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The following table describes the hardware and software configuration details of an Azure VM instance that is used for APEX Block Storage SDS instances:
Hardware | Configuration |
Azure VM Type | Standard_L32as_v3 |
vCPUs | 32 |
Memory (GB) | 256 |
Storage type (GB) | 4x1.92 TB Local NVMe SSD |
Max IOPS | 160 K per instance |
Software | Version |
Operating system (AMI) | Linux SLES 15.4 |
PowerFlex SDS | 4.5.1 |