usage for replication and mail routing. It shows a breakdown of "Kbytes Moved" sorted by the TCP/IP port number and includes the database name, event type, peer IP address, server latency and any errors that may have occurred.



Q. What role does TurboGold’s Quality of Service play in Traffic Shaping Management?

A. TurboGold’s Quality of Service (QOS) definition documents are an integral part of Traffic Shaping Management. In the QOS definition documents Network Administrators assign specific TCP port number to Notes / Domino databases.

Q. How does Quality of Service (QOS) attributes get assigned to databases and applications?

A. TurboGold’s Database Policy Definitions are defined in the "tgconfig.nsf" as shown below. Once defined, they are replicated to all Domino servers adhering to their policies. This is a particularly important step because it helps shape traffic for a specific database or a specific server.

Q. Is it possible to establish different levels of Quality of Service (QOS) based upon user name?

A. No, this option is not provided in TurboGold Enterprise Edition.

Q. Can there be different Quality of Service (QOS) in TurboGold Client-to-Server than in TurboGold Server-to-Server?

A. No, the database policy documents allow you differentiate Quality of Service (QOS) for Multicator, on-line access, and replication; but all replication traffic would have the same QOS attributes.

Q. Does TurboGold's Quality of Service (QOS) implementation require traffic shaping hardware?

A. Yes, traffic shaping hardware is required. You can establish your QOS policies and then use a network traffic monitor tool to verify that data is moving over different ports.

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