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Architecture, Performance And Scalability Considerations For A P6 EPPM Upgrade

Matt Leeson Principal Technical Engineer
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Program Agenda
Architecture of The P6 EPPM Suite Performance and Scalability Considerations
Lessons Learned From P6 EPPM Implementations

Q&A
Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

Considerations When Upgrading From P6 EPPM v7.0 or earlier
P6 Web Changes Interface to use for administrative tasks and Global Dictionaries
Job Services Changes Re-architected to be platform independent, robust, reliable, and highly scalable Can run following on-demand services as scheduled services in P6: Summarize
Project, Schedule Project, Level Project Resources, Apply Actuals

Have to use the Windows command line interface to run batch reports and
export projects as a service
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Reporting Changes P6 now has additional tables (P6 EPPM Extended Schema) that support
reporting directly from the P6 database.

Allows for near real-time reporting, improved storage, BI Publisher 11g support,
SQL server support, and improved security.

Workflow Changes Support for Oracle BPM 10g or 11g for workflows and reviews.
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Content Repository Changes Support Oracle Universal Content Management or Microsoft SharePoint for your
content repository.
JackRabbit Content Repository Migration to Oracle Universal Content
Management (OUCM) (Doc ID 1283730.1)

Methodology Management and Project Architect Changes Methodology Management and Project Architect have been removed and
replaced with Project Templates in P6
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P6 Team Member Mobile and Email Statusing Service New methods for Team Members to update their status P6 Team Member for iPhone P6 Team Member Web E-mail Statusing Service
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Small Deployments, non-clustered
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Medium Deployment, clustered
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Large Deployment, clustered
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Performance & Scalability Considerations
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Performance and Scalability Considerations

Two Categories:
Vertical Scaling (scaling up) Horizontal Scaling (scaling out)
Can decide which to use based on:

Desired level of performance Availability requirements Short term versus long term outlook of system usage
Seasonality and frequently used application areas
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Vertical Scaling
Vertical Scaling (Scaling up)
Adding additional resources, or upgrading resources on an existing system. Good approach if the application bottlenecks are processor and memory-related. Usually includes increase in JVM Heap, Hardware, Operating System
JVM Heap
The application objects (such as Projects, Activities, Assignments, etc.) are stored in
the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) heap allocation.

Most of these objects are short-lived, and are periodically cleaned up by the JVMs
garbage collection mechanism.

As the number of concurrent users increases, performance and scalability is
affected by the available heap space in the JVM.

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Vertical Scaling
Hardware Upgrades
Upgrading the CPU Adding extra cores Upgrading to faster I/O devices Upgrading from 32-bit to 64-bit hardware
Operating System Upgrades

Upgrading to latest versions of the operating system
Installing the latest patch updates,

Upgrading from a 32-bit to a 64-bit architecture
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Horizontal Scaling
Horizontal Scaling (scaling out)
Adding additional nodes to an existing application server or database cluster to
handle the increased system load.

For high availability requirements, horizontal scaling is the better option.
Adding Application Server Nodes

Should be considered to manage seasonality. Provides scalability without interruption of service. Provides high-availability so application processing can continue when a server
instance fails.
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Horizontal Scaling
Database Scaling and Clustering
Provides scalability to enhance the total database engine computing power Provides predictable performance as the number of users or the size of the
database increases.
Provides high-availability so application processing can continue when one of the
nodes fail.
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Database Performance Tuning Tips

Oracle Database
Memory Tuning: Properly size your database buffers Disk I/O Tuning: Properly place and size database files to provide maximum disk subsystem throughput. Eliminate Database Contention: Study database locks, latches and wait events carefully and eliminate where possible. Tune the Operating System: Monitor and tune operating system CPU, I/O and memory utilization.
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SQL Server Database
Memory Tuning Automatically maintained Snapshot Isolation Used to avoid reader-writer blocking scenarios Index Tuning Used to avoid fragmentation which leads to degraded query performance Statistics Used to avoid the database query optimizer from choosing an efficient execution plan
Best Practices For Performance Tuning Of The P6 EPPM Database (Doc ID 1327603.1)
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Oracle & SQL Server Database
Database Design & Application Tuning: 80% of all system performance problems are resolved through coding optimal SQL through
the application and better database design.

