The SAP standard application benchmark performed on March 23, 1998, by Bull in Echirolles, France, was certified on March 26, 1998 with the following data:

Number of benchmark users: 1,000 SD (Sales & Distribution)

Average dialog response time: 1.83 seconds

Throughput: 5,070 SAPS (304,000 dialog steps/h)

Equivalent to (line items / hour): 101,000 fully processed order line items

Average DB request time (seconds): 0.440 (dialog) / 1.384 (update)

CPU utilization database server: 96%

CPU utilization application servers: 77% (dialog /update: 81%, msg/enq: 9%)

Operating System (database server): AIX 4.2.1

Operating System (application serv.): AIX 4.2.1

RDBMS: Oracle 7.2.3

R/3 Release: 3.1 G

Total disk space: 232 GB

Configuration:

1 Database Server: Bull Escala Serie T, 4 processors SMP, PowerPC 604e, 360 MHz, 4 MB SLC (Second Level Cache), 3 GB main memory

Application Servers (Total: 9 servers):

All application server are Bull Escala Serie T, PowerPC 604e, 360 MHz

5 Dialog/Update Server: Escala, 4-proc. SMP, 4 MB SLC, 1.5 GB memory

3 Dialog/Update Server: Escala, 4-proc. SMP, 4 MB SLC, 1.0 GB memory

1 Msg. /Enqueue Server: Escala, 4-proc. SMP, 4 MB SLC, 1.5 GB memory