Validate Baseline Sizing Figures

Now that you have an estimate of the number of CPUs for your portal deployment, use a trial deployment to measure the performance of the portal. Use load balancing and stress tests to determine:

• Throughput, the amount of data processed in a specified amount of time

• Latency, the period of time that one component is waiting for another component

• Maximum number of concurrent sessions

Portal samples are provided with the Portal Server. You can use them, with channels similar to the ones you will use, to create a load on the system. The samples are located on the Portal Desktop.

Use a trial deployment to determine your final sizing estimates. A trial deployment helps you to size back-end integration to avoid potential bottlenecks with Portal Server operations.