Hardware Configuration Details

This series of tests was run on an isolated network consisting of a single BackOffice Server 4.5 server with three client workstations providing the workloads. Because the network infrastructure was not under test, a high-capacity 100-MB/sec Ethernet switch was used to avoid the possibility that the network infrastructure would present an unintended bottleneck. (Network bandwidth usage remained in the low range of 2% to 5%.) The test scenario included SQL Server 7.0 and Internet Information Server 4.0.

The primary test computer (on which the server elements of the PT application ran) was a dual-processor Compaq Proliant 1600 Server computer. Application performance was tested on operating systems in the Windows family: one test used Windows NT 4.0 SP4 and the other used Windows 2000 Server. The operating system and its components were the only software difference between the two test environments.

Console Computer Statistics

The console computer (1 in the diagram under PT Test Architecture) was configured for performance testing as shown in the following table:

Client Computer Statistics (First Computer)

The first of the three client computers (2 in the diagram under PT Test Architecture) were configured for performance testing as shown in the following table:

Client Computer Statistics (Second Computer)

Another of the three client computers (2 in the diagram under PT Test Architecture) was configured for performance testing as shown in the following table:

Client Computer Statistics (Third Computer)

Another of the three client computers (2 in the diagram under PT Test Architecture) was configured for performance testing as shown in the following table:

Server Computer on which PT Application Runs

The server elements of the PT application were run on the computer described in PT Application, Server-side. This computer (3 in the diagram under PT Test Architecture) was configured for performance testing as shown in the following table: