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UT_tfr
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January 15, 2009
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How many concurrent users on a FMS?

  • January 15, 2009
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We want to stream live Town Hall meetings with the majority of the users viewing it from our inTRAnet. 320x240, 30fps, Dual 2.8 GHz, 4 GB widows server. Anybody with similiar setup using FIMS to service 200 or 500 concurrent users? We have two campuses and I need to know if I will need to spec a second server if we get above a certain number. How many concurrent users can I supprot with the above configuration? Thanks

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    FMS should be able to handle your 500 clients with no problem using the configuration you mentioned (some of my apps routinely see many times more than that on a similar server). I use a slightly beefier processor in my boxes though... quad core Kentsfield Xeon / 4GB ram.

    That said, also make sure you have enough throughput at your NIC to handle the traffic. At 500 concurrent clients, a low bandwidth stream of 300kbps puts you at about 150Mbps, so you'll want to run the numbers before you commit to a single serves in case you can't get enough network juice to a single box.

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    techeye
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    January 16, 2009
    It depends on what your network uplink throughput is capable of.
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    Anonymous
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    January 15, 2009
    FMS should be able to handle your 500 clients with no problem using the configuration you mentioned (some of my apps routinely see many times more than that on a similar server). I use a slightly beefier processor in my boxes though... quad core Kentsfield Xeon / 4GB ram.

    That said, also make sure you have enough throughput at your NIC to handle the traffic. At 500 concurrent clients, a low bandwidth stream of 300kbps puts you at about 150Mbps, so you'll want to run the numbers before you commit to a single serves in case you can't get enough network juice to a single box.

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