Netcontent Sizing and Scalability

Servers Sizing

There is one main factor for determining the number of servers required to process jobs efficiently:

Concurrency: This is typically the deciding factor when the average execution time of a request exceeds 30 seconds.
Each server that meets the recommended requirements can process 100 simultaneous users.
The following formula determines the number of servers needed to meet concurrency requirements:

(Minimum number of servers) = (number of concurrent or nearly simultaneous users) / 100.
For example, if 1/3 of 500 users are active at the same time: 167 / 100 = 1.67.

In summary, the system should include 2 servers to allow for 167 active users, with an average execution time of less than 30 seconds.

Performance in Geographical Locations

Organizations with many locations distributed across large areas may experience excessive wait times as requests travel through the WAN.

This situation can be addressed by configuring separate Netcontent instances for each geographical location or using a cloud service.