Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - SYSTEM PLANNING-DEPLOYMENT-BEST PRACTICES GUIDE 10.3 30-03-2010 System Planning Manual page 32

The Novell Corporate Configurations Test (CCT) team, using the baseline test of 250 bundles (1 KB
file bundles), had the following results:
A server operating system (Windows 2003 Enterprise) machine can scale to 1,000 managed
devices.
A workstation operating system (Windows XP SP3) machine can scale to 250 managed
devices.
The following sections contain information about three tests performed in the SuperLab with
Satellite devices:
"Test 1: Bundle Size" on page 32
"Test 2: Server OS Delivering Multiple Chained Bundles" on page 33
"Test 3: Workstation OS Delivering Multiple Chained Bundles" on page 33
Test 1: Bundle Size
Test results show how large a single bundle can be to be distributed by a Satellite device to managed
devices. These results are useful when you begin to estimate how many Satellite devices are
required based on the ongoing estimated load. You need to calculate estimated load during the
design phase as you work with the different groups that manage processes around software
distribution, patch distribution, inventory collection, and image distribution. You need to know how
frequently these processes are required, and the estimated size of the typical distribution or
collection.
Bundle Size (MB)
6
10
25
50
The following graph shows what you can expect in terms of Satellite device scalability given the
conditions of the test:
Figure 3-3
1400
1200
1000
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Server OS
Number of Managed
Devices in Test
1004
1004
1004
1004
Bundle size.
800
600
400
200
0
6 10
Bundle Size
Server OS Workstation OS
Number of Managed Number of Managed
Devices Successful Devices in Test
1004 259
1004 259
968 259
801 259
25 50
Workstation OS
Number of Managed
Devices Successful
259
259
259
248
Server OS
Workstation OS