Indesign CS5 Performance issue in Xenapp 6.5

We are using Indesign CS 5 in Xenapp 6.5.
There is a performance issue while launcing the Indesign (takes min 4 Minutes to launch) and while opening the documnet from the network is also taking time.
System configuration : Virtual machine,Windows 2K8 R2 SP1,32 GB Memory,CPU 4.
Please help to resolve this issue.
Thanks,

Hi,
How is the database server operating system coping in terms of CPU load and memory? and what is the db data cache hit ratio in ST04?
I would look into the following things, network configuration between database and central instance, and the load on the DB server cpu load/memory and possibly the most important the DB2 memory and configuration instead of focusing on the SAP application server in case of high DB times.
Please be aware of the fact that tables in upgrade from 4.6C to ECC increase from about 30000 to 60-70000 and db tuning is the most likely explanation for your problems.
Regards
Sindri

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    Also, this process gets rid of a lot of fonts which you don't use/need  like Chinese or whatever other language fonts. It shortens the font list dramatically. Setup font auto activation/deactivation so that fonts are disabled automatically after reboot or when you close a document to prevent the font list from growing out of proportions.
    Below is the list of fonts which I keep installed/enabled by default in my ~System/Library/Fonts folder:
    Apple Color Emoji.ttf
    Apple Symbols.ttf
    AppleGothic.ttf
    Courier.dfont
    Geneva.dfont
    HelveLTMM
    Helvetica LT MM
    Helvetica.dfont
    HelveticaNeue.dfont
    HelveticaNeueDeskUI.ttc
    Keyboard.ttf
    LastResort.ttf
    LucidaGrande.ttc
    MarkerFelt.ttc
    Menlo.ttc
    Monaco.dfont
    Symbol.ttf
    Times LT MM
    Times.dfont
    TimesLTMM
    ZapfDingbats.ttf
    I haven't checked Times yet but I think it can be disabled. If you think Times is causing problems and you rather want to activate it yourself when it is needed or you want to use it you can remove it from the ~System/Library/Fonts folder. Drag the font to the desktop to make a copy first. Next trash the font file. Enter your admin password end you're done. If a font is needed by the system it gets restored automatically and you get a notification like "The system font 'HelveticaNeue.dfont' had been restored. This font was removed. Mac OS X needs this font to display text onscreen."
    If you don't use FontExplorer you can use Onyx to clean font caches when you are done clearing out unwanted fonts. Always reboot afterwards.
    Hope this helps.

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