SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise Scores Top Two-Processor and Four-Processor Linux Performance Results on Two-Tier SAP SD Standard Application

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SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise Scores Top Two-Processor and Four-Processor Linux Performance Results on Two-Tier SAP SD Standard Application

January 31, 2013 | SAP - Database Technology

SAP NEWSBYTE - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced two new No. 1 results on the SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) standard application benchmark for SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE). SAP Sybase ASE recorded the top two-processor result running on the Cisco UCS B200 M3 server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3, together with enhancement package 5 for the SAP ERP 6.0 application1. It also achieved the No. 1 four-processor Linux result running on the Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX500 S7 server with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 and enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.02.

The result certified on the Cisco server achieved 6,530 SAP SD benchmark users and 35,680 SAPS. The result certified on the Fujitsu PRIMERGY server achieved 12,400 SAP SD benchmark users and 67,780 SAPS. These results achieved on the two-tier SAP SD standard application benchmark running on two- and four-processor Linux servers demonstrate linear scale from 16 to 32 cores and provide further evidence that SAP Sybase ASE, together with leading hardware vendors, is enabling customers to achieve unmatched performance gains for both 16- and 32-core systems.

"These latest SAP SD benchmark results provide further evidence that SAP Sybase ASE delivers scalable, high performance to SAP Business Suite customers of all sizes," said Peter Thawley, vice president and general manager, Global Database Solutions, SAP. "With SAP Sybase ASE running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, customers can achieve exceptional price-performance for SAP Business Suite applications on standards-based platforms."

Results of the benchmark run on the Cisco UCS B200 M3 server are valid as of January 8, 2013, and results on the Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX500 S7 server are valid as of January 11, 2013. Details can be found at www.sap.com/benchmark.

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1On the two-tier SAP SD standard application benchmark (certification number 2013001), the Cisco UCS B200 M3 sever achieved 6,530 SAP SD benchmark users and 35,680 SAPS. It was configured with two Intel Xeon Processors at E5-2690 at 2.9 GHz, 64 KB L1 cache and 256 KB L2 cache per core, with 16 cores and 32 threads. The server was running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3, Sybase ASE 15.7 and SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0. 

2On the two-tier SAP SD standard application benchmark (certification number 2013002), the Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX500 S7 with four processors achieved 12,400 SAP SD benchmark users and 67,780 SAPS. It was configured with four Intel Xeon Processors at E5-4650 at 2.7 GHz, 64 KB L1 cache and 256 KB L2 cache per core, with 32 cores and 64 threads. The server was running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2, Sybase ASE 15.7 and SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0. All product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.