Configuration to Be Consolidated
In this example, five applications are being consolidated onto a single system. The
target applications have resource requirements that vary, different user populations, and different architectures.
Currently, each application exists on a dedicated server that is designed to meet
the requirements of the application. The applications and their characteristics are identified in
the following table.
| Application Description | Characteristics | 
|---|
| Application server | Exhibits negative scalability beyond 2 CPUs | 
| Database instance for
application server | Heavy transaction processing | 
| Application server in test and development environment |  GUI-based, with
untested code execution | 
| Transaction processing server | Primary concern is response time | 
| Standalone database instance | Processes a
large number of transactions and serves multiple time zones |