Adabas Parallel Services v7'4

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Adabas Parallel Services v7.4

• The new multi-update nucleus Adabas SMP

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What is Adabas Simultaneous Multi-Processing
(SMP)?

• SMP is a mechanism which allows for executing an
  Adabas nucleus on each processor of a
  multi-engine CPU.
• All nuclei share memory and access the same
  physical files (through a global buffer pool in
  an ESA dataspace).
• SMP comes with Adabasall you need is a
  multi-engine CPU and an ESA dataspace
• Adabas SMP buys you throughput!! Applications run
  faster.
• NO changes to applications

Operating system
Read
Read
Nuc
Nuc
Shared memory
Read
Update
Nuc
Nuc
Database Disks
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Who should consider using Adabas SMP ?

• Those shops experiencing
• A significant increase in users
• Response times too low
• An increase in applications
• Machine capacity is to low

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Adabas SMP vs. Adabas Parallel Services
Adabas SMP
Adabas Parallel Services
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Adabas Parallel Services - Advantages

• Workload balancing across multiple processors
• Better response times for all users
• No need to buy a new machine to improve
  performance
• Maximum scalability
• No changes to existing applications

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Thank you!