Hp COMPAQ PROLIANT 800, COMPAQ PROLIANT 4000 Novell BorderManager Performance Management

COMMUNIQUÉ

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September, 1997
Prepared By

Internet Solutions
Engineering and Asia
Pacific Division
Engineering Support

Compaq Computer
Corporation

CONTENTS

Executive Summary ..............0

Overview of Novell
BorderManager

Features ......................... 0

Performance

Results........................... 0

Comparison of 10 Mbps Shared

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Comparison of 10 Mbps
Switched and 100 Mbps Shared

Network............................... 0

ECG028.0897

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Novell BorderManager

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Performance Management on

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Executive Summary

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What is BorderManager?

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Novell BorderManager is the industry’s first integrated family of directory-based network services

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that manages, secures, and accelerates user access to information at every network border—the

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point where any two networks meet. Through a single point of administration, you can manage

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network security policies, protect confidential information, establish user access privileges to

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Internet content, and reduce WAN connectivity costs. BorderManager improves intranet and

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Internet access and provides a standards-based performance foundation to support your company’s

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network infrastructure. Features include packet filters, application proxy services, circuit gateways,

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advanced proxy cache, secure remote access and Virtual Private Network, with end-to-end

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encryption across the Internet.

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A detailed description of each firewall component begins on page 3. Novell BorderManager

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improves the performance of Web servers by providing Proxy cache services and HTTP

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Acceleration, also referred to as Reverse Proxy.

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Compaq/Novell Joint Effort

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• Compaq and Novell engineers working together enabled comprehensive Proxy Cache, HTTP

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Acceleration, IP/IP and IP/IPX Gateway, and VPN testing. The Compaq engineering team
consisted of representatives from the Asian Pacific Division, Novell Internet Solutions
Division, and Novell Core Technologies Division. Novell engineers from the Information
Access Division, Advanced Development Group, and Novell SuperLabs contributed to the
overall test effort. Support from BorderManager developers was also provided when
necessary.

• Testing was conducted in Novell’s SuperLab in Provo, Utah. This facility consists of over

1400 PC’s of various types and networking equipment. Using switches and routers combined
with the ability to create various WAN links, a real world network was simulated.

Performance Improvements

• Enabling Proxy Cache can increase requests per second as much as 118% while throughput

can increase as much as 116% for a 10Mbps network.

• Enabling HTTP Accelerator can increase requests per second as much as 286% while

throughput can increase as much as 282% for a 10Mbps network. Increases in requests per
second can be as much as 575% while throughput can be increased by as much as 591% when
upgrading to a 100Mbps network.

Communiqúe (cont.)

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NOTICE

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The information in this publication is subject to change without notice.

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COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL

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OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, NOR FOR

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INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE

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FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE, OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL.

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This publication does not constitute an endorsement of the product or products that were tested.

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The configuration or configurations tested or described may or may not be the only available

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solution. This test is not a determination of product quality or correctness, nor does it ensure

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compliance with any federal, state or local requirements. Compaq does not warrant products other

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than its own strictly as stated in Compaq product warranties.

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Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their

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Compaq, ProLiant, SmartStart, and NetFlex are registered with the United States Patent and

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Trademark Office.

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Netscape Navigator is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation.

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Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their

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respective companies.

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©1997 Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.

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Novell and BorderManager are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Novell Incorporated.

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