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Designing a Scalable
Enterprise Project
Management Architecture
Ken Toole
Platform Test Manager
MS Project
Microsoft Corporation
Agenda
What is Project Server Configuration
Overview of Project Server
Architecture
Configuration Options
Options for each tier of the application
Primary factors that indicate each option
Multi-Site (hosted) installation options
Project Server
Configuration
Flexible deployment of application
components to variable number of servers
Supports wide variation of use
Different uses stress different components
Customer Architecture Review Program
In depth study of > 40 customer’s scenarios and
analysis of the scalability requirements of each
Project Server Configuration Planning Guide
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Web Server Options
Single Server
Dual Servers
Single Cluster
Dual Clusters
Single Server
Simplest setup
Scale limited to size of hardware
Sharepoint “Front-End”
IIS
Project Server
IIS, ASP Pages
Project Data Service
XML Web Service
Dual Server
Separate WSS and Project Server
Allows ‘right sizing’ of each server based on
use
Use when significant WSS usage is expected
outside of project server
Sharepoint “Front-End”
IIS
Project Server
IIS, ASP Pages
Project Data Service
XML Web Service
Single Cluster
Efficient use of less expensive hardware
Flexibility of maintenance and adding
capacity
Use when balance of WSS to PS usage
unknown
WSS
Project Server
WSS
PDS
Project Server
WSS
PDS
Project Server
PDS
Dual Cluster
Max flexibility in adding capacity as
required
Separate admin and maintenance orgs
Max capacity strategy
Project Server
WSS
PDS
Project Server
WSS
PDS
Project Server
PDS
WSS
Views Processing Options
On Web Server
Separate Server
Multiple Separate Servers
On Database Server
Views on Web Servers
Default option
Only supported when using a single PS
web server
Sharepoint “Front-End”
IIS
Project Server
IIS, ASP Pages
View Processing Svc
NT Service
Project Data Service
XML Web Service
Views on Separate Server
Required for clustered PS web servers
Increased publishing capacity
Single processor speed is critical
WSS
PS
PDS
View Processing Svc
NT Service
Views on Multiple Server
New capability in SP1
Not ‘clustered’, additional separate
servers
Single processor speed is critical
View Svc
WSS
PS
PDS
View Svc
Views on Database Server
Eliminates network overhead during publish
Increased publishing speed
Single processor speed is critical
PS Views DB
View Processing Svc
NT Service
Database Partition Options
Single Database
Two Databases
Three Databases
Single Database
All three logical table sets on one
machine
Default install option
WSS DB
PS Views DB
PS Core DB
PS Projects
DB
Two Databases
Separate server for views data
Supported through PS Installer
WSS DB
PS Views DB
PS Core DB
PS Projects
DB
Three Databases
Separate server for views data
Separate server for project data
Requires use of command line tools
WSS DB
PS Core DB
PS Projects
DB
PS Views DB
Multi-Site Configurations
Multiple Project Server web sites on
single hardware platform
Separate database (not server) per
Project Server site
Additional flexibility for views
processing and database layout
Multi-Site Front End
Single or Dual web server clusters for
all sites
Number servers based on total number
of concurrent users supported
WSS
Project Server
WSS
PDS
Project Server
WSS
PDS
Project Server
PDS
Views Processing Options
Multiple sites per views server
Multiple views servers per site
View Svc
Site 1
Site 2
Site 3
View Svc
Database Options
Multiple servers, partition by site
Multiple servers, partition by usage
Multiple servers, partition by function
Site 1
Core
Site 1
Site 2
Core
Site 3
Site 2
Site 1
Views
Site 2
Views
Site 4
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