Dimensioning virtual machines: Difference between revisions

From wiki.comcert.com
Jump to navigation Jump to search
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(27 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


We recommend the following virtual machine sizes.
We recommend the following virtual machine sizes:
 
*For nGeniusPULSE without SNMP Polling (only Synthetic Testing and Smart Edge Monitoring): <span style="background-color:#FFFF00;">Type&nbsp;J</span>
*For nGeniusPULSE including&nbsp;SNMP Polling with up to 250 nPoints and/or 2500 monitored elements: <span style="background-color:#FFFF00;">Type&nbsp;K</span>
*For nGeniusPULSE including&nbsp;SNMP Polling with > 250 nPoints and/or > 2500 monitored elements: <span style="background-color:#FFFF00;">Type&nbsp;M</span>
 
Make sure you have sufficient rights to deploy a New Virtual Machines and Edit Settings.


&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Line 9: Line 15:


=== nGeniusPulse Small System ===
=== nGeniusPulse Small System ===
This deployment has been tested&nbsp;in situations where there are less than 50 nPoints and less than 100 monitorred elements.


All appliances are installed from an iso-file provided by COMCERT at the day of installation.
All appliances are installed from an iso-file provided by COMCERT at the day of installation.


{| style="width: 500px" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="left"
{| align="left" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px"
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 400px" | Virtual Machine Settings
! scope="col" style="width: 400px" | Virtual Machine Settings
! scope="col" style="width: 400px" | nGeniusPULSE Server
! scope="col" style="width: 400px" | nGeniusPULSE Server
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center; width: 400px" | '''<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">Type</span>'''
| style="text-align: center; width: 400px" | '''<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">Type</span>'''
| style="text-align: center; width: 400px" | <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">J</span>
| style="text-align: center; width: 400px" | <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">J</span>
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''CPU'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''CPU'''
Line 26: Line 30:
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Memory'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Memory'''
| style="width: 400px" | 32GB
| style="width: 400px" | 64GB
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Network adapter 1'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Network adapter 1'''
Line 32: Line 36:
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 1 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 1 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | 40GB
| style="width: 400px" | 86GB
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 2 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 2 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | 8GB
| style="width: 400px" | 12GB
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 3 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 3 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | 24GB
| style="width: 400px" | 64GB
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''OS (see 2)'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''SCSI controller (see 2)'''
| style="width: 400px" | LSI Logic Parallel
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Guest OS (see 3)'''
| style="width: 400px" | CentOS 7
| style="width: 400px" | CentOS 7
|}
|}
Line 62: Line 69:
&nbsp;
&nbsp;


(1) It is important to respect the order and sizes&nbsp;of the hard disk. All hard disk must be thic provisioned. Disk 2 and 3 performace must be no less than 300 IOPS; choose your datastore accordingly.
&nbsp;
 
(1) It is important to respect the order and sizes&nbsp;of the hard disks.&nbsp; All&nbsp;hard disks can be thin provisioned.&nbsp; Disk 2 and 3 performace must be no less than 300 IOPS; choose your datastore accordingly.
 
(2) Recommended.


(2) For information only; the operarating system is part of the iso and installed with the software.
(3) For information only; the operarating system is part of the iso and will be installed with the software.


&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Line 70: Line 81:
=== nGeniusPULSE Medium System ===
=== nGeniusPULSE Medium System ===


This deployment has been tested&nbsp;in situations where there are less than 250 nPoints and less than 500 monitorred elements.
All appliances are installed from an iso-file provided by COMCERT at the day of installation.
 
This appliance is installed from an ova-archive provided by COMCERT at the day of installation. The creation of the virtual machine is part of OVA deployment.&nbsp; The values in this table are for reference only. Meke sure to use a datastore with sufficient performance (300 IOPS minimum)


{| style="width: 500px" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="left"
{| align="left" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px"
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 400px" | Virtual Machine Settings
! scope="col" style="width: 400px" | Virtual Machine Settings
! scope="col" style="width: 400px" | nGeniusPULSE Server
! scope="col" style="width: 400px" | nGeniusPULSE Server
|-
| style="text-align: center; width: 400px" | '''<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">Type</span>'''
| style="text-align: center; width: 400px" | <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">K</span>
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''CPU'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''CPU'''
| style="width: 400px" | &nbsp;
| style="width: 400px" | 8
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Memory'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Memory'''
| style="width: 400px" | &nbsp;
| style="width: 400px" | 64GB
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Network adapter 1'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Network adapter 1'''
Line 89: Line 101:
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 1 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 1 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | &nbsp;
| style="width: 400px" | 86GB
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 2 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 2 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | &nbsp;
| style="width: 400px" | 12GB
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 3 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 3 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | &nbsp;
| style="width: 400px" | 500GB
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''OS (see 2)'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''SCSI controller (see 2)'''
| style="width: 400px" | LSI Logic Parallel
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Guest OS (see 3)'''
| style="width: 400px" | CentOS 7
| style="width: 400px" | CentOS 7
|}
|}


