Specifications

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Appendix B. Certified IBM Netfinity Server Configurations
To run SAP R/3 on Windows NT and Intel-based server platforms, all hardware
vendors require a certification by SAP to ensure an appropriate performance and
compatibility.
This certification is done exclusively through the SAP contractor iXOS Software
AG in Munich, Germany.
The decisive
critical components to certify a server system for R/3 are processor
generation, mainboard, main I/O controller. A change of these
critical
components
requires usually a new certification. But it is a guideline that changes
require a new certification, as changes such as new releases of already existing
hardware are normally improvements, which means an already existing
certification does not automatically expire due to such changes.
Two types of tests are run in this certification process: an extensive
stress test to
check the stability of the platform with a high R/3 load and detailed
benchmarks
to obtain performance results. The benchmark environment reflects a productive
and real customer situation.
The results are documented in the R/3NTC certification report. The iXOS SAP
R/3 NT certification status can be found on the World Wide Web at
http://www.r3onnt.com/.
The following current IBM Intel-based server configurations have been SAP
certified. The systems has been certified for SAP R/3 on Windows NT Server for
all R/3 versions and releases and all available databases for R/3 such as DB2,
SQL Server, Informix, Oracle, and Adabase.
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IBM Netfinity 7000 with the IBM SSA Cluster Adapter is certified for Windows
NT 4.0.
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Netfinity 7000 with the IBM SSA RAID Adaper is certified for Windows NT 4.0
and as Windows NT 4.0 Application server for DB2 on an IBM S/390.
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Netfinity 7000 with the Symbios Logic , PCI Ultra Differential SCSI controller
SYM8751D and the Symbios MetaStor DS/RM-20E disk subsystem is certified
for Windows NT 4.0.
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Netfinity 7000 with IBM ServeRAID II Adapter is certified for Windows NT 4.0
and as Windows NT 4.0 Application server for DB2 on an IBM S/390.
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IBM PC Server 704 with the IBM SSA Cluster Adapter is certified for Windows
NT 4.0.
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IBM PC Server 704 with the IBM SSA RAID Adaper is certified for Windows
NT 4.0 and as Windows NT 4.0 Application server for DB2 on an IBM S/390.
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IBM PC Server 704 with the Symbios Logic , PCI Ultra Differential SCSI
controller SYM8751D and the Symbios MetaStor DS/RM-20E disk subsystem
is certified for Windows NT 4.0.
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IBM PC Server 704 with the Mylex PCI RAID Controller DAC 960P is certified
for Windows NT 3.51, Windows 4.0 and as Windows NT 4.0 Application server
for DB2 on an IBM S/390.