General considerations

The current chapter contains the results of InfoPrint Manager performance testing. The tests meant to determine how the system reacts in terms of responsiveness and stability under a particular workload.

You must consider the requirements for an InfoPrint Manager system as a total entity. Remember that the product is dependent on the hardware configuration to process the workload accordingly.

Consider these areas:

• Processor capacity

• Application requirements

• Anticipated growth requirements

• I/O slot requirements (HDD, network, bus, etc.)

• System memory

The application related factors that affect performance are:

• Number of jobs
• Average job size
• Number of pdservers
• Number of queues
• Number of actual destinations that are printing jobs at any given moment
• Actual destinations types (PSF, AIX, CUPS)

The following graphic is valid for any InfoPrint Manager usage type: