HP LH4r Ideal Applications to run with the HP Netserver LPr - Page 2

FXVWRPHUýXVDJHýJXLGH +3ý 1HW6HUYHUý /3U 6CDNG"30"5GTXGT"TGUQWTEG"WVKNK\CVKQP"HQT"VJG".2T"CRRNKECVKQPU Application Type CPU Power Server Resource Utilization Memory Scalability Disk I/O Application Server (any Client/Server, ERP) High Medium Low Collaboration Medium High Medium Clustered applications Medium Low Medium Database Medium (ERP, OLTP, etc.) Medium Medium Medium File & Print Low Low Medium Infrastructure Domain/Proxy/Firewall Medium Low Low ISP Linux / NT / Novell Medium Medium Medium Messaging E-mail Services Medium Medium High Small Applications Vertical Applications Low Low Low Terminal Server Thin Client Server High High Medium Web Server Static Medium Medium Low Web Server Dynamic Intra/Internet Medium Medium Medium Network I/O Medium Medium Low Low Low Medium Low Medium Low Medium Medium Medium Applications, their key requirements and the HP NetServer LPr (Server Resource Utilization is the framework) Application server (the middle of the 3-tier architecture) An application server comprises tier 2 of a 3-tier client/server architecture (see Figure 1). This server acts as the interface between the clients (users) on one side and the database server on the other side. The business logic of the application is processed on this server, that is, the data is manipulated and the user inquiries are addressed on this server. The server can be dedicated to one application, can be part of multiple servers dedicated to the same application or have several applications residing on one server, depending upon the scalability requirements of the site. The server can also be a Web server with the interface as a familiar browser and the connection made via the Internet. 2