What operating system does the server use?
Each server operating system manages memory differently. For example, a network operating system (NOS) such as the Novell operating system handles information much differently than an application-oriented system such as Windows NT. Windows NT’s richer interface requires more memory, while the traditional Novell functions of file and print serving require less memory. How many users access the server at one time? Most servers are designed and configured to support a certain number of users at one time. Recent tests show that this number is directly proportional to the amount of memory in the server. As soon as the number of users exceeds maximum capacity, the server resorts to using hard disk space as virtual memory, and performance drops sharply. In recent studies with Windows NT, additional memory allowed an application server to increase by several times the number of users supported while maintaining the same level of performance. What kind and how many processors are installed on t
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