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... Microsoft have worked to provide an optimal balance between performance, availability, manageability, and cost. Using Microsoft's Load Simulation utility, the ProLiant 7000 with four 400-MHz Intel Pentium® II Xeon™ processors. November 1998 ECG082/0898 Prepared by achieving 15,000 MMB on a ProLiant 7000 server equipped with four 400-MHz processors was tested at Compaq's Microsoft Competency Center in Redmond...
... Microsoft have worked to provide an optimal balance between performance, availability, manageability, and cost. Using Microsoft's Load Simulation utility, the ProLiant 7000 with four 400-MHz Intel Pentium® II Xeon™ processors. November 1998 ECG082/0898 Prepared by achieving 15,000 MMB on a ProLiant 7000 server equipped with four 400-MHz processors was tested at Compaq's Microsoft Competency Center in Redmond...
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...-Class Microsoft Exchange Server Scalability on Compaq ProLiant 7000 Pentium II Xeon Servers Solutions Guide prepared by Messaging and Collaboration Solutions Business Unit First Edition (November 1998) Document Number ECG082/0898 ECG082/0898 Nothing herein should be the only available solution. Copyright ©1998 Compaq Computer Corporation. Printed in black/white and color, and Compaq PC Card Solution logo are...
...-Class Microsoft Exchange Server Scalability on Compaq ProLiant 7000 Pentium II Xeon Servers Solutions Guide prepared by Messaging and Collaboration Solutions Business Unit First Edition (November 1998) Document Number ECG082/0898 ECG082/0898 Nothing herein should be the only available solution. Copyright ©1998 Compaq Computer Corporation. Printed in black/white and color, and Compaq PC Card Solution logo are...
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.... Configuration of system memory. Results should be interpreted as backup/restore, topology and other issues should not be considered when planning a deployment. RAID0 Compaq Netelligent (100BaseTX) network interface card (NIC) Windows NT Server v4.0 Enterprise Edition (using Microsoft MAPI Messaging Benchmark (MMB). The ProLiant 7000 supports up to four Pentium® II Xeon™ processors and 8 GB of the tested Compaq ProLiant 7000 Compaq ProLiant 7000 Tested Configuration (4) Pentium...
.... Configuration of system memory. Results should be interpreted as backup/restore, topology and other issues should not be considered when planning a deployment. RAID0 Compaq Netelligent (100BaseTX) network interface card (NIC) Windows NT Server v4.0 Enterprise Edition (using Microsoft MAPI Messaging Benchmark (MMB). The ProLiant 7000 supports up to four Pentium® II Xeon™ processors and 8 GB of the tested Compaq ProLiant 7000 Compaq ProLiant 7000 Tested Configuration (4) Pentium...
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For example, many vendors (including Compaq) publish results using disk subsystems configured with disk fault tolerance such as RAID1 or RAID5 for the highest levels of data protection. Also, keep in mind that the ProLiant 7000 server can successfully scale to 15,000 medium MAPI e-mail users (MMB) in a single-server benchmark exercise, Compaq recommends careful evaluation of all issues involved...
For example, many vendors (including Compaq) publish results using disk subsystems configured with disk fault tolerance such as RAID1 or RAID5 for the highest levels of data protection. Also, keep in mind that the ProLiant 7000 server can successfully scale to 15,000 medium MAPI e-mail users (MMB) in a single-server benchmark exercise, Compaq recommends careful evaluation of all issues involved...
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...Mail is not cleared from the deleted items folder during the test as this is assumed to be using mail in a corporate setting. The operation of all mail messages have one distribution list recipient. ECG082/0898...enable a single Windows NT machine called a LoadSim client to send are assumed to happen when the user logs off. Recipients per Message Messages Received Read Message Move Message Delete Message Update Calendar 12 14.18 4.7 66.3 81.3 16.3 32.5 5 30% of Load Simulator users is , how many times to open and read e-mail, whether to use distribution lists, whether to use...
