HP NetServer LP 1000r 8-way Systems Enable Enterprise Applications - Page 11

FXVWRPHUýXVDJHýJXLGH +3ý 1HW6HUYHUý /;Uýåèíí Multi-processors servers will always provide better response to a number of clients given the capability for parallel task processing. Memory capacity is more critical in that each thin client may require from 4-8MB of RAM for "generic" applications that have not been designed specifically for this type of use. RAM consumption will be considerably less for applications designed specifically for thin client use. Several studies have been done using generic applications to determine recommended client loads for a given server configuration. With adequate server resources, the number of supportable thin clients scales very well with the number of processors and amount of RAM. The HP NetServer family has several models that can well serve user communities of various sizes; for example, well over 400 clients can be supported with an HP LXr 8500 system with 8 processors and 32 GB of RAM (with Microsoft Windows 2000). With Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition, RAM use is limited to 8 GB and the client estimate is about 300.1 %QPUQNKFCVKPI"#RRNKECVKQPU Server consolidation provides several benefits to the IT department and to the corporation. Physical security improves, system management and hardware resource utilization becomes more efficient, staff workloads can be reduced or redirected and operating costs (especially hardware support and OS licensing costs) frequently decline. Consolidation of applications or user communities to a larger server with faster processors, more processors plus more efficient access to memory, mass storage and the network can significantly improve service levels and reduce data center costs. An 8-way HP NetServer LXr 8500 server also provides enough future capacity to accommodate consolidated applications as well as the planned growth in application types or system usage. HP Philosophy and Strategy HP's approach to solving computing problems is based first on solid system design and high quality manufacturing and testing of all server components and subsystems. The most effective approach to improving performance, availability and scalability is to prevent faults as opposed to designing to recognize or tolerate faults. HP's design philosophy for the NetServer LXr 8500 8-way system was simple: lead in all areas of performance, scalability, manageability, availability and reliability. The architecture is a uniquely balanced design where the performance capabilities of the processors, cache, I/O subsystems and memory are well matched to provide optimum throughput. Due to the balanced architecture, our customers do not have to make tradeoffs between CPU and memory capacity or between CPU and I/O capacity to achieve the desired high performance. 1 Client support capacity (redundant) is dependent upon your application and the intensity of usage. HP's testing and estimates may not reflect your environment. 11