Patent ID: 7035919
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. In a Thin Client Sizing Tool for configuring an Optimal Server Farm for a customer-enterprise, wherein client-customer profile data is developed from a client-customer as input to a Solution Configurator algorithm for developing an optimized solution for a network of one or more Server Farms and associated modules most suitable for said client-customer needs, a method for utilizing said client-customer profile data to specific User-weight categories for each User-Type involved with each specific Application in each said Server Farm, wherein concurrent Users who are processing applications on each Server Farm are categorized as to the type of User and the usage weight of the User such that a User weight value is assigned to each User in each application, said User weight being categorized as Light User, Medium User, Heavy User, said method comprising the steps of: (a) sorting-out and eliminating those Applications which are 16-bit or MS-DOS; wherein step (a) includes the step of: (b) sorting-out and eliminating those Applications which involve Heavy Users in processing; wherein step (b) includes the steps of: (c) sorting-out and eliminating those Applications which are graphic-based or animated; (d) selecting those Applications having an input which is mostly GUI-based; (e) selecting those Applications whose background processing involves Light Users; wherein step (e) includes the steps of: (f) selecting those Applications whose output is mostly text-based; (g) adding up the number of Light Users for each Application type; (h) accumulating the total number of User-Type Users using Applications involving a “Light” User; (i) utilizing a weight factor of 50% to establish a weight factor value for said Light users; (j) inputting said Light User weight factor value to said Solution Configurator algorithm for said total number of Light Users in each server Farm.