Also consider proper scheduling of batch tasks after peak working hours.
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Database Performance Monitoring Tools

Database
Oracle Performance Monitoring ADDM (Automated Database Diagnostics Monitor) SQL Trace and TKProf Statspack or AWR (Automatic Workload Repository) Report Oracle Enterprise Manager - Tuning Pack (cost option)
SQL Server Performance Monitoring Tools SQL Server Profiler
System Monitor
Activity Monitor Database Engine Tuning Advisor
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Database Performance Monitoring Tools

Database
Database Tracing: Recommendations For Obtaining An Oracle Database Session Trace For Performance
Troubleshooting Of The Project Management Client Application (Doc ID 891566.1)

How To Obtain Database Trace Information From MS SQL Server Using SQL Profiler (Doc
ID 913465.1)
Primavera SQL Monitor For P6 Project Management (Doc ID 910590.1)
How To Trace SQL And Java From The P6 Web Access Server (Doc ID 894429.1)
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App Server Performance Tuning Tips

Application Server
JRockit versus Sun JDK No significant performances differences between the JVMs
Memory and CPU Tuning: Set initial/minimal heap size & maximum heap size appropriately Oracle recommends setting the minimum heap size (-Xms) equal to the maximum heap size
(-Xmx) to minimize garbage collections.

Target CPU utilization at 70-80% before horizontal or vertical scaling
Configure a separate JVM for P6 Services: How To Configure a Separate Server Or Java Process for P6 Services (Job Services) in P6
EPPM r8.1 And Later Releases (Doc ID 1357440.1)

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App Server Performance Monitoring Tools

Application Server
Performance Monitoring

Java VisualVM: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/visualvm/index.html Jconsole: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/management/jconsole.html JRockit Management Console: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/jrockit/overview/index-090630.html
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App Server Performance Monitoring Tools
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Lessons Learned From P6 EPPM Implementations
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Deployment Considerations
P6 Application Server
P6 Services
Includes: Summarizer, Scheduler, Leveler, Apply Actuals, Publications
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P6 Services (cont.)
Number of concurrent jobs greatly affects the CPU, memory requirements of the application
server, and load on the database servers.

For most deployment categories, recommend setting up a dedicated java process to run P6
service activity and removing services from the application server processes serving web requests
For long running jobs, recommend scheduling the job when the load on system is low For initial run of Publication Services, recommend running on long duration of off-peak hours
(such as a weekend).
For heavy data intensive jobs (such as summarizing an entire EPS), recommend sequential
runs versus concurrent scheduling.
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P6 Services (cont.)
Factors which can impact the response of Project Publication: Number of activities/assignments Length of project
Length of publication date range

Number of financial periods Tune the service settings available & Scale by deploying multiple instances of P6 Services
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P6 Services (cont.)
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P6 Services (cont.)
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Activity Gantt
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Activity Gantt
Can load up to 100 thousand activities Factors which can impact the response of the Activity Gantt: Number of activities/assignments
Number of activity relationships

Number of open projects Project length Depth of WBS hierarchy
Activities/assignments length
Amount of client-side memory allocated View being used
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Resource Management
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Resource Management
Factors which can impact the response of the Activity Gantt: Number of resources Number of resource assignments to activities
Number of open projects

Filter usage Project length Depth of WBS hierarchy
Amount of client-side memory allocated to the JRE and applets
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Risks
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Risks
Factors which can impact the response of the Activity Gantt: Number of risks Number of activity assignments to risk
Number of open projects

