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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 12 10 Mbits HP J31218A HP J3128A Windows NT (6 workstations) Windows 95 (6 workstations) Microsoft Terminal Server Clients HP Vectra Figure 5 Hewlett-Packard Company 10