504 WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Administration and Configuration Guide for the Full Profile
14.2.6 Estimating web container and ORB thread pool initial sizes
Tuning WebSphere thread pools is a critical activity that has impact on the response time of
the applications that run on WebSphere. Although allocating less than an optimum number of
threads can result in higher response times, allocating higher then the optimum number can
result in over use of system resources, such as CPU, databases, and other resources. A load
test can determine the optimum number for thread pool sizes.
When tuning for performance, you are most frequently tuning web container thread and ORB
thread pools. As a starting point, you need to know the possible use ...