Sizing Activity; Methodology; Test Configuration - HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr Manuallines

3 Sizing Activity

Methodology

This sizing activity consisted of running the same test script on various HP
NetServer configurations and then comparing the results.
A Visual Test 4.0 script, based on the Microsoft Office 95 product suite, was
used to automate and standardize the interaction of users (i.e., clients) with
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition using the Microsoft
RDP protocol. (Visual Test is a product of Rational Software,
www.rational.com.)
For each TSE client session, the time to execute the test script (i.e., the
elapsed time) was recorded. In addition to elapsed time, additional system
utilization statistics were gathered using the Microsoft Performance Monitor.

Test Configuration

The test configuration consisted of an HP NetServer connected to 1 - 12 HP
Vectra PCs. PCs, rather than WBTs, were used in the test environment
because the PCs allowed multiple TSE client sessions to be simulated using a
single client system.
To create the network, two sets of six clients were each connected to cascaded
HP J3128A AdvanceStack 10Base-T hubs.
Microsoft Terminal Server
HP NetServer
NetS er ver LHx
1 2
HP J31218A
Microsoft Terminal Server Clients
10 Mbits
HP J3128A
Windows NT
(6 workstations)
HP Vectra
Figure 5
Hewlett-Packard Company
Windows 95
(6 workstations)
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