KINTANA ACCELERATOR FOR PEOPLESOFT ENTERPRISE
Kintanas product suite addresses common business challenges such as time to market, system stability, and total cost of ownership. In addition to the Kintana Suite, the company provides a set of
PeopleSoft Enterprise 8 validated software integration. Automates the processes to implement and evolve business applications. Provides real-time visibility and control over technical operations.
accelerators that have built-in knowledge of your complex business applications, and can uniformly manage any heterogeneous environment. The Kintana Accelerator for Oracles PeopleSoft Enterprise applications, using in-depth knowledge of the applications intricacies, delivers specific value to PeopleSoft Enterprise application users. Our Applications Integration Team has validated the Accelerators out-of-the-box integration, its extension of the applications existing capabilities, and its delivery of added value.
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Integration Overview Kintana is the leader in eBusiness infrastructure solutions. From capturing upgrade and enhancement requests to automating code deployment in your production systems, Kintana products provide unequaled, end-to-end technology chain automation with full audit capabilities. They speed up the technology of business. With this validated software integration to PeopleSoft Enterprise applications, our joint customers can leverage the full power of an integrated, end-to-end process for managing all your business processes and aligning them to your information systems.
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Kintana Accelerator for PeopleSoft Enterprise Overview Personalized applications are key in todays one-to-one business environment. Because PeopleSoft Enterprise applications feature ease of customization, modifications and extensions are frequent. Kintanas solution makes it easy to maximize this capability. Not only does the Accelerator for PeopleSoft Enterprise applications provide infrastructure to harness the full synergy of your organization, it streamlines efficiency and provides a complete audit trail for all changes made to your applications. It also manages the deployment of PeopleSoft Enterprise objects such as SQR, COBOL, Data Mover scripts, Application Designer projects, Application Designer objects, and SQL scripts, resulting in accountability and a productive, stable PeopleSoft Enterprise environment. Kintana, PeopleSoft Enterprise 8 Validated Software Integration An easy-to-use Java interface captures requests of all types including requests for enhancements, customizations, customer connections, updates, and software bugs. The Request Management workflow drives them through the appropriate process for analysis, resolution, approval, justification, and prioritization. Then, if a software change is necessary, the request will automatically generate a change request to which software components can be added for deployment. The Deployment Management workflow drives these change requests through appropriate steps such as technical walkthroughs, approvals, and deployment to environments. Email notifications triggered at different workflow steps keep everyone informed as appropriate. Integration with PeopleTools The Kintana Accelerator for PeopleSoft Enterprise applications enables you to streamline the migration and deployment processes of your PeopleSoft Enterprise application. By combining the built-in API functionality of PeopleTools with an automated file migration utility, the Accelerator enables true software provisioning between environments. You can export Application Designer projects and database objects between databases without human intervention. Post-migration activities such as program compilations and database script execution are also system driven. Accelerate Application Updates and Fixes Applying Customer Connection updates and fixes to your PeopleSoft Enterprise

system is simplified by the Kintana Accelerator, which leverages the patch application process, from download to implementation. PeopleSoft Enterprise fixes are safely and easily deployed through all applicable environments. By utilizing the object automation capabilities of the Accelerator with its configurable workflow engine, the fix application process becomes entirely manageable. Availability The Kintana Suite and the family of eCommerce and ERP Accelerators are available from Kintana, Inc. Call Kintana at 4400 or email info@kintana.com. Support The Kintana Accelerator for PeopleSoft Enterprise /PeopleSoft Enterprise 8 Integration is fully supported by Kintana Software, Inc. Certification Environment Software: PeopleSoft Enterprise 8 Human Resources Management PeopleTools: versions 7.53, 7.57, 7.57.02, 7.59, 8.10 Partner products: Kintana 2.65, 3.0, 3.1 Database platforms: MS SQL Server 7.0, Oracle 8.1.6.1 Operating systems: NT 4.0 Server SP5, Sun Solaris 2.6 Hardware: Toshiba Equium 7100D P2@400 with 256 Megs Ram
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REVISION 2.2

PEOPLESOFT FINANCIALS 8.4 ONLINE WITH DB2 UDB FOR AIX ON AN IBM eSERVER pSERIES p690 SERVER
As the worlds leading provider of application software for the Real-Time Enterprise, PeopleSoft delivers high performance solutions that exceed our customers expectations. Business software must deliver rich functionality with robust performance maintained at volumes representative of customer environments. PeopleSoft benchmarks demonstrate our softwares performance characteristics for a range of processing volumes with a specific platform configuration. Customers and prospects can use this information while planning the software, hardware, and network configurations necessary to support their processing volumes.
The primary objective of our benchmarking effort is to provide as many data points as possible to support this important decision.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS

