Results: 32,125 SD Users and 175,320 SAPS*
This 3-tier benchmark pushes the database to the limit, showcasing that virtualized databases can support even the largest amount of users.
This is the largest fully virtualized SAP benchmark in history, and an excellent proof-point for:
VMware vSphere 5 scalability
Large virtualized databases
Supportability of large SAP systems
Details on the SAP SD benchmark certificate :
http://www.sap.com/solutions/benchmark/sd3tier.epx
Nearly 4 years ago, when we started with SAP Benchmarks we were able to get to 350 SD Users in a 2tier setup.
This result increases the envelope nearly 100 fold , showcasing the advancements in our Technology.
Performance report can be found here:
http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/downloads/HP_SAP_VMware_Performance_Brief.pdf
Link to HP:
http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/us/en/partners/vmware-hpvirtualsystem-SAPbenchmark.html
We would like to thank our Partner HP to make this possible.
*SAP ECC 6.0 with EHP 4 on HP ProLiant 460c G7, on Windows 2008 R2, database was SQL Server 2008, 0.99 sec avg. resp time
SAP certificate 2011044