Hi All,
Has anyone done testing on how many users a single cms with DEFAULT server configuration can support? Is there a paper/study available on this? Can anyone share their experiences?
Each of our 10 servers have 5000 mb of memory, 3.00 GHz of CPU, 1GB/s network speed
We are on BO XI 3.1.
ajq
anushajq (BOB member since 2005-02-22)
There are software allowing you to test your deployment and simulate user activity…
There is also official doc around that topic.
But The best advice is ask a BO consultant to run the first install and validate the sizing.
It depends a great deal on what you mean by “users.”
Each CPU can support 5-10 concurrent reports. Concurrent users simply navigating InfoView doesn’t seem to have much of a limit (however, their performance will be degraded if the CPU is taxed).
How well the RAM works depends heavily on how complex your reports are, and how big the data sets are. If you have people using BOXI to generate data feeds for local databases, you’re going to need a LOT of RAM. If you have well-built universes that give the users exactly what they need without a lot of needless extra data, you can get away with less.
As Sebastien mentioned, it’s probably best to bring in a consultant to help you out. There are lots of tweaks that can be done to the system to maximize performance that are not in the general documentation.
Lugh (BOB member since 2009-07-16)
Take a look at the sizing guide. The last time I did sizing (or even looked at the info) for 3.x was back when 3.1 was still in beta. I know that for R2, many of these components sized up differently depending on the number of CPUs.
Also not sure if this is still the case for 3.x, but for R2 there was a public sizing guide and slightly more detailed version if you were under an NDA with bobj.
dcartwright (BOB member since 2008-11-01)
where can i find the public sizing document? Also, how do I get the one you said requires “arrangement” with SAP.
Thanks!
anushajq (BOB member since 2005-02-22)
All product guides are available for downlaod on the SAP/BO portal for which you need a SAP/BO login ID.
Your SAP/BO rep can also provide additional docs as needed for such concerns as SSO, Server Architecture etc…
MichaelB 
(BOB member since 2008-11-19)