Peoplesoft System Sizing Questionnaire

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IBM/PeopleSoft

Sizing and Planning Questionnaire

IBM Sizing Center1-800-IBM-0222

When completed, please

Send electronically to eSizings@s!i"m!com

or

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lease se this docment to gather in#ormation that ill "e sed to size eopleSo#t applications onIBM plat#orms! irect estions regarding this estionnaire to the IBM Sizing Center as listeda"o.e!

3 sizing estimate is an appro$imation o# the hardare resorces reired to spport an 45implementation! It is a pre-sales e##ort "ased on in#ormation a.aila"le at a point in time, pro.iding

an entry into nderstanding the cstomer6s hardare reirements! Cstomers6 actale$periences ill .ary #rom the sizing estimate #or many reasons, inclding "atch and reportingor7loads, and cstom code! he degree o# .aria"ility can range #rom small to .ery signi#icant!IBM assmes no lia"ility #or actal reslts that di##er #rom the sizing estimate!

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Table of Contents

1. Letter of Understanding 2

2. Company Information 3

3. Suggestions on Completing tis !o"ument #

#. Part 1 $ Platform Sele"tion %

&. Part 2 $ System Configuration Input '

%. Part 3 ( Pro"essor)*emory sizing inputs +

'. ,at" Pro"essing -euirements and inputs 13

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ear Cstomer%

han7 yo #or the reesting a sizing estimate #or yor IBM-eopleSo#t implementation! 3s one o#eopleSo#t6s leading alliance partners, IBM can pro.ide the total in#rastrctre reired to implementyor eopleSo#t soltion inclding hardare, so#tare, middleare, ser.ices and #inancing! By#olloing a highly sccess#l, pro.en sizing process, IBM can recommend an in#rastrctre that canmeet yor needs today as ell as gro ith yo in the #tre! he otpt consists o# a cstomizedappro$imation o# the hardare resorces )processor, memory, and dis7 space+ reired to spportyor eopleSo#t applications! lease note% the accracy o# the sizing estimate is highly dependentpon the accracy and completeness o# the responses in the attached estionnaire.o help this process go as smoothly as possi"le, e old li7e to o##er the #olloing sggestions%

1+ o ensre that yo recei.e the "est possi"le reslts, please conslt mem"ers o# yor organizationthat are 7noledgea"le in the areas a##ected "y the eopleSo#t prodcts yo are considering! heyill pro"a"ly ha.e the "est .ie o# ho yor company ill se these applications and ill "e a"le toanser many o# the estions as7ed in this docment! his helps insre that the docment is ascomplete and more accrately re#lects yor company6s en.ironment! It is also recommended that yocontact yo local IBM representati.e! hey ill re.ie the estionnaire inpt and ill help yoincorporate the otpt into yor o.er all pro:ect plan! I# yo need assistance in contacting yor IBMrepresentati.e please send and e-mail tops#t@s!i"m!com

2+ 3s yo proceed in yor e.alation, it is .ital that all a##ected "siness nits, in#ormation technologydepartments, end sers and decision ma7ers are made aare and are in agreement ith yor goals ando":ecti.es! We ha.e #ond that the most sccess#l implementations are those here planning andteamor7 are gi.en the highest priorities;+! We recognize that it may "e di##iclt to pro.ide e$actnm"ers on many o# these estions! 3 sizing estimate is "ased pon in#ormation a.aila"le and aparticlar point in time and is s":ect to change! 3s yor implementation progresses, ne data nieto yor implementation ill "ecome a.aila"le! 3t that time yo ill #ind it ad.antageos to re.isit thesizing process! In #act, IBM as ell as eopleSo#t recommends that cstomers re-size their eopleSo#ten.ironment at least three times dring their pro:ect cycle%

1! 4arly in yor pro:ect planning phase2! 3#ter implementation!;! ring testing as reired hen or7load parameters change!

han7 yo #or considering an IBM-eopleSo#t soltion! I# yo ha.e any estions or need helpcompleting this estionnaire, please contact s at 1-800-IBM-0222!

han7 yoload- he detailed description o# ser conts and "atch application :o"s that are #ond

in art 1 are #or ne or7loads only! lease do not inclde a description o# ser conts and "atchapplication :o"s in#ormation #or crrently rnning or7loads!

4?isting =or>load- I# yo plan to add a ne or7load to an e$isting eopleSo#t prodction

system, a ta"le is pro.ided "elo to descri"e that system!

Total User Population $he total nm"er o# =named> sers that may or may not access the

eopleSo#t application! his is potentially e.eryone that cold sign on to the eopleSo#t

application! his pertains to ne or7load only! Total "ti@e Con"urrent Users $ he pea7 nm"er o# sers dring a one-hor period that are

logged into a eopleSo#t application acti.ely doing or7! he one-hor period shold "e the timeo# day hen yo ha.e the most ser acti.ity! It important tat no single person is "ountedt our! 3 ser that logs on to an application "t ne.ers"mits any transactions )pdates or reests .ia eopleSo#t6s inter#ace+ is not an acti.econcrrent ser! i##erent sers ill a##ect the processing reirements "ased on their type o#or7 )application+ and their intensity! o distingish the type o# acti.e concrrent ser #or eachapplication, se the designation o# ?43*, MA4534, or I?!

B489 US4-- a ser hose principal :o" reirement is to enter, reest and pdate data! hey

s"mit transactions #reently! his type o# ser is sometimes re#erred to as a =poer ser>operating in a =heads don> data entry or pdate mode! his pertains to ne or7load only!