Number of risk scoring matrix assignments Number of response plan assignments Amount of client side memory allocated to the JRE and applets
Other load on the application server
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P6 Web Client (Browser)
Number of concurrent users Activities performed within each user session
Activity Gantt, Resource Planning, P6 Services, Reporting
Maximum Memory Allocated to Applets

How To Improve Applet Performance In P6 When Working With Larger Datasets (Doc ID 1397987.1)
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P6 Web Client (Browser)
Java Runtime Environment Settings
How To Allow More JRE Client Side Memory for Loading Applets In P6 And Override The
'Maximum memory allocated to Java Applets' Variable In The P6 Configuration (Doc ID 1389862.1)
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Application Versions
R8.2 Patch 16361945 - P6 Release 8.2 Service Pack 1 HotFix 22
[SQL] Bug 15829348 - job remains at delegated; pending child jobs never complete and
running jobs = 0
[SQL] Bug 13904862 -
org.springframework.dao.deadlockloserdataaccessexception:preparedstatementcallba
Bug 15876661 - view service status window in p6 web takes several minutes to open Bug 15877189 - 'published security' svc takes long time to complete and inserts duplicates
rows
Bug 14583845 - p6 web freezes when clicking eps view Bug 15892160 - summarization uses individual spread objs to be created in db not batch
commit
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R8.2 Patch 16361945 - P6 Release 8.2 Service Pack 1 HotFix 22
Bug 14579655 - running summarize project gets critical / out of memory error
Bug 16287321 - portfolio view portlet containing udf's performance degradation

Bug 16210261 - resource analysis performance issue when grouped by res team or res
code
Bug 14087521 - project page: performance degradation when view contains 6 udf fields
Bug 14063923 - eps page fails to load due to "io error: socket read timed out"
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R8.2 Patch 16209855 - Primavera P6 Professional Version 8.2 Service Pack 1
HotFix 16
Bug 14727239 - p6 8.2 optional client performance issue login and opening 1100 projects Bug 12681286 - system out of memory importing resource assignments from xls Bug 13842772 - update baseline performance and timeout issues Bug 14260200 - p6 professional hangs at 98% when re-opening project data
Bug 13998701 - 'loading summary data' causing login to take long time due to high wait
event
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Appendix
Referenced Knowledge Base Documents
JackRabbit Content Repository Migration to Oracle Universal Content Management
(OUCM) (Doc ID 1283730.1)

Best Practices For Performance Tuning Of The P6 EPPM Database (Doc ID
1327603.1)
Recommendations For Obtaining An Oracle Database Session Trace For
Performance Troubleshooting Of The Project Management Client Application (Doc ID 891566.1)

How To Obtain Database Trace Information From MS SQL Server Using SQL
Profiler (Doc ID 913465.1)

Primavera SQL Monitor For P6 Project Management (Doc ID 910590.1)
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Appendix
Referenced Knowledge Base Documents
How To Trace SQL And Java From The P6 Web Access Server (Doc ID 894429.1) How To Configure a Separate Server Or Java Process for P6 Services (Job
Services) in P6 EPPM r8.1 And Later Releases (Doc ID 1357440.1)

How To Improve Applet Performance In P6 When Working With Larger Datasets
(Doc ID 1397987.1)
How To Allow More JRE Client Side Memory for Loading Applets In P6 And Override
The 'Maximum memory allocated to Java Applets' Variable In The P6 Configuration (Doc ID 1389862.1)
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Architecture, Performance And Scalability Considerations For A P6 EPPM Upgrade

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Lessons Learned From P6 EPPM Implementations

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

Project, Schedule Project, Level Project Resources, Apply Actuals

export projects as a service

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

reporting directly from the P6 database.

SQL server support, and improved security.

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

Management (OUCM) (Doc ID 1283730.1)

replaced with Project Templates in P6

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

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Architecture Of The P6 EPPM Suite

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Performance & Scalability Considerations

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Performance and Scalability Considerations

Can decide which to use based on:

Seasonality and frequently used application areas

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the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) heap allocation.

garbage collection mechanism.