Windows PowerShell Scripts

This topic contains Windows PowerShell scripts that can be run on the computers in a BizTalk Server environment to apply registry settings described in this guide.

Optimizing operating system performance through registry settings

The following Windows PowerShell script can be used to apply the registry settings described in Optimizing Operating System Performance.

Copy the script below into Notepad and save as Set-OSRegSettings.ps1. Then run the script on each computer in the BizTalk Server environment by following the instructions in Optimizing Operating System Performance:

#Set-OSRegSettings.ps1  
param($RAMMb, $NumCPU,$VolType)  
if (($RAMMb -eq $null) -or ($NumCPU -eq $null) -or ($VolType -eq $null) -or ($VolType -gt 4))  
{  
"`r"  
"Please specify required paramemters of -RAMMb and -NumCPU and -VolType"  
"Usage: .\OSSettings.ps1 -RAMMb 2048 -NumCPU 2 -VolType 4"  
"Valid VolType values are: 1(few files), 2 or 3(moderate files), 4(many files)"  
"`r"  
exit  
}  
$ErrorActionPreference = "SilentlyContinue"  
$LogFileName="OSSettings.log"  
$LogTime=([System.DateTime]::Now).ToString("dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm:ss")   
Add-Content $LogFileName "*********** Settings changed at $LogTime ************"  
  
function SetProperty([string]$path, [string]$key, [string]$Value)   
{  
#Clear Error Count  
$error.clear()  
$oldValue = (Get-ItemProperty -path $path).$key  
#Set the Registry Key  
Set-ItemProperty -path $path -name $key -Type DWORD -Value $Value  
#if error count is 0, regkey was updated OK  
if ($error.count -eq 0)  
{  
$newValue = (Get-ItemProperty -path $path).$key  
$data =  "$path\$key=$oldValue"   
if($oldvalue -eq $null)  
{  
Write-Output "Value for $path\$key created and set to $newValue"  
Add-Content $LogFileName "Value for $path\$key created and set to $newValue"  
}  
else  
{  
Write-Output "Value for $path\$key changed from $oldValue to $newValue"  
Add-Content $LogFileName "Value for $path\$key changed from $oldValue to $newValue"  
}  
}  
#if error count is greater than 0 an error occurred and the regkey was not set  
else  
{  
Add-Content $LogFileName "Error: Could not set key $path\$key"  
Add-Content $LogFileName $Error[$error.count-1].exception.message  
Write-Output "Error: Could not set key $path\$key"  
Write-Output $Error[$error.count-1].exception  
}  
}  
  
SetProperty "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ldap" "ldapclientintegrity" 0x0  
  
#Work out Value of $IoPageLockLimit  
$IoPageLockLimit = ($RAMMb - 65) * 1024  
if ($IoPageLockLimit -gt 4294967295)  
{  
$IoPageLockLimit = "0xFFFFFFFF"  
}  
else  
{  
#Convert to Hexadecimal  
  
$IoPageLockLimit = "{0:X}" -f $IoPageLockLimit   
$IoPageLockLimit = "0x" + $IoPageLockLimit  
}  
SetProperty "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" "IoPageLockLimit" ($IoPageLockLimit)  
  
#Work out Value of $WorkerThreads  
$WorkerThreads = $NumCPU * 16  
if ($WorkerThreads -gt 64)  
{$WorkerThreads = "0x40"} #Hexadecimal Value of 64  
else  
{  
$WorkerThreads = "{0:X}" -f $WorkerThreads  
$WorkerThreads = "0x" + $WorkerThreads  
}  
  
SetProperty "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Executive" "AdditionalDelayedWorkerThreads" 0x10  
SetProperty "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Executive" "AdditionalCriticalWorkerThreads" 0x10  
SetProperty "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters" "MaxWorkItems" 8192  
SetProperty "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters" "MaxMpxCt" 2048  
SetProperty "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters" "MaxCmds" 2048  
#Value depends of -VolType parameter passed in  
SetProperty "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem" "NtfsMftZoneReservation" $VolType  
SetProperty "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem" "NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate" 1  
SetProperty "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem" "NTFSDisable8dot3NameCreation" 1  
SetProperty "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem" "DontVerifyRandomDrivers" 1  
SetProperty "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters" "Size" 3  
SetProperty "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" "LargeSystemCache" 0          

Optimizing network performance through registry settings

The following Windows PowerShell script can be used to apply the registry settings described in Optimizing Network Performance.

Copy the script below into Notepad and save as Set-NetworkRegSettings.ps1. Then run the script on each computer in the BizTalk Server environment by following the instructions in Optimizing Network Performance:

#Set-NetworkRegSettings.ps1  
param([int] $MTUSize = $(throw "usage: ./Set-NetworkSettings <MTU Size>"))  
  
$LogFileName="NetworkRegSettings.log"  
$LogTime=([System.DateTime]::Now).ToString("dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm:ss")   
Add-Content $LogFileName "*********** Settings changed at $LogTime ************"  
  
function SetProperty([string]$path, [string]$key, [string]$Value) {  
$oldValue = (Get-ItemProperty -path $path).$key  
Set-ItemProperty -path $path -name $key -Type DWORD -Value $Value  
$newValue = (Get-ItemProperty -path $path).$key  
$data =  "$path\$key=$oldValue"   
Add-Content $LogFileName $data  
Write-Output "Value for $path\$key changed from $oldValue to $newValue"  
}  
SetProperty "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" "DisablePagingExecutive" 1  
# Set SystemPages to 0xFFFFFFFF  
# Maximize system pages. The system creates the largest number of page table entries possible within physical memory.   
# The system monitors and adjusts this value dynamically when the configuration changes.  
SetProperty "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management" "SystemPages" 0xFFFFFFFF  
# HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters  
# ======  
$path = "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters"  
$returnValue = (Get-ItemProperty -path $path).IRPStackSize  
if ( $returnValue -eq $null) {  
SetProperty $path "IRPStackSize" 0x20 # IRPStackSize -> +10 (Use DWORD 0x20 (32) if not present)  
}else{  
$returnValue = $returnValue + 1  
SetProperty $path "IRPStackSize" $returnValue  
}  
SetProperty $path "SizReqBuf" 0x4000 # SizReqBuf -> 0x4000 (16384)  
  
# HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters  
# =============  
$path = "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters"  
SetProperty $path "DefaultTTL" 0x40 # DefaultTTL -> 0x40 (64)  
SetProperty $path "EnablePMTUDiscovery" 1 # EnablePMTUDiscovery -> 1 (do not enable this if your server is directly exposed to potential attackers)  
SetProperty $path "EnablePMTUBHDetect" 1 # EnablePMTUBHDetect -> 1 (if your system is using a SOAP or HTTP and/or initiating web connections to other systems)  
SetProperty $path "TcpMaxDupAcks" 2 # TcpMaxDupAcks -> 2  
SetProperty $path "Tcp1323Opts" 1 # Tcp1323Opts -> 1 (experiment with a value of 3 for possible improved performance, especially if you are experiencing high packet loss/retransmits)  
SetProperty $path "SackOpts" 1 # SackOpts -> 1 (VERY important for large TCP window sizes, such as specified below)  
SetProperty $path "MaxFreeTcbs" 0x5000 # MaxFreeTcbs -> 0x5000 (20480)  
SetProperty $path "TcpMaxSendFree" 0xFFFF # TcpMaxSendFree -> 0xFFFF (65535)  
SetProperty $path "MaxHashTableSize" 0xFFFF # MaxHashTableSize -> 0xFFFF (65535)  
SetProperty $path "MaxUserPort" 0xFFFF # MaxUserPort -> 0xFFFF (65535)  
SetProperty $path "TcpTimedWaitDelay" 0x1E # TcpTimedWaitDelay -> 0x1E (30)  
SetProperty $path "GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize" 0xFFFF # GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize -> 0xFFFF (65535)  
SetProperty $path "NumTCPTablePartitions" 4 # NumTCPTablePartitions -> 2 per Processor/Core (include processor cores BUT NOT hyperthreading)  
# TcpAckFrequency (requires Windows Server 2K3 Hotfix 815230)  
# SetProperty $path "TcpAckFrequency" 5 #5 for 100Mb, 13 for 1Gb (requires Windows Server 2K3 Hotfix 815230) - can also be set at the interface level if mixed speeds; only set for connections primarily processing data  
SetProperty $path "SynAttackProtect" 0 # SynAttackProtect -> 0 (Only set this on systems with web exposure if other H/W or S/W is providing DOS attack protection)  
#Dedicated Network (DATA)  
#------------------------  
#Interfaces\<adapter ID\>\MTU -> 1450-1500, test for maximum value that will pass on each interface using PING -f -l <MTU Size> <Interface Gateway Address>, pick the value that works across all interfaces  
$RegistryEntries = Get-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\system\currentcontrolset\services\tcpip\parameters\interfaces\*"  
foreach ( $iface in $RegistryEntries ) {   
$ip = $iface.DhcpIpAddress  
if ( $ip -ne $null ) { $childName = $iface.PSChildName}  
else {  
$ip = $iface.IPAddress  
if ($ip -ne $null) { $childName = $iface.PSChildName }  
}  
$Interface = Get-ItemProperty -path "HKLM:\system\currentcontrolset\services\tcpip\parameters\interfaces\$childName"  
$path = $Interface.PSPath  
SetProperty $path MTU $MTUSize  
}  
$path = "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters"  
$ForwardBufferMemory = 100*$MTUSize  
SetProperty $path "ForwardBufferMemory" $ForwardBufferMemory # ForwardBufferMemory -> 100*MTUSize, rounded up to the nearest 256 byte boundary  
SetProperty $path "MaxForwardBufferMemory" $ForwardBufferMemory # MaxForwardBufferMemory -> ForwardBufferMemory  
$NumForwardPackets = $ForwardBufferMemory/256  
SetProperty $path "NumForwardPackets" $NumForwardPackets # NumForwardPackets -> ForwardBufferMemory / 256  
SetProperty $path "MaxNumForwardPackets" $NumForwardPackets # MaxNumForwardPackets -> NumForwardPackets  
SetProperty $path "TcpWindowSize" 0xFBA4 # TcpWindowSize -> 0xFBA4 (64420) (make this a multiple of the TCP MSS (Max Segment Size)  
# HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AFD\Parameters  
# ===========  
$path = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AFD\Parameters"  
SetProperty $path "EnableDynamicBacklog" 1 # EnableDynamicBacklog -> 1  
SetProperty $path "MinimumDynamicBacklog" 0xc8 # MinimumDynamicBacklog -> 0xc8 (200)  
SetProperty $path "MaximumDynamicBacklog" 0x4e20 # MaximumDynamicBacklog -> 0x4e20 (20000)  
SetProperty $path "DynamicBacklogGrowthDelta" 0x64 # DynamicBacklogGrowthDelta -> 0x64 (100)  
#S/W Configuration  
#=============  
#Disable NETBIOS on cluster private network, if configured  

See Also

Optimizing Performance