Timesheet Hardware Recommendations - Journyx, Inc.

Timesheet
Hardware Requirements

 

Journyx offers the following configurations, which should be considered as suggestive of the type of hardware that could be used for Journyx Timesheet installations. The specific hardware configurations below are not necessarily tested nor endorsed by Journyx, Inc. but are broad guidelines for planning.

It must be noted that individual requirements with regards to performance and scalability must be validated by qualification testing and tuning which model the expected production usage. Large variations from recommended hardware may be necessary depending upon factors such as burst loading, load types (e.g. proportions and timing of reporting, time entry, import/export synchronization) and user behavior.

Journyx recommends that installations for 150 users or more use two machines, one for the database server and one for the application server so both machines should be considered in capacity planning.

Single machine installations, generally considered acceptable for installations with 50 users or less are not covered specifically, but acceptable performance with configurations specified for Less than 150 Users is a reasonable starting point.

Web and Application Servers

  • Operating System: Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista
  • Web Server Software: Internet Information Service (IIS)
  • Machine Architecture: Intel

Number of Users

CPU

Memory (RAM)

Disk Size and Type

Less than 150

1 GHz or higher CPU -Suggest dual capable-

512 MB

20 GB (IDE acceptable)

150 to 500

2 GHz or higher Dual CPU

1 GB

30 GB (IDE acceptable)

500 to 1000

2 GHz or higher Dual CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

2 GB

30 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

Each additional 1000 users

Two additional 2 GHz or higher CPU

1 or more GB Additional

10 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

  • Operating System: Linux
  • Web Server Software: Apache
  • Machine Architecture: Intel

Number of Users

CPU

Memory (RAM)

Disk Size and Type

Less than 150

1 GHz or higher CPU -Suggest dual capable-

512 MB

20 GB (IDE acceptable)

150 to 500

2 GHz or higher Dual CPU

1 GB

30 GB (IDE acceptable)

500 to 1000

2 GHz or higher Dual CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

2 GB

30 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

Each additional 1000 users

Two additional 2 GHz or higher CPU

1 or more GB Additional

10 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

  • Operating System: Linux
  • Web Server Software: Apache or IBM HTTP Server
  • Machine Architecture: POWER or POWER-PC IBM eServer pSeries

Number of Users

CPU

Memory (RAM)

Disk Size and Type

Less than 150

eServer p5 520 1.5 GHz or higher

512 MB

18 GB or larger SCSI

150 to 500

eServer p5 520 1.5 GHz or higher Dual CPU

1 GB

18 GB or larger SCSI (RAID array recommended)

500 to 1000

eServer p5 520/550 1.5 GHz or higher Dual CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

2 GB or more

36GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

Each additional 1000 users

Two Additional CPU

1 GB or more additional

36GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

  • Operating System: Solaris
  • Web Server Software: Apache or IBM HTTP Server
  • Machine Architecture: SPARC

Number of Users

CPU

Memory (RAM)

Disk Size and Type

Less than 150

Sun Fire v210 1.34 GHz or higher CPU -Suggest Dual capable-

512 MB

20 GB SCSI

150 to 500

Sun Fire v210 1.34 GHz or higher Dual CPU -

1 GB

30 GB or larger SCSI

500 to 1000

Sun Fire v440 Dual 1.28 GHz or higher CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

2 GB

30 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

Each additional 1000 users

Two Additional CPUs

1 GB Additional

10 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

  • Operating System: AIX
  • Web Server Software: Apache or IBM HTTP Server
  • Machine Architecture: POWER or POWER-PC IBM eServer pSeries

Number of Users

CPU

Memory (RAM)

Disk Size and Type

Less than 150

eServer p5 520 1.5 GHz or higher

512 MB

18 GB or larger SCSI

150 to 500

eServer p5 520 1.5 GHz or higher Dual CPU

1 GB

18 GB or larger SCSI (RAID array recommended)

500 to 1000

eServer p5 520/550 1.5 GHz or higher Dual CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

2 GB or more

36GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

Each additional 1000 users

Two Additional CPU

1 GB or more additional

36GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

  • Operating System: FreeBSD
  • Web Server Software: Apache
  • Machine Architecture: Intel

Number of Users

CPU

Memory (RAM)

Disk Size and Type

Less than 150

1 GHz or higher CPU -Suggest Dual capable-

512 MB

20 GB (IDE acceptable)

150 to 500

2 GHz or higher Dual CPU

1 GB

30 GB (IDE acceptable)

500 to 1000

2 GHz or higher Dual CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

2 GB

30 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

Each additional 1000 users

Two additional 2 GHz or higher CPU

1 or more GB Additional

10 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

Database Servers

General information on Timesheet's database disk usage and other requirements can be found in this document.

