Configuration to Be Consolidated
In this example, five applications are being consolidated onto a single
system. The target applications have resource requirements that vary, different
user populations, and different architectures. Currently, each application
exists on a dedicated server that is designed to meet the requirements of
the application. The applications and their characteristics are identified
in the following table.
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Application server
| Exhibits negative scalability beyond 2 CPUs
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Database instance for application server
| Heavy transaction processing
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Application server in test and development environment
| GUI-based, with untested code execution
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Transaction processing server
| Primary concern is response time
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Standalone database instance
| Processes a large number of transactions and serves multiple time zones
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