Benchmark (English) PeopleSoft Financials 8.4 Small Volume Model Average Response Concurrent Users Rfrence d'excution (Franais) Load 1.23 sec, Save 1.38 sec 6,500
PeopleSoft Finances 8.4 Petit volume de donnes temps de rponse Concourants Utilisateurs Load 1,23 sec, Save 1,38 sec 6.500 PeopleSoft Finanzen 8.4 Datenbankmodell Small
The benchmark measured client response times for a single user, 2,000, 4,000, and 6,500 concurrent users using a standard small data composition model. The testing was conducted in a controlled environment with no other applications running. Tuning changes, if any, were approved by PeopleSoft Development and will be available in a future update or release. The goal of this benchmark was to obtain baseline performance data for PeopleSoft Financials 8.4Online. The figure below illustrates average retrieve and update response times for an individual client and for a single user with 2,000, 4,000, and 6,500 concurrent users.
PeopleSoft Financials 8.4 Online with DB2 UDB for AIX on a partitioned IBM eServer pSeries p690 Server
3.0 Average Response Time in Seconds 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Single User 2000 users 4000 users 6,500 users Retrieve Avg. Update Avg. Average R & U

Benchmark-Test

(Deutsch)
Antwortzeit Gleichzeitige Benutzer
Load 1,23 sec, Save 1,38 sec 6.500

PeopleSoft Finanzas 8.4

Patrn rendimiento
Volumen pequeo de los datos

tiempo de reaccin

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Simultneos Utilizadores

Benchmark
Financials 8.4 do PeopleSoft Volume pequeno dos dados

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tempo de resposta Simultneos Usurios

BENCHMARK PROFILE

In January 2003, PeopleSoft conducted a benchmark in Pleasanton, CA to measure the online performance of PeopleSoft Financials 8.4 with IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 7.2 for AIX on a 5-way partition of an IBM eServer pSeries p690 server, running IBM AIX 5.1. 24 CPUs were used as the Application Server. The remaining 3 CPUs were used as the Web Server. Figure 1: Average Response Times * Results are weighted averages corresponding to the transaction mix specified in the Data Composition model.

METHODOLOGY

Mercury Interactives LoadRunner was used as the load driver, simulating concurrent users. It submitted a business transaction at an average rate of one every 5 minutes for each concurrent user to the application servers via the web servers. Mercury Interactives QuickTest Professional was used to automatically submit transactions and to record the benchmark measurements on the client PC. Measurements were recorded when the user load was attained and the environment reached a steady state. Figure 2 shows a typical 4-tier benchmark configuration. This benchmark was run as a Physical 4-Tier configuration by utilizing the partitioning capability of a single physical machine.

(Browser) 'Client' QuickTest
Asset Inquiry: Retrieve non-financial descriptive information, detailed depreciation by period or by year, and detailed historical cost information for assets. AM04: Calculate Net Book Value (NBV) AM06: Cost History Listings PAYABLES (AP) Maintain Vendor Information: Create or update profiles for all types of vendors. AP01: Vendor Add Review Vendor Information: Review payment status, then link to detailed voucher information. AP02: Inquire Payment Information AP03: Inquire Voucher Enter Vouchers: Record vendor invoice information on pages that are the equivalent of electronic voucher forms. AP04: Voucher Add RECEIVABLES (AR) Maintain Customers: Establish and maintain customer processing requirements and attributes. AR01: Customer Add AR02: Customer Update Apply Payments: Apply payments to open items through the use of a payment worksheet. AR03: Apply Payments Customer Item Inquiry: Sift through a customers account looking for trends in open items, closed items, or both. AR04: Inquire Customer Item GENERAL LEDGER (GL) Journal Entry: Enter Journal Header and line information in domestic or foreign currencies. GL01: Journal Add GL06: Journal Add - Foreign Currency Ledger Inquiry: Pinpoint ledger balances using intuitive views based on specific Chart Field combinations. GL03: Inquire Ledger Journal Inquiry: Access detailed journals lines based on the Journal Header selected. GL05: Inquire Journal

'Driver' LoadRunner

6,500 Users

Web Server

77% Utilized 3-way

App. Server

75% Utilized 24-way 55% Utilized 5-way

DB Server

Figure 2: 4-Tier Configuration Load times were measured from the time the user clicks the <OK> button until all the data for the entire business transaction has been retrieved. Update times were measured from the time the user clicks the <SAVE> button until the system has released the page.

BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

PeopleSoft defines a business transaction as a series of HTML pages that guide a user through a business process, such as applying payments or entering a journal entry. Seventeen business transactions in four financial applications were tested in this benchmark. They are as follows: ASSET MANAGEMENT (AM) Asset Additions: Add capitalized assets automatically, with most of the information defaulted from an asset profile. AM01: Asset Add Asset Update: Change an existing assets Tag number AM02: Asset Update AM03: Update Acquisition Details
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The following table shows how the business transactions were weighted in the measurements of this benchmark. The weightings are intended to simulate a typical user environment.

Application

AM (10%)
Payables (AP) Bus. Transaction

AP01 AP02 AP03 AP04

Retrieve Update Retrieve Retrieve Retrieve Update

# Users

1 0.77 0.92 1.56 0.82 1.04 1.33

2,000 4,000 6,500

Business Transaction
AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM06 AP01 AP02 AP03 AP04 AR01 AR02 AR03 AR04 GL01 ** GL02 GL03 GL05 GL06

Percentage of Total

0.71% 5.33% 1.71% 1.13% 1.13% 2.19% 2.73% 2.73% 27.36% 0.85% 0.99% 9.14% 19.02% 15.24% 0.00% 6.11% 3.03% 0.62%
1.10 1.26 1.79 0.95 0.95 1.42
0.97 1.02 1.60 0.90 1.06 1.36
1.00 1.08 1.77 0.92 1.42 1.41
Table 3: AP Business Transaction Runtimes

AP (35%)

Receivables (Ar) Bus. Transaction

AR01 AR02 AR03

Retrieve Update Retrieve Update Retrieve Build Edit Update Worksheet
1 1.11 1.11 0.85 0.86 0.81 1.68 1.35 0.67 1.19 0.95 0.80

AR (30%)

GL (25%)

Retrieve Inquiry

100 00%
0.83 0.91 0.77 0.87 0.81 1.51 1.22 0.68 1.19 0.99 1.09
1.06 0.99 0.90 0.86 1.33 1.51 1.54 0.70 2.38 0.97 0.91
1.03 0.71 0.90 0.87 1.00 1.97 1.31 0.80 1.74 1.00 0.85
Table 1: Business Transaction Mix ** Once every 15 minutes GL02: Edit/Post process is executed. This processes all journals added during that period. It is a batch process that is run in the background without being timed.
Table 4: AR Business Transaction Runtimes
General Ledger (GL) Bus. Transaction

GL01 GL03 GL05 GL06

Retrieve Update Retrieve Inquiry Retrieve Inquiry Retrieve Update
1 1.21 1.01 2.30 0.81 1.62 1.17 0.89
0.87 1.27 2.21 0.71 1.53 1.08 0.96
1.04 1.01 2.23 0.71 1.97 1.08 0.94
1.19 1.19 2.34 0.81 1.75 1.23 1.31
ONLINE TRANSACTION RESULTS
The following tables show average retrieval and update times, in seconds, for each business transaction.
Asset Management (AM) 1 Bus. Transaction

AM01 AM02 AM03 AM04 AM06

Retrieve Update Retrieve Update Retrieve Update Retrieve Inquiry Retrieve Inquiry
Table 5: GL Business Transaction Runtimes The following table shows the average runtimes for all business transactions. The database and application servers were processing a total of 1,300 business transactions per minute at the peak load of 6,500 concurrent users.

AVERAGE RUNTIMES # Users

2,000 1.16 1.36 1.4,000 1.26 1.20 1.6,500 1.23 1.38 1.28 1,300

1.05 1.20 0.86 0.92 0.91 0.73 0.84 0.69 1.21 0.71
1.04 1.55 1.22 0.98 1.24 0.93 0.71 0.70 1.20 0.81
0.92 1.68 1.06 0.93 1.11 0.72 1.04 0.69 1.21 0.66
0.89 1.25 1.13 1.07 1.15 0.73 0.86 0.68 1.42 0.66

* Weighted Avg.