  • Operating System: Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista
  • Machine Architecture: Intel
  • Database Software: SQLServer, DB2 or Oracle

Number of Users

CPU

Memory (RAM)

Disk Size and Type

Recommended Database

Less than 150

1 GHz or higher CPU -Suggest Dual capable-

512 MB

20 GB (IDE acceptable)

SQL Server

150 to 500

2 GHz or higher Dual CPU

1 GB

30 GB (IDE acceptable)

SQL Server, DB2 or Oracle

500 to 1000

2 GHz or higher Dual CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

2 GB

30 GB or larger (SCSI RAID array recommended)

SQL Server, DB2 or Oracle

Each additional 1000 users

Two additional 2 GHz or higher CPU

1 or more GB Additional

10 GB additional (SCSI RAID array recommended)

SQL Server, DB2 or Oracle

  • Operating System: Linux
  • Machine Architecture: Intel
  • Database Software: DB2, Oracle or PostgreSQL

Number of Users

CPU

Memory (RAM)

Disk Size and Type

Recommended Database

Less than 150

1 GHz or higher -Suggest Dual capable-

512 MB

20 GB (IDE acceptable)

PostgreSQL

150 to 500

2 GHz or higher Dual CPU

1 GB

30 GB (IDE acceptable)

PostgreSQL or DB2 or Oracle

500 to 1000

2 GHz or higher Dual CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

2 GB

30 GB or larger (SCSI RAID array recommended)

DB2 or Oracle

Each additional 1000 users

Two additional 2 GHz or higher CPU

1 or more GB Additional

10 GB additional (SCSI RAID array recommended)

DB2 or Oracle

  • Operating System: Linux
  • Machine Architecture: POWER or POWER-PC eServer p Series
  • Database Software: DB2, Oracle or PostgreSQL

Number of Users

CPU

Memory (RAM)

Disk Size and Type

Recommended Database

Less than 150

eServer p5 520 1.5 GHz or higher Dual CPU

512 MB

9.1 GB or larger SCSI

PostgreSQL

150 to 500

eServer p5 520/550 1.5 GHz or higher Dual CPU

1 GB

9.1 GB or larger SCSI (RAID array recommended)

PostgreSQL or DB2 or Oracle

500 to 1000

eServer p5 520/550 1.5 GHz or higher Dual CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

2 GB or more

18 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

DB2 or Oracle

Each additional 1000 users

Two Additional CPU

1 GB or more additional

10 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

DB2 or Oracle

  • Operating System: Solaris
  • Machine Architecture: SPARC
  • Database Software: DB2, Oracle or PostgreSQL

Number of Users

CPU

Memory (RAM)

Disk Size and Type

Recommended Database

Less than 150

Sun Fire v210 1.34 GHz or greater CPU -Suggest Dual capable-

512 MB

9.1 GB or larger SCSI

PostgreSQL

150 to 500

Sun Fire v210 1.34 GHz or higher Dual CPU

1 GB

9.1 GB or larger SCSI (RAID array recommended)

PostgreSQL or DB2 or Oracle

500 to 1000

Sun Fire v440 1.28 GHz or higher Dual CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

2 GB

18 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

DB2 or Oracle

Each additional 1000 users

Two Additional CPUs

1 GB Additional

10 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

DB2 or Oracle

  • Operating System: AIX
  • Machine Architecture: POWER or POWER-PC eServer p Series
  • Database Software: DB2, Oracle or PostgreSQL

Number of Users

CPU

Memory (RAM)

Disk Size and Type

Recommended Database

Less than 150

eServer p5 520 1.5 GHz or higher Dual CPU

512 MB

9.1 GB or larger SCSI

PostgreSQL

150 to 500

eServer p5 520/550 1.5 GHz or higher Dual CPU

1 GB

9.1 GB or larger SCSI (RAID array recommended)

PostgreSQL or DB2 or Oracle

500 to 1000

eServer p5 520/550 1.5 GHz or higher Dual CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

2 GB or more

18 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

DB2 or Oracle

Each additional 1000 users

Two Additional CPU

1 GB or more additional

10 GB (SCSI RAID array recommended)

DB2 or Oracle

  • Operating System: FreeBSD
  • Machine Architecture: Intel
  • Database Software: PostgreSQL

Number of Users

CPU

Memory (RAM)

Disk Size and Type

Recommended Database

Less than 150

1 GHz or higher -Suggest Dual capable-

512 MB

20 GB (IDE acceptable)

PostgreSQL

150 to 500

2 GHz or higher Dual CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

1 GB

30 GB (IDE acceptable)

PostgreSQL

500 to 1000

2 GHz or higher Dual CPU -Suggest Quad capable-

2 GB

30 GB or larger (SCSI RAID array recommended)

PostgreSQL

Each additional 1000 users

Two additional 2 GHz or higher CPU

1 GB or more additional

10 GB additional (SCSI RAID array recommended)

PostgreSQL

A Note On Network Connectivity

User interaction with the server is governed by normal networking methodology and is beyond the scope of this document, but requirements are similar to any web based application where sufficient bandwidth is necessary to support the expected user load on the web server. Installations with expected high network usage for user connectivity may need multiple network connections and high speed networks.

A minimum of a 100Base-T connection between the application and database servers for installations of 150 or more users is required. In congested networks a dedicated network connection between the database server and application servers is highly recommended.