Hi,
I am looking at upgrading my SAP setup over the next 6 months. I have been
looking around on Compaqs web site and have seen the hardware that I think would
do the job. I was thinking of having an HPC160 as database server and a HPC320
as a application server pool (and the same again as my hot-standby server).
My salesman (who is generally a good guy, but I think is maybe clouded with $$$
signs) advises me that the HPC range will not do what I want, but will be better
advised to buy two wildfire when they come out (and the same again as my
hot-standby server). I know that we may be limited with the HPC160 as it will
have to run a 500Gb database (ESA10000 enterprise storage array+ TL981 tape
library) and 16Gb memory may not be enough. But, as the application servers run
no peripherals at all (other than network cards and local disks) they should
suffice.
I have been given power ratings from Compaq of various hardware (rated in SAPs
per server on SAP V4.6)
eg. 4x6/500 ES40 = 1113 SAPs, 14x6/700 GS140 = 3007 SAPs, HPC160 = 4452 SAPs
(my rating based on 4xES40)
The power rating I require is a database server with 4000 SAPs and an
application server pool with 8000 SAPs.
Any advice or knowledge you can share on this subject area would be greatly
appreciated. I will summarise all information that I receive.
Thanks in advance
Phil Cooper
Received on Tue Mar 07 2000 - 16:50:55 NZDT