Estimating Hardware Demands
Use the information in the following table to estimate the amount of processing power required for your Host Integration Server 2004 computers.
| Installation category | Hardware guidelines |
|---|---|
| Approximately 1500–5000 users for each server, with up to 15,000 sessions for each server | A multiprocessor system with at least 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM.
Connections (such as DLC 802.2 or channel) that are fast enough to avoid bottlenecks (recommended). Multiple SNA adapters, except for channel. Multiple LAN adapters to avoid LAN bottlenecks. Optionally, dedicated Host Integration Server 2004 computers that do not provide file sharing or other LAN services (this depends on the load created by other LAN services). |
| Up to 600 users for each server (heavy use) or up to 1500 users for each server (light or intermittent use) | A Pentium computer, with at least 128 MB of RAM.
Connections (such as DLC 802.2 or channel) that are fast enough to avoid bottlenecks (recommended). Multiple SNA adapters may be needed, except for channel connections. Multiple LAN adapters may be needed to avoid LAN bottlenecks. A more powerful CPU and more RAM may be needed if Host Integration Server 2004 computers must support significant additional loads, such as file sharing. |
| Up to 200 users for each server (heavy use) or up to 500 users for each server (light or intermittent use) | A Pentium computer, with at least 128 MB of RAM.
A more powerful CPU and more RAM may be needed if Host Integration Server 2004 computers must support significant additional loads, such as file sharing. |
| Up to 25 users for each server | A Pentium computer, with at least 128 MB of RAM.
A more powerful CPU and more RAM may be needed if Host Integration Server 2004 computers must support significant additional loads, such as file sharing. |
See Also
To download updated Host Integration Server 2004 Help from www.microsoft.com, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=29507. Copyright © 2004 Microsoft Corporation.All rights reserved.