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xSeries Selection GuideThis table provides a reasonable approximation of selecting the appropriate server based on the number ofusers supported in a particular application environment. Customer environments are unique and areunlikely to be precisely represented by this table. External Storage Units are utilized when internalcapacities are exceeded. Steps for using this table are provided after the table footnotes. These are notpublished benchmark results. See “Benchmark Results” on the ‘Information Sources’ page for a URL toview published benchmark results.Performance numbers are based on Windows 2003 Advanced Server. Other Network Operating System(NOS) results could vary.Extensive SAP sizings are available from IBM/SAP Competency Centers. Contact your IBM MarketingRepresentative for additional information.Using the Selection GuideStep 1: Select the desired server operating environment (or one that most closely matches).Step 2: Select number of users equal or greater than planned maximum number of users.Step 3: Move up to the top row of the columns chosen in step 2, to determine which servers should beconsidered as possible solutions.Step 4: Evaluate other features of those servers in order to determine which server is the mostappropriate.Application/Expectation of Maximum # ofUsersxSeries2053.06GHz/533MHz-512KBPentium 4xSeries2063.0GHz/800MHz-1MBL2 CachePentium 4xSeries 3053.06GHz/533MHz-512KBPentium 4xSeries3063.0GHz/800MHz-1MB L2CachePentium 4xSeries 225Dual3.06GHz/533MHz-512KBXeonxSeries335 Dual3.2GHz/533MHz-2MB L3XeonxSeries345 Dual3.2GHz/533MHz-2MBL3 XeonDB TransactionProcessingSelect, Update andDelete; Does notinclude image orDecision Support# Users 3650 5140 6150 7200 11070 13550 13550# Processors 1 1 1 1 2 2 2Memory 2GB 2GB 4GB 4GB 8GB 8GB 8GB# Hard Disk Drives 20 to 35 25 to 30 30 to 50 40 to 50 50 to 70 70 to 90 70 to 90# RAID Adapters >1 or Fibre >1 or Fibre > 1 or Fibre > 1 or Fibre >2 or Fibre Fibre >2 or Fibre# NetworkConnections1 1 1Gb 1Gb 1Gb 1Gb 1GbFile and PrintApplication is storedlocally. (For serverstored applications -cut number of users inhalf).# Users 2500 2880 3500 4030 6050 6500 6500# Processors 1 1 1 1 2 2 2Memory 2GB 2GB 3GB 3GB 4GB 4GB 4GB# Hard Disk Drives 20 to 25 20-30 30 to 40 35 to 45 50 to 65 55 to 70 55 to 70# RAID Adapters 1 to 2 1 to 2 1 to 2 >=1 to Fibre >4 >2 or Fibre >2 or Fibre# 100Mbps EthernetConnections1Gb 1Gb 1Gb 1Gb 1 to 2 Gb 2 x 1Gb 2 x 1GbLotus® Notes®10% Power Users 40%Mail50% Mail & DB# Users 1760 2020 2750 3670 4810 5870 5870# Processors 1 1 1 1 2 2 2Memory 2GB 2GB 2GB 3GB 3GB 3GB 3GB# Hard Disk Drives 10 to 20 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 30 30 to 40 35 to 50 35 to 50# RAID Adapters 1 to 2 1 to 2 1 to 2 > 1 or Fibre > 1 or Fibre > 1 or Fibre > 1 or Fibre# NetworkConnections>2 >2 1Gb 1Gb 1Gb 1Gb 1Gb7