The test results are based on a model in which the constant-bandwidth safety and security video traffic remained unaffected during a cluster normal load baseline, disk rebuild, and multiple iterations of node reboots
We performed all tests as follows:
- With mutliple iterations of node reboots.
- With drive failures in place in the A3000 cluster to ensure a worst-case scenario for all sizing parameters.
The following table provides bandwidth-sizing guidelines based on our test results.
Configuration
Component | Details |
VMS | Qognify VMS |
Version | 7.3.1.0 |
Component | Bandwidth MB/s (Mb/s) |
Baseline per Cluster Bandwidth | 825 ( 6600) |
Baseline per Node Bandwidth | 206 (1648) |
Baseline per Recorder | 68.5 (548) |
Per Cluster Bandwidth (mission critical) | 648 ( 5184 ) |
Per Node Bandwidth (mission critical) | 162 (1296) |
Per Recorder (mission critical) | 54 (432) |
Number of Recorders per PowerScale node | 3 |
Number of Recorders per PowerScale cluster | 12 |
Disk rebuild - Tier 1 | 3 days |
Component | Details |
Server Model | PowerEdge R650 |
Hypervisor version | VMware ESXi 7.0.3 |
Processor Model | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 5318Y CPU @ 2.10GHz |
Number of Processors | 2 |
Cores per socket | 24 per socket |
Logical Processors | 96 |
Memory | 256GB |
Disk controller | PERC H755 Front (Embedded) RAID Controller |
VMS Storage Tier | N/A |
Component | Details |
Compute platform | VMware ESXi |
Total No. of VMs per ESXi host | 3 |
Guest OS | Windows server 2019 standard |
vCPU | 10 |
vMemory | 15GB |
vNIC type | VMXNET 3 |
Video disk size | 26TB |
Component | Details |
Storage | PowerScale A3000 |
Nodes per cluster | 4 |
OneFS | 9.5.0.2 |
Disk type | HDD SATA |
Protection scheme | 2d+1n |
Disks per node | 20 |
Disk capacity | 12TB |
Protocol | SMB |
CA enabled | yes |
VMS Storage Tier | 1 |
Component | Details |
Camera type | Virtual Camera simulator |
Number of cameras | 80 |
Codec | H264 |
Bitrate | 5.5 Mbps |
FPS | 30 |
Resolution | 1280x720 |
Component | Category | Details |
ESXi host (%) | Max. CPU utilization | 30.50% |
Avg. CPU utilization | 28% | |
Max memory utilization | 19% | |
Per VM (%) | Max. CPU utilization | 62.