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Workflow(has(on(topologies(running(SharePoint(Server(2010.(!
For$ general$ information$ about$how$ to$ plan$ and$run$your$ capacity$planning$ for$SharePoint$ Server$ 2010,"se e "
http:// te chnet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262971(Office.14).aspx.!
Test farm characteristic
Hardware
Top ologies)u sed)for)these )tests)us e)a) sing le)b ack)e nd)computer!for$the$content$database$and$from$one$to$four$
front-end$ computers! with% the% default% installation% for% Microsoft®! SharePoint®! Server% 2010.% Although( the(
workflows ( u s e d ( in(th e s e ( tests(are(not ( available( in ( Microsoft)SharePoint+Foundation+2010,"the "resu lts "can"b e !
used%to%estimate%similar%scenarios%on%those%deployments."The$dataset$used$for$these$tests$contains$a$single$
site%collection%with%a%single%site%based%on%the%Team%Site%template%on%a%single%content%database.%%!
Workload
Testing(for(this (sce n ario(wa s(de sign ed(to#help#develop#estimates#of#how#different#farm#configurations#respond#
to#changes#to#the#following#variables:!
• Impact ' of' n u m ber' o f' front-ends% on% throughput% for% manu ally% starting% declarative% workflows% across%
multiple(front-end$computers!
• Impact ' o f ' n u mber' of' front-ends% on% throughput%for%automatically%starting% declarative% workflows%on%
item%creation%across%mu ltip le %front-end$computers!
• Impact ' of' numb e r' of' front-ends% on% throughput% fo r% completing% tasks% across% multiple% front-end$
computers!
It# is# important( to( note( that( the( specific( capacity( and( performance( figures( presented( in( this( article( will( be(
different( from( the( figures( in( real-world& environments .& T he& fig u res& p resented & are& intende d& to& provide& a &
starting(point( for( the( design( of(an(appropriately( scaled&environment.&After&you&have&completed&your&ini tial&
system& design,& test& the& configuration& to& determine& whether& your& system& will& support& the& factors& in& your&
environment.!
Test definitions
This%section%defines%the%test%scenarios%and%provides%an%overview%of#the#test#process#that#was#used#for#each#
scenario.*Detailed*info rmation*such*as*test*results*and*specific*parameters*are*given*in*each*of*the*test*results*
sections(later(in(this(article.!
Te s t % n a m e !
Test %description!
Throughput) for) starting) workflows)
manually!
1. Associate) the) out-of- box$ M OSS$ Approval$ workflow$ w ith$ a$ list$
that$creates$one$task!
2. Populate)the)list)with)list)items!
3. Call$ the$StartWorkflow$Web# ser vice#method#on# Workflow.asmx&
against'the'items'in'the'list'for'five'minutes!
4. Calculate(throughput(by(looking&at&the&number& of&workflows&in&
progress!
Throughput) for) starting) workflows)
automatically*when*an*item*is*created!
1. Associate) the) out-of- box$ M OSS$ Approval$ workflow$ w ith$ a$ list$
that$creates$one$task,$set$to$automatically$start$when$an$item$ is$
created!
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