What does it do?
Sizing a system is a process to determine the pools of resources needed to satisfy workload demands and their service level objectives at an optimal cost. Sizing output depends highly on how accurately we define the requirements and intended use of the system. This DVD provides a predefined configuration for hardware platforms to customers for the following reasons:
- Simplify the sizing process by providing a baseline for comparison
- To make solution offerings simple for the customer.
- To ensure predictable and consistent performance.
- To remove cost ambiguity.
How does it work?
The Dell Edge Solutions Engineering team size workloads and scenarios in accordance with industry experience. These workloads are tested against various hardware configurations and optimal resource sizing information is gathered. These sizes reference the ISV application and workload sizes they support, as shown in the following section. The hardware systems offered in this solution are:
XR4000
The Dell PowerEdge XR4000 is a high-performance server designed and optimized for workloads at the edge to process and analyze data at the point of capture. It can scale as needed by adding sleds as operations demands grow.
XR11
The Dell PowerEdge XR11 compact and ruggedized server offers third-generation Intel Xeon scalable processors, and is built for challenging environments, including telecommunications, military, and retail.
AX-750
Azure HCI AX-750 nodes offer flexible configuration and cluster scalability from 2 to 16 nodes, suitable for varying application performance and capacity demands.
E660F
The Dell VxRail E660F hyperconverged server platform's class, storage, and memory capacity combinations vary depending on the workload classification and application consolidation needs and is suitable for large warehouses or fulfillment centers.
A three-node, high-availability hardware platform is available as well, leveraging VMware, vSAN, and HA.
Intel Xeon processor class, storage, and memory capacity combinations vary depending on the workload classification and application consolidation needs within the micro-fulfilment center.
Accuracy
The following figure details three common scenarios for sizing your workload. In existing environments, the workload is well defined. In a new or greenfield environment, this may not be known, and a reference workload is helpful. The sizing and scaling information detailed in this section provides guidance by referencing tested configurations of the software and hardware platforms.