World Record Oracle E-Business Consolidated Workload on SPARC T4-2

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Oracle set a World Record for the Oracle E-Business Suite Standard Medium multiple-online module benchmark using Oracle's SPARC T4-2 and SPARC T4-4 servers which ran the application and database.

Oracle's SPARC T4 servers demonstrate performance leadership and world-record results on Oracle E-Business Suite Applications R12 OLTP benchmark by publishing the first result using multiple concurrent online application modules with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 running Solaris.

This results shows that a multi-tier configuration of SPARC T4 servers running the Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1.2 application and Oracle Database 11g Release 2 is capable of supporting 4,100 online users with outstanding response-times, executing a mix of complex transactions consolidating 4 Oracle E-Business modules (iProcurement, Order Management, Customer Service and HR Self-Service).

The SPARC T4-2 server in the application tier utilized about 65% and the SPARC T4-4 server in the database tier utilized about 30%, providing significant headroom for additional Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1.2 processing modules, more online users, and future growth.

Oracle E-Business Suite Applications were run in Oracle Solaris Containers on SPARC T4 servers and provides a consolidation platform for multiple E-Business instances.

Performance Landscape

Multiple Online Modules (Self-Service, Order-Management, iProcurement, Customer-Service) Medium Configuration
System	Users	Average Response Time	90th Percentile Response Time
SPARC T4-2	4,100	2.08 sec	2.52 sec

Configuration Summary

Application Tier Configuration:

1 x SPARC T4-2 server

2 x SPARC T4 processors, 2.85 GHz
256 GB memory
3 x 300 GB internal disks

Oracle Solaris 10
Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.2

Database Tier Configuration:

1 x SPARC T4-4 server

4 x SPARC T4 processors, 3.0 GHz
256 GB memory
2 x 300 GB internal disks

Oracle Solaris 10
Oracle Solaris Containers
Oracle Database 11g Release 2

Storage Configuration:

1 x Sun Storage F5100 Flash Array (80 x 24 GB flash modules)

Benchmark Description

The Oracle R12 E-Business Suite Standard Benchmark combines online transaction execution by simulated users with multiple online concurrent modules to model a typical scenario for a global enterprise. The online component exercises the common UI flows which are most frequently used by a majority of our customers. This benchmark utilized four concurrent flows of OLTP transactions, for Order to Cash, iProcurement, Customer Service and HR Self-Service and measured the response times. The selected flows model simultaneous business activities inclusive of managing customers, services, products and employees.

Disclosure Statement

Oracle E-Business Suite R12 medium multiple-online module benchmark, SPARC T4-2, SPARC T4, 2.85 GHz, 2 chips, 16 cores, 128 threads, 256 GB memory, SPARC T4-4, SPARC T4, 3.0 GHz, 4 chips, 32 cores, 256 threads, 256 GB memory, average response time 2.08 sec, 90th percentile response time 2.52 sec, Oracle Solaris 10, Oracle Solaris Containers, Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.2, Oracle Database 11g Release 2, Results as of 9/30/2012.

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