CE/PE vertical scalability

To demonstrate the vertical scalability of the FileNet® P8 CE/PE server running under Linux™ for System z®, the number of virtual CPUs was increased for the CE/PE and database server guests.

The number of virtual CPUs for the CE/PE guest varied from 1 to 8 CPUs, and the number of virtual CPUs for the database server varied from 1 to 2 CPUs depending on the scenario. Two virtual CPUs for the database server were enough to handle even the highest workload rates for these tests.

The ECM workload was adjusted for every single CPU configuration, so that the CPUs on the CE/PE guest are busy with the highest possible throughput rate. The next table lists the CPU configurations and workload levels that have been chosen for the CPU scaling measurement series. A throughput rate of '1' corresponds to the transaction throughput for the lowest workload level with one CE/PE guest CPU.