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The following table describes the hardware and software configuration details of an Azure VM instance used as APEX Block Storage SDC instances:
Hardware | Configuration |
Azure VM Type | Standard D16as v4 |
vCPUs | 16 |
Memory (GiB) | 64 |
root device volume (GB) | 127 GB |
Max throughput (MBps) | 125 |
Software | Version |
Operating system (AMI) | Windows Server 2022 |
PowerFlex SDC | 4.5.1 |
SQL Server | 2022 |
Benchmark Tool | HammerDB 4.7 |