HP Netserver & Microsoft Terminal Server 4.0

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Client Solutions
Microsoft Terminal Server supports a full range of client choices including
Windows-based Terminals (WBTs), Palmtop PCs, NetPCs, and PCs. This
flexibility allows customers to select the client technology that best meets their
needs. HP, as a leading provider of both client and server technology, is
uniquely positioned to offer a full range of client/server solutions for the
Microsoft Terminal Server market.
Our tests have shown that the type of client (i.e., WBT, NetPC, or PC) is not a
significant factor when sizing the server. In order to illustrate this result the
same test script was run on both a PC configuration and a WBT configuration.
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NetSe rverLHx
10 Mbits
Microsoft Terminal Server
HP NetServer
Microsoft Terminal Server Clients
HP Vectra
HP J31218A
PC Configuration
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NetServerLHx
10 Mbits
Microsoft Terminal Server
HP NetServer
Microsoft Terminal Server Clients
HP Windows-based Terminals
HP J31218A
WBT Configuration
The next three charts illustrate that server behavior (i.e., performance and
resources utilization) does not vary significantly with a change of client
technology.
The following chart shows the average elapsed time recorded during 1, 2 and 3
client runs using the HP Vectras and HP Windows-based Terminals.
Average Elapsed Time
2000
2100
2200
2300
2400
2500
2600
2700
2800
2900
3000
Number of Client Sessions
PCClients
2440 2435 2431
WBTClients
2444 2438 2434
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Figure 2