Workload Characterization Testing Details - Dell DVS Simplified Appliance Tower Reference

Workload Characterization Testing Details

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User VM OS Image
Workload Memory
Basic 1GB
Standard 1.5GB
Premium 2.5GB
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Workload Description
Shared This workload emulates a task worker.
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The light workload is very light in comparison to medium.
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Only 2 apps are open simultaneously.
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Only apps used are IE, Word and Outlook.
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Idle time total is about 1:45 minutes
Shared This workload emulates a medium knowledge working using Office, IE and
PDF.
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Once a session has been started the medium workload will repeat
every 12 minutes.
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During each loop the response time is measured every 2 minutes.
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The medium workload opens up to 5 apps simultaneously.
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The type rate is 160ms for each character.
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Approximately 2 minutes of idle time is included to simulate real-
world users.
Each loop will open and use:
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Outlook 2007, browse 10 messages.
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Internet Explorer, one instance is left open (BBC.co.uk), one instance
is browsed to Wired.com, Lonelyplanet.com and heavy flash app
gettheglass.com.
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Word 2007, one instance to measure response time, one instance to
review and edit document.
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Bullzip PDF Printer & Acrobat Reader, the word document is printed
and reviewed to PDF.
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Excel 2007, a very large randomized sheet is opened.
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PowerPoint 2007, a presentation is reviewed and edited.
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7-zip: using the command line version the output of the session is
zipped.
Shared The heavy workload is based on the standard workload; the differences in
comparison to the standard workload are:
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Type rate is 130ms per character.
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Idle time total is only 40 seconds.
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The heavy workload opens up to 8 apps simultaneously