*7!4-T4 US4-- a ser that enters data, reests data and pdates the data"ase reglarly

"t their reirements are not as intense as those o# a hea.y ser! o may consider a moderateser or7load is hal# as mch as a hea.y ser or7load! his pertains to ne or7load only!

LIBT US4-- a ser that s"mits eopleSo#t reests or pdates in#reently )#or e$ample a

#e times an hor+! his pertains to ne or7load only!

CPCIT9 PL00I0- It is assmed that this sizing reest is #or an estimate o# IBM

systems that ill rn ne eopleSo#t applications in yor organization! he reest is de#ined as a=ne pre-sales sizing reest>! I# yo already ha.e an e$isting IBM system rnning eopleSo#tapplications and yo old li7e to add more sers or "atch application or7, yo need capacityplanning assistance! Dor capacity planning assistance please contact yor IBM 45 SalesSpecialist! I# yor capacity planning needs are S9;&0 related, please contact IBM echline at )888+'2/-((2(

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I# yo are considering sitching yor eopleSo#t applications #rom another .endor to IBM, please

contact yor IBM 45 Sales Specialist "ecase additional in#ormation old "e reired a"otyor en.ironment!

eriodically, the IBM-eopleSo#t Sizing and lanning Eestionnaire is re.ised! Be#ore ta7ing the

time to complete it, yo shold ma7e sre yo ha.e the most recent .ersion! o o"tain a so#tcopy

o# the estionnaire, se the F5% !i"m!com9erp9sizingor send a reest to the IBM SizingCenter at esizings@s!i"m!com!

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Part 1 $ Platform Sele"tion

Please indi"ate te desired PeopleSoft release and ser@er and !atabaseinformation for tis sizing.

PeopleSoft -elease : ; '.&? : ; +.? : ; +.#

!atabase Ser@er/ : ; pSeries : ; ?Series : ; zSeriesppli"ation Ser@er/ : ; pSeries : ; ?Series

Type of !atabase/ : ; !,2 : ; 7ter/ Please spe"ifyDDDDDDDD

re PeopleSoft appli"ations "urrently installed at your "ompany on a produ"tionsystemE 9es DDD 0o DDD

!o you plan to run a ne< load on a "urrently installed PeopleSoft produ"tionsystemE 9es DDD 0o DDD

Please "omplete te follo


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P-T 2/ System Configuration

System Con#igration Inpt and e#alt .ales%

Customer Preferen"es/ default bolded Planned

Mirrored dis7s )applies to pSeries-5S9/000+ )99n+

53I dis7s )applies to $Series and pSeries + )99n #or $Series+

ogical three-tier con#igration )y90+ K

hysical three-tier con#igration )9)n+ -

al systems hardare #ailo.er )i!e! ?3CM #or B ser.er+ )99n+

al systems hardare #ailo.er )i!e! 5edndant 3pplication ser.ers+)y90+

etor7 #ailo.er )i!e! redndant e" ser.ers+ )99n+

FS in each system )y90+

System Infrastru"ture and Support/

Customer Preferences: EXISTING PLANNEDfor this or!lo"#

ape S"system reirements

er#ormance ools S9W reired

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P-T 3/ Pro"essor)*emory Sizing Inputs/

Please "omplete te tables on te follo


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lease identi#y i# the ne or7load that ill "e descri"ed in the ta"le "elo is #or a nesystem or i# additional modles are "eing added to an installed system%

0e< SystemesJJJ oJJJJ

dditional *odules being added to an installed systemesJJJ oJJJ

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0amedUsers

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CTI84 C70CU--40T

US4-S:See 07T42;

Total "ti@e

Con"urrentUsers in 3

9ears :if>no


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9ears :if>no


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9ears :if>no


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0on$produ"tion

Systems

Total

0umber7f

:"on"urrent;Instan"es

See 07T4 3

CTI84 C70CU--40T

US4-S:See 07T4 2;

Total "ti@e

Con"urrentUsers in 39ears :if>no


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,at" pro"essing reuirements/

lease #ill in a"le 1 pro.iding in#ormation a"ot yor "atch application)s+, #or e$ample%

3pplication O ayroll

otal =items> processed O '0,000 paychec7sm"er o# =items> in the largest grop to process O 10,000 paychec7s

!efinitions

3pplication% he desired "atch :o" to "e completed!

otal =items> processed he total amont o# things to process, e!g! nm"er o# paychec7s #orayroll, :ornal lines #or eneral edger, or in.oices #or 3cconts5ecei.a"le etc!

P Items in largest grop% I# the total =items> processed is composed o# separate grops ithin the"atch :o", e!g! mltiple paygrops #or ayroll or mltiple "siness nits#or eneral edger, ho large is the largest gropQ We se this

in#ormation to ma7e sre the largest s"grop can rn on a singleprocessor o# a mltiple processor system in "atch indos speci#ied ina"le 1!

a"le 1 - Identi#y the "atch processes that apply to yor company and speci#y the time reired tocomplete each "atch :o"%

ppli"ation Item type TotalFitemsG

pro"essedon a pea>

day

0umber ofFitemsG in telargest grouppro"essed on a

pea> day

Time of dayAob runs

:e?. 1Jam$3pm;

*a?imum timeperiod forAob to run:e?. 2$3 rs;

ayroll paychec7s

Bene#its 3dministration employees

ime a"or employees

eneral edger :ornallines

3cconts 5ecei.a"le in.oices

3cconts aya"le .ochers

In.entory P o# lines

rchasing P o# lines

Billing P o# lines

Ather "atch rocesses

ring hat time o# day is yor system at pea7 sage )e$! &am-(pm+JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJQ

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