14.4. Predicting the Performance

We can use the performance models discussed in Chapters 8 and 9 to answer the capacity planning questions posed in Section 14.2.1. These questions are rephrased below in more precise terms, using the workload intensity parameters derived in Section 14.3.

  • Will the site be able to support a load of 4.756 transactions/sec generated by the Configure function?

  • Will the site support parts inventory updates at a rate of 0.0946 updates/sec and inventory checking queries at a rate of 0.00833 transactions/sec?

The new workloads will share the same IT resources with the already existing workloads.

We need to use a resource model to answer the capacity planning questions. The site architecture is the one depicted in Fig. 13.6 ...

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