Ibm Xseries And Netfinity Selection Guide - IBM eServer xSeries Configuration And Options Manual

IBM xSeries and Netfinity Selection Guide

Application/Expectation
of Maximum # of Users
DB Transaction Processing
Select, Update and Delete;
Does not include image or
Decision Support
File and Print
Application is stored locally.
(For server stored
applications - cut number of
users in half).
Lotus Notes
10% Power Users 40% Mail
50% Mail & DB
Microsoft Echange
Server 5.5
100% Med Users
30 MB Mailbox
SAP 3-Tier Distributed
Ver 4.0b
Processing
Sales and Distribution
Application
(Minimum of 16-20 Servers)
See Note 2.
SAP Central
Ver 4.0b
Processing
Sales and Distribution
Application
(One Server)
See Note 2.
High Availability
Features
Other Distinquishing
Features
1. MHz measures microprocessor internal clock speed, not application performance. Many factors affect application performance.
2. This information for SAP is a guide only. Refer to the IBM SAP R/3 Advanced Sizing and Planning Questionnaires at: www.ibm.com/pc/europe/configurators , or
to your IBM representative, for more information.
3. When referring to hard disk drive capacity, GB equals one billion bytes. Total user accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environments.
4. 8500R - with a Rack-to-Tower kit installed.
File and Print numbers are Novell Netware-based with all others based on Microsoft Windows NT®. Other Networking Operating System (NOS) results could vary.
Extensive SAP sizings are available from IBM/SAP Competency Centres. Contact your IBM Marketing Representative for additional information.
Step 1: Determine which application row most closely represents the customer's environment.
Step 2: Move from left to right along the row (chosen in Step 1) noting which columns contain numbers that are equal to or greater than the maximum customer's
planned number of users.
Step 3: Move up the columns (chosen in Step 2) to the top row to determine which IBM xSeries or Netfinity Servers should be considered as possible solutions.
Step 4: Evaluate other features such as storage, memory capacity, high availability components, number of available expansion slots, etc., which are unique to each
server, in order to determine which is the most appropriate to recommend.
For your reference, configuration information corresponding to the number of users is also provided.
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Updated
28/02/01
xSeries 230
Netfinity 5100
Dual
Pentium III
1GHz/
256KB
# of Users 2530
# of processors
2
Memory 4GB
# Hard Disk Drives
30 to 50
# RAID Adapters >2
#Network Connections
1 to 2
# of Users 2100
# of Processors
2
Memory 2GB
# Hard Disk Drives
20 to 30
# RAID Adapters 1 to 2
# 100Mbps Ethernet Conn.
4
# of Users 2200
# of Processors
2
Memory 2 to 3GB
# Hard Disk Drives 20 to 30
# RAID Adapters 1 to 2
# Network Connections
>2
# of Users 2310
# of Processors
2
Memory 2GB
# Hard Disk Drives 12
# RAID Adapters
1
# Network Connections >1
# of Users 2790
# of Processors 2
Memory
1 to 2GB
# Hard Disk Drives 24 to 36
# RAID Adapters >2
# Network Connections 1
# Users 162
# Processors 2
Memory
1 to 2GB
# Hard Disk Drives 12 to 24
# RAID Adapters
>1
# Network Connections 1
Hot-Swap HDD Bays
X
Hot-Plug PCI Slots -
Hot-Swap Power
Opt.
Hot-Swap Fans -
RAID
Opt.
Clustering Support X
Sys. Mgt. Processor
X
Max # Processors 2
Max Memory
4GB
Max Int. Storage (GB) 218.4
Max Int. Storage (GB) with
218.4
Int. Tape drive
Available PCI Slots 5
19" Rack Models X
NetBAY3x Support -
Procedure for Server Selection Guidance Chart
xSeries 240 Netfinity 6000R Netfinity 7100
Netfinity 5600 Quad Quad
Dual Pentium III Pentium III
Xeon™ ™ ™ ™
Pentium III Xeon
1GHz/ 700MHz/ 700MHz/
256KB 2048KB 2048KB
2530 6420 6420
2 4 4
4GB 4GB 4GB
30 to 50 80 to 140 80 to 140
>2 >4 >4
1 to 2 2 to 3 2 to 3
2100 5000 5000
2 2 2
2GB 2 to 4GB 2 to 4GB
20 to 30 50 to 90 50 to 90
1 to 2 4 >4
4 8 8
2200 4215 4215
2 4 4
2 to 3GB 3GB 3GB
20 to 30 20 to 30 20 to 30
1 to 2 2 to 3 2 to 3
>2 >3 >3
2310 6400 6600
2 4 4
2GB 3GB >3GB
12 30 30 to 40
2 2 >2
>1 >2 >2
2800 4300 3150
2 4 4
1 to 2GB >4GB >4GB
24 to 36 48 to 60 48 to 60
>2 >3 >3
1 1 1
180 312 245
2 4 4
1 to 2GB >2GB >2GB
12 to 24 24 to 36 24 to 36
>1 >2 >2
1 1 1
X X X
X X Opt.
X X X
X X X
Opt. Opt. Opt.
X X X
X X X
2 4 4
4GB 16GB 16GB
218.4 218.4 364
218.4 N/A 364
5 6 6
X X X
- - X
Netfinity 7600 Netfinity 8500R
Quad Eight-Way
Pentium III Pentium III
Xeon Xeon
700MHz/ 700MHz/
2048KB 2048KB
6420 10,315
4 8
4GB 4GB
80 to 140 180 to 250
>4 >5 or Fibre
2 to 3 2 to 3
5000 6000
2 3 to 4
2 to 4GB 4GB
50 to 90 75 to 150
>4 >4 or Fibre
8 10
4215 6695
4 8
3GB 4GB
20 to 30 30 to 40
2 to 3 >3
>3 >4
7000 8000
4 8
4GB 4GB
40 to 50 40 to 50
>3 >3
>2 >2
3350 5100
4 8
>4GB >4GB
48 to 60 48 to 60
>3 >3
1 1
245 375
4 8
>2GB >4GB
24 to 36 24 to 36
>2 >2
1 1
X X
X X
X X
X X
X Opt.
X X
X X
4 8
16GB 32GB
364 72.8
364 N/A
5 12
X X
4
X X