Report Server Vs Reports Engine

Question

Hi,
Could someone explain the difference between report server and a report engine (advantages vs disadvantages)?
What does lifes remaiming means on a reports engine?
On a 100+ user system, which is better, mulitple reports servers or higher reports engine setting?
Thanks
Edited by: 913146 on 08-Feb-2012 02:35

Answer 1

Hi,
About engLife,you can get the details from the below link.:)
You will also get the information of other report server parameters
http://docs.oracle.com/html/A9210201/pbr_tune.htm#1005700_
Difference between report server and a report engine
Report engine is a part of Report server..When ever a report server starts then the report engine gets initialized and gets available at the same time.
If Report server is down,Report Engine also goes down.
which is better mulitple  reports servers or higher reports engine setting?
Now consider this example,
If you have set you Max and Min engine to 3,
Now assume,3 users have simultaneously sent request to execute a report.
These 3 request will be handled by 3 engines available in the report server.
Now in between this,if the 4th user tries to execute another report..since all the engines are full,this request will be in the queue and will be executed once any report engine gets free.
Multiple report server will be helpful,As the load gets balanced between different report servers.
Regards
Fabian