Application Scalability - IBM 88743BU - System x3950 E User Manual

Features of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Table 2-8 describes the features supported by the various Novell® SUSE® Linux
Enterprise Server (SLES):
Table 2-8 Features of the SUSE Enterprise Linux 10
Features
Maximum Logical Processors
Number of x3950 M2 nodes
Maximum Memory
NUMA support
For more information, review the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Tech Specs &
System Requirements at:
http://www.novell.com/products/server/techspecs.html

2.7 Application scalability

Enterprise applications enable you to run your business more effectively and are
often referred to as back-office applications. As discussed briefly in 2.1, "Focus
market segments and target applications" on page 54, they bring together four
major application groups to create integrated end-to-end solutions:
Business Intelligence (BI)
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Enterprise applications work with your most critical business data so it is
important that these applications are highly available and secure. As as shown in
Figure 2-5 on page 80, the following three general architectures are used by
these applications:
A three-tier architecture (often referred to as an Internet architecture) includes
client systems, Web servers, application servers, and database servers.
A two-tier architecture includes client systems, Web servers, and
database/application servers.
A three-in-one tier architecture includes client systems and database servers.
SLES 10 (2.6.16.60) x86
32 (up to 128 with bigsmp
kernel on certified systems)
One
16 GB (certified)
1
64 GB (theoretical)
Yes
SLES 10 (2.6.16.60) x86_64
32 (up to 128 on certified systems)
Two
512 GB (certified)
64 TB (theoretical)
Yes
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