IBM IntelliStation - ps-2

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IBM xSeries Selection Guide
This graph represents general guidelines for selecting the appropriate server based on the number of users that can be supported in a particular application environment.
This chart is for general guidance since each customer environment is unique and is unlikely to be precisely represented by any of the specific applications in the chart,
but by using the chart, a reasonable approximation can be derived. External Storage Units are utilized when internal capacities are exceeded. Utilize the chart by following
the steps outlined at the end of this section. These are not published benchmark results. Access www.pc.ibm.com/ww/eserver/xseries/benchmarks/index.html to obtain
the benchmark data.
Application/
Expectation of
Maximum # of Users
DB Transaction Processing
Select, Update and Delete;
Does not include image or
Decision Support
File and Print
Application is stored locally.
(For server stored applications
- cut number of users in half).
Lotus® Notes®
10% Power Users 40% Mail
50% Mail & DB
Microsoft® Exchange
Server 2000
100% Med Users
30MB Mailbox
SAP 3-Tier Distributed
Version 4.0b
Processing
Sales and Distribution
Application (Minimum of 16-20
Servers)
SAP Central Version 4.0b
Processing
Sales and Distribution
Application
(One Server)
High Availability Features
Other Distinguishing
Features
xSeries
205
2.8GHz/
512KB
Pentium 4
xSeries 225
Dual Xeon
2.8GHz/
512KB
xSeries
305
2.67GHz/
512KB
Pentium 4
xSeries 335
Dual
2.8GHz/
512KB
Xeon DP
xSeries 345
Dual
Xeon DP
2.8GHz/
512KB
xSeries 235
Dual Xeon
DP 2.8GHz/
512KB
# Users 1800 7150 2750 5170 7150 7150
# Processors 1 2 1 2 2 2
Memory 2GB 8GB 2 - 4GB 4GB 8GB 8GB
# Hard Disk Drives 20 to 30 50 to 70 40 to 50 70 to 90 50 to 70 50 to 70
# RAID Adapters >2 or Fibre >2 Fibre Fibre >2 >2
# Network Connections 1 1 to 2 1 to 2 1 to 2 1 to 2 1 to 2
# Users 1400 5500 1800 5600 5500 5500
# Processors 1 2 1 2 2 2
Memory 2GB 3 - 4GB 2 - 3GB 3 - 4GB 3 - 4GB 3 - 4GB
# Hard Disk Drives 10 to 20 50 to 90 14 to 25 50 to 90 50 to 90 50 to 90
# RAID Adapters 1 or Fibre >4 1 or Fibre >4 >4 >4
# 100Mbps Ethernet
Connections
1Gb 4 or 1Gb 1Gb 4 or 1Gb 4 or 1Gb 4 or 1Gb
# Users 1600 4500 2500 4600 4500 4500
# Processors 2 2 2 2 2 2
Memory 2GB 3 - 4GB 3GB 3GB 3 - 4GB 3 - 4GB
# Hard Disk Drives 14 to 25 20 to 30 20 to 30 20 to 30 20 to 30 20 to 30
# RAID Adapters 1 to 2 2 to 3 1 to 2 2 to 3 2 to 3 2 to 3
# Network Connections >2 >3 >3 >3 >3 >3
# Users 1750 - 1750 3250 3250 3250
# Processors 1 - 1 2 2 2
Memory 1GB - 1GB 2GB 2GB 2GB
# Hard Disk Drives 12 - 12 22 22 22
# RAID Adapters 1 4Mx - 1 4Mx 1 4H 1 4H 1 4H
# Network Connections 1 - 1 1 to 2 1 to 2 1 to 2
# Users - - - - - -
# Processors - - - - - -
Memory - - - - - -
# Hard Disk Drives - - - - - -
# RAID Adapters - - - - - -
# Network Connections - - - - - -
# Users 170 - 170 180 180 180
# Processors 2 - 2 2 2 2
Memory 2GB - 2GB 2GB 2GB 2GB
# Hard Disk Drives 12 to 24 - 12 to 24 12 to 24 12 to 24 12 to 24
# RAID Adapters >1 - >1 >1 >1 >1
# Network Connections 1 - 1 1 1 1
Hot-Swap HDD Bays X X - X X X
Hot-Plug PCI Slots - - - - - X
Hot-Swap Power - X - - X X
Hot-Swap Fans - - - - X X
RAID Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt
Integrated HDD
Mirroring
- X - X X X
Clustering Support - - - X X X
Sys Mgt Processor Opt Opt Opt X X X
Max # Processors 1 2 1 2 2 2
Max Memory 2GB 8GB 4GB 4GB 4GB 6GB
Max Int Storage 293.6GB 2
880.8GB 146.8GB 203.6GB 880.8GB 1321.2GB
Max Int Storage
with Int Tape Drive
293.6GB 880.8GB - - - 880.8GB
Available PCI Slots 5 5 1 2 5 6
19in Rack Models - - X X X -