Retrieve Update Ret. & Update Transactions/Minute

1 1.12 1.24 1.16 N/a

Table 2: AM Business Transaction Runtimes
Table 6: Average Runtimes
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4-TIER ENVIRONMENT The following table shows the number of Application Servers utilized for each level of concurrent users. There were two domains on the App Server, with 48 PSAPPSRV instances per domain. There were twenty Web Server instances per physical machine.
# Users # App Servers # Domains / PSAPPSRVs # Domains / Web Servers 2,2/48 1/20 4,2/48 1/20 6,2/48 1/20
DATA COMPOSITION DESCRIPTION
The database was based on our standard Small Data Composition Model as discussed below. The Asset Management tables were comprised of: 500,000 assets in 3 asset books 10 Business Units The Payables tables were comprised of: 10,000 Vendors 415,000 Vouchers (400,000 Paid / 15,000 Unpaid) The Receivables tables were comprised of: 262,500 Items ( of customers have 5 invoice items and of customers have 30 invoice items) 15,000 Customers The General Ledger tables were comprised of: 8,000,000 Journal Lines (1 Year) 2,500,000 Total Ledger Rows (2 Years)
Table 7: Physical Application Servers SERVER PERFORMANCE Figure 3 shows the average Database Server CPU utilization, the average Application Server CPU utilization, and the average Web Server CPU utilization.
90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2,000 users 4,000 users 6,500 users DB Server App Server Web Server

BENCHMARK ENVIRONMENT

HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Database Server: A 5-CPU LPAR of the IBM eServer pSeries p690 (RS/6000 7040-681) server was used as the database server. It was equipped with the following:
5 1.3 GHz POWER4 Processors, each with 32 Kilobytes of Level-1 Data Cache and 64 Kilobytes of Level-1 Instruction Cache, 0.72 Megabytes of Level-2 Cache, with an average of 16 Megabytes of Level 3 Cache 22 Gigabytes of Memory 798 Gigabytes of total Disk Space (1 18.2 GB SCSI + GB LUNs from an ESS 2105-F20) 3 Disk Controllers (1 SCSI, Gbit Fibre Channel) One IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Server, 2105-F20, 36 and 72 GB disk size, 12 Terabytes of total Disk Space, with 800 Gigabytes allocated for this benchmark
Figure 3: CPU Utilization I/O SUBSYSTEM PERFORMANCE The 2.4 Terabyte IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Server (SHARK) was used for storage. I/O performance is crucial to batch performance and is summarized in Table 3. The average and peak transfer rates are shown for each server for the 6,500 concurrent user test.

MB/Second Average DB Server App Server Web Server 1.118 0.063 n/a Peak 24.727 3.540 n/a Transfers/Second Average 259.584 8.035 n/a Peak 1034.8 184.6 n/a
The IBM pSeries p690 was attached to:
Application Server(s): A 24-CPU LPAR of the IBM eServer pSeries p690 (RS/6000 7040-681) server was used as the application server. It was equipped with the following:
24 1.3 GHz POWER4 Processors, each with 32 Kilobytes of Level-1 Data Cache and 64 Kilobytes of Level1 Instruction Cache, 0.72 Megabytes of Level-2 Cache, with an average of 16 Megabytes of Level 3 Cache 16 Gigabytes of Memory

Table 8: I/O Performance

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Web Server(s): A 3-CPU LPAR of the IBM eServer pSeries p690 (RS/6000 7040-681) server was used as the web server. It was equipped with the following:
3 1.3 GHz POWER4 Processors, each with 32 Kilobytes of Level-1 Data Cache and 64 Kilobytes of Level-1 Instruction Cache, 0.72 Megabytes of Level-2 Cache, with an average of 16 Megabytes of Level 3 Cache 22 Gigabytes of Memory
SOFTWARE VERSIONS PeopleSoft Financials 8.4 PeopleTools 8.41 IBM AIX 5.1 (on the database server, application server, web server and driver) Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 5.00.2195 (on the client PC) IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 7.2 for AIX w/FP 8 Mercury Interactive's LoadRunner 7.51 w/SP 1 Mercury Interactives QuickTest Professional 5.6 BEA Tuxedo 6.5 with Jolt 1.2 IBM WebSphere Single Server Version 4.0.0 with JRE 1.3.1 Merant (Micro Focus) Server Express 1.1
Load Driver(s): An 8-CPU LPAR of the IBM eServer pSeries p690 (RS/6000 7040-681) server was used as the load driver. It was equipped with the following:
8 1.3 GHz POWER4 Processors, each with 32 Kilobytes of Level-1 Data Cache and 64 Kilobytes of Level-1 Instruction Cache, 0.72 Megabytes of Level-2 Cache, with an average of 16 Megabytes of Level 3 Cache 16 Gigabytes of Memory

ICE Incidents:

1 Toshiba Equium 7100D served as the load controller. It was equipped with the following: 500 Megahertz Pentium III Xeon Processor 256 Megabytes Memory
Client PC: Toshiba Tecra 9000 with the following: 1.2 Gigahertz Pentium III Mobile Processor 1.1 Gigabytes Memory
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