Compaq ProLiant 8-Way Servers Break World Record in SAP Sales and Distribution Benchmark

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Compaq Computer Corporation announced the achievement of a world record in the SAP Sales and Distribution Benchmark on its ProLiant 8-Way servers, featuring the latest Intel Pentium III Xeon processor technology. The record-breaking benchmark was achieved with SAP R/3 Release 4.0B, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, and Microsoft Windows 2000 on a server configuration that included a ProLiant 8000 with 8x700/2MB processors, 4GB of memory, and 701GB of total disk space for the database.

Key Takeaways:

  • Compaq ProLiant 8-Way servers achieved a world record in the SAP Sales and Distribution Benchmark with 7,500 SD benchmark users at 1.73 seconds average dialog response time.
  • The benchmark generated 767,330 fully business-processed line items per hour, the best result ever published for this benchmark on the Intel and Microsoft Windows platform.
  • The achievement was certified by SAP and demonstrates the scalability and performance capabilities of Compaq's ProLiant 8-Way servers.
  • The benchmark configuration included a ProLiant 8000 server with 8x700/2MB processors, 4GB of memory, and 701GB of total disk space for the database, as well as a mix of 25 ProLiant 8000/8500 servers for update/dialog and a ProLiant 7000 server for message and enqueue.
  • Compaq's ProLiant 8-Way servers provide the platform headroom, availability, and scalability to keep up with the increasing demand and workload of the new Internet Economy.

Statistics:

  • 7,500 SD benchmark users at 1.73 seconds average dialog response time
  • 767,330 fully business-processed line items per hour
  • 8x700/2MB processor configuration on the ProLiant 8000 server
  • 4GB of memory and 701GB of total disk space for the database
  • 25 ProLiant 8000/8500 servers used for update/dialog
  • 4x500/2MB processor configuration on the ProLiant 7000 server for message and enqueue
  • 66% CPU utilization on application servers
  • 97% CPU utilization on the database server

Sources:

  • Press release from Compaq Computer Corporation on May 24, 2002
  • Compaq Web site: http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/technology/8way/index.html
  • SAP Web site: http://www.sap.com/solutions/technology/pdf/50020428.pdf
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