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This topic explains all of these settings and the principles behind them, and it provides
guidelines for letting the Server manage the workload in such a way as to achieve the highest
possible output speeds.
Factors to take into account are:
l
Your licence, which imposes a speed quota (see "Speed quota: PPM and speed units"
below).
l
The processing power of your machine. How many cores it has determines how many
engines can be launched (see "Launching multiple engines" on the facing page).
l The size and number of jobs of one kind that need to be handled, sequentially or
simultaneously. In other words, your use case. By allocating processing power to jobs of
different sizes you can make the setup match your usage situation (see "Allocating
processing power to jobs" on page112).
Tip
Other ways to enhance performance are described in another topic: "Performance considerations"
on page27.
Speed quota: PPM and speed units
The highest possible output speed depends first and foremost upon your licence.
With no Performance Pack, in PlanetPress Connect, one engine can generate output at 500
PPM (Pages and emails and web pages - Per Minute). Additional Performance Packs increase
this quota.
The number of engines that are allowed to operate in parallel to create the same type of output
are referred to as speed units.
PlanetPress Connect provides 6 speed units. Additional Performance Packs will increase this
number.
So, with no Performance Pack, up to 6 engines can create the same type of output in parallel,
which means the total maximum output speed is 3,000 PPM per output type (Print, Email, and
Web).
One engine needs at least one free speed unit to be able to create output.
It is important to note that only output operations are limited by this quota.
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