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I am working on a project to determine the feasibility and build a 
business case for consolidating over 100 Netware 3.12 servers down to 
12 or less Netware 4.1 servers running on high end SMP architecture 
systems.

Each of the Netware 3.12 servers today host approximately 100 users.  
The file servers serve the typical suite of Microsoft Office 
applications to Win3.1 clients. Each of the 100 users typically store 
about 1-4MB of personal data on the server.  During the average day, 
about 25-50 guests are logged in each server.

In the new environment, clients will have the applications stored 
locally on the workstation.  The Netware 4.1 servers will act as 
automated software distribution centers.  Each end user will store 
between 50-500MB of personal data, a vast majority of which will tend 
to store less than 100MB.  There will be approximately 15,000 to 25,000 
end users.

Is anyone doing or looking into server consolidation?  Can you tell me a 
bit about your project?

Billy Ditmars
Technology Planning & Architecture
Sabre Computer Services, The Sabre Group
American Airlines
ditmars@onramp.net
billy.ditmars@corp.amrcorp.infonet.com