&nbsp;  
&nbsp;
 
&nbsp;
 
&nbsp;


&nbsp;  
&nbsp;


&nbsp;  
&nbsp;


&nbsp;  
&nbsp;
 
&nbsp;


&nbsp;  
&nbsp;


&nbsp;  
&nbsp;


&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Line 119: Line 140:
=== nGeniusPULSE Large System ===
=== nGeniusPULSE Large System ===


This appliance is installed from an ova-archive provided by COMCERT at the day of installation. The creation of the virtual machine is part of OVA deployment.&nbsp; The values in this table are for reference only. Meke sure to use a datastore with sufficient performance (300 IOPS minimum)
All appliances are installed from an iso-file provided by COMCERT at the day of installation.
 
This VM complies with Netscout's minimal specifications.


{| style="width: 500px" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="left"
{| align="left" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px"
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 400px" | Virtual Machine Settings
! scope="col" style="width: 400px" | Virtual Machine Settings
! scope="col" style="width: 400px" | nGeniusPULSE Server
! scope="col" style="width: 400px" | nGeniusPULSE Server
|-
| style="text-align: center; width: 400px" | '''<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">Type</span>'''
| style="text-align: center; width: 400px" | <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">M</span>
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''CPU'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''CPU'''
| style="width: 400px" | &nbsp;
| style="width: 400px" | 24
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Memory'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Memory'''
| style="width: 400px" | &nbsp;
| style="width: 400px" | 96GB
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Network adapter 1'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Network adapter 1'''
Line 136: Line 162:
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 1 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 1 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | &nbsp;
| style="width: 400px" | 275GB
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 2 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 2 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | &nbsp;
| style="width: 400px" | 275GB
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 3 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''Hard disk 3 (see 1)'''
| style="width: 400px" | &nbsp;
| style="width: 400px" | 4TB
|-
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''OS (see 2)'''
| style="width: 400px" | '''SCSI controller (see 2)'''
| style="width: 400px" | CentOS 7
| style="width: 400px" | LSI Logic Parallel
|-
| style="width: 400px" | '''Guest OS (see 3)'''
| style="width: 400px" | Centos 7
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 09:37, 18 November 2022

Introduction

We recommend the following virtual machine sizes:

  • For nGeniusPULSE without SNMP Polling (only Synthetic Testing and Smart Edge Monitoring): Type J
  • For nGeniusPULSE including SNMP Polling with up to 250 nPoints and/or 2500 monitored elements: Type K
  • For nGeniusPULSE including SNMP Polling with > 250 nPoints and/or > 2500 monitored elements: Type M

Make sure you have sufficient rights to deploy a New Virtual Machines and Edit Settings.

 

Solution

nGeniusPulse Small System

All appliances are installed from an iso-file provided by COMCERT at the day of installation.

Virtual Machine Settings nGeniusPULSE Server
Type J
CPU 4
Memory 64GB
Network adapter 1 1x VMXNET3
Hard disk 1 (see 1) 86GB
Hard disk 2 (see 1) 12GB
Hard disk 3 (see 1) 64GB
SCSI controller (see 2) LSI Logic Parallel
Guest OS (see 3) CentOS 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) It is important to respect the order and sizes of the hard disks.  All hard disks can be thin provisioned.  Disk 2 and 3 performace must be no less than 300 IOPS; choose your datastore accordingly.

(2) Recommended.

(3) For information only; the operarating system is part of the iso and will be installed with the software.

 

nGeniusPULSE Medium System

All appliances are installed from an iso-file provided by COMCERT at the day of installation.

Virtual Machine Settings nGeniusPULSE Server
Type K
CPU 8
Memory 64GB
Network adapter 1 1x VMXNET3
Hard disk 1 (see 1) 86GB
Hard disk 2 (see 1) 12GB
Hard disk 3 (see 1) 500GB
SCSI controller (see 2) LSI Logic Parallel
Guest OS (see 3) CentOS 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nGeniusPULSE Large System

All appliances are installed from an iso-file provided by COMCERT at the day of installation.

This VM complies with Netscout's minimal specifications.

Virtual Machine Settings nGeniusPULSE Server
Type M
CPU 24
Memory 96GB
Network adapter 1 1x VMXNET3
Hard disk 1 (see 1) 275GB
Hard disk 2 (see 1) 275GB
Hard disk 3 (see 1) 4TB
SCSI controller (see 2) LSI Logic Parallel
Guest OS (see 3) Centos 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retrieved from "https://wiki.comcert.com/index.php?title=Dimensioning_virtual_machines&oldid=8108"