Linux - ext3 File Tuning / Directory Optimization

To improve my file server performance, using e2fsck command. The -D option causes e2fsck to try to optimize all directories, either by reindexing them if the filesystem supports directory indexing, or by sorting and compressing directories for smaller directories, or for filesystems using traditional linear directories. It improves performance by using hashed binary trees.

Login as the root user

Take down system to single user mode and unmount file system:
# umount /dev/hda1

Now run e2fsck on unmounted file system:
# e2fsck -D -f /dev/hda1

Output:
e2fsck 1.39 (29-May-2006)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 3A: Optimizing directories
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information

/disk2: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
/disk2: 39/26104 files (17.9% non-contiguous), 20045/104388 blocks

Mount file system:
# mount /dev/hda1