Desktop Technical Overview

How does GuiXT Server work?

GuiXT Server acts as an SAP router. It sends the information retrieved from SAPGUI to end users again with the help of Input Scripts.

What is the architecture and topology?

Load Balancing Scenarios when using GuiXT servers

Load balancing is a technique used to spread work between two or more servers in order to get optimal results. This document contains four connection scenarios (with and without load balancing) using GuiXT Server.

Scenario 1 - Connection using a single GuiXT Server and no SAP message servers:

• This creates a direct connection to the SAP server with all connections passing through the same GuiXT server.

Scenario 2 - Connection using multiple GuiXT Servers acting one as message server and no SAP message server:

• When a user tries to log in, the message server will identify the GuiXT server with the least amount of connections and allow a connection directly with the corresponding GuiXT server to the SAP server.

Scenario 3 - Connection using one GuiXT Server and a SAP message server:

• This creates a direct connection to the SAP message server with all connections passing through the same GuiXT server. SAP Message server decides which application server to go to.

Scenario 4 - Connection using a GuiXT message server, GuiXT server(s), and a SAP message server:

• When a user tries to log in, the message server will identify the GuiXT server with the least amount of connections, and allow a connection directly with the corresponding GuiXT server to the SAP message server. SAP Message server decides which application server to go to.