Method and apparatus for capacity planning for multiprocessor co

Details Method and apparatus for capacity planning for multiprocessor co Method and apparatus for capacity planning for multiprocessor co

1994-04-22

1997-09-16

Kriess, Kevin A.

395500, G06F 1500

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056689950

ABSTRACT:
A computer-implemented capacity planning system for multiprocessor computer systems used in client/server environments. The capacity planning system provides a correctly sized and configured computer system in response to user specified requirements. The user specified requirements comprise workload parameters. The generated output from the capacity planning generally comprises a recommended multiprocessor computer system, the number of processors needed in the system, the amount of memory required, and the configuration of a disk subsystem suitable for the system, including the number of disk drives, the size of each of the disk drives, and how they should be configured for best performance. The generated output from the capacity planning system further comprises a list price, discounted price, maintenance costs and price/performance indicator for the identified computer system configuration. The capacity planning system can also generate output describing probable system configurations and pricing from other vendors to provide a competitive analysis for the user. The output also includes the average response time performance of the configured system for the specified workload, a summary of the resource utilization, and a bottleneck analysis.

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