...Mail is not cleared from the deleted items folder during the test as this is assumed to be using mail in a corporate setting. The operation of all mail messages have one distribution list recipient. ECG082/0898...enable a single Windows NT machine called a LoadSim client to send are assumed to happen when the user logs off. Recipients per Message Messages Received Read Message Move Message Delete Message Update Calendar 12 14.18 4.7 66.3 81.3 16.3 32.5 5 30% of Load Simulator users is , how many times to open and read e-mail, whether to use distribution lists, whether to use...
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...; processors or better Client network controller broken down by the Client. For more information on LoadSim Medium canonical profiles, refer to a 100-Mb/s switch. TEST DISCLOSURE LoadSim Clients Configuration Network Topology (100Base T, Token Ring, etc.) 100 Base-TX Number and type of clients/segment 20 Client CPU type and speed in the same manner as those sent by the Client. Compaq recommends using the default settings specified...
...; processors or better Client network controller broken down by the Client. For more information on LoadSim Medium canonical profiles, refer to a 100-Mb/s switch. TEST DISCLOSURE LoadSim Clients Configuration Network Topology (100Base T, Token Ring, etc.) 100 Base-TX Number and type of clients/segment 20 Client CPU type and speed in the same manner as those sent by the Client. Compaq recommends using the default settings specified...
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... Opens/Sec Folder Opens/Sec RPC Read Bytes/Sec RPC Write Bytes/Sec Transaction Queues IS Send Queue Average Length MTA Work Queue Average Length 53.75 14.05 47,250.31 383,111.15 5.50 8.04 ECG082/0898 Version Information (Server) Name Compaq NT SSD SMART ECI Driver System Firmware SMART 3100ES Firmware Windows NT Server EE Exchange Server EE Type Software/Drivers Software/Drivers ROM ROM Operating...
... Opens/Sec Folder Opens/Sec RPC Read Bytes/Sec RPC Write Bytes/Sec Transaction Queues IS Send Queue Average Length MTA Work Queue Average Length 53.75 14.05 47,250.31 383,111.15 5.50 8.04 ECG082/0898 Version Information (Server) Name Compaq NT SSD SMART ECI Driver System Firmware SMART 3100ES Firmware Windows NT Server EE Exchange Server EE Type Software/Drivers Software/Drivers ROM ROM Operating...
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....91% Memory Utilization Available Bytes Pages/Sec Process Working Set Bytes - Measurements were obtained by measuring averages for the period of a single-server, single-site topology. For deployment-specific information contact a Microsoft or Compaq representative. More information can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/support/deployment/planning/deploy.asp?A=5&B=1 Table 9. Store Process % CPU Time - Processor Utilization System Processor Utilization (%) System Processor Queue...
....91% Memory Utilization Available Bytes Pages/Sec Process Working Set Bytes - Measurements were obtained by measuring averages for the period of a single-server, single-site topology. For deployment-specific information contact a Microsoft or Compaq representative. More information can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/support/deployment/planning/deploy.asp?A=5&B=1 Table 9. Store Process % CPU Time - Processor Utilization System Processor Utilization (%) System Processor Queue...
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Software Fault Tolerance, http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/whitepapers/ECG0660298.html Compaq Pentium Pro Processor-based Servers, http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/whitepapers/308A0496.html Configuring the Compaq ProLiant 5000 Server for Database Servers, http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/technotes/184206-1html Compaq SMART Array Controller Technology, http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/whitepapers/667A0697.html Hardware vs. Related Documents The following documents are available on the Compaq website...
Software Fault Tolerance, http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/whitepapers/ECG0660298.html Compaq Pentium Pro Processor-based Servers, http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/whitepapers/308A0496.html Configuring the Compaq ProLiant 5000 Server for Database Servers, http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/technotes/184206-1html Compaq SMART Array Controller Technology, http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/whitepapers/667A0697.html Hardware vs. Related Documents The following documents are available on the Compaq website...