Processes on App Servers: Is there a SAP recommendation?

Hi All
Is there a SAP recommendation for the amount of Dialog, Update, Update2 etc processes that can be run on on an Application Server?
As we have multiple appservers (4GB RAM and 8GB RAM, Dual Core Xeon).
This is the only area we have not really reviewed since our upgrade to ECC6.
Thanks
Phil

Hi Phil,
The calculation of wp distribution totally depends on the those questions which mark has asked as per my knowledge there is a standard with SAPfollows please go through the below detials:
#dialog_WP = RAM / 256 (min 2, max 18)
#update_WP = RAM / 768 (min 1, max 6)
#update2_WP = RAM / 1024 (min 1, max 3)
#batch_WP = RAM / 1024 (min 2, max 3)
#enqueue_WP = 1
#spool_WP = 1
I think with the above formula which is given you can calculate the maximum no.of work process that you can have on your app servers.
Regards,
iqbal

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