HP Netserver & Microsoft Terminal Server 4.0

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2 Test Summary
Introduction
In a Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0, Terminal Server (TSE) multiuser
environment users share hardware and software resources on the server.
These resources include processors, memory, and storage as well as operating
system resources and application resources such as configuration data (e.g.,
location of directories and files, arrangement of application within groups, and
desktop appearance).
In order to help standardize sizing information, Microsoft has defined three
categories of users:
• Task-based users. A task-based user typically runs a single application
used for data entry, for example a line-of-business application written in
Visual Basic (POS, Order Entry applications, SAP, and so on).
• Typical user. A typical user runs one or two applications but usually runs
only one at a time. A typical user runs applications whose data processing
demands on the system are not heavy, for example a productivity
application such as a word processor, a web browser or an e-mail client.
• Advanced users. An advanced user is a more sophisticated user who runs
three or more applications, and often has several applications active at the
same time. An advanced user runs applications whose data processing
demands on the system are heavy.
For the sample configurations described in the following table, Microsoft
provides, for each type of user, the recommended number of users that can be
supported (Microsoft Window NT Server, Terminal Server Administrator's
Guide).
Configuration Task-based users Typical users Advanced users
Single processor Intel®
Pentium® Pro 200MHz
128MB RAM
25 15 8
Dual-processor Pentium Pro
200MHz 256MB RAM
50 30 15
Quad-processor Pentium
Pro 200MHz 512MB RAM
100 60 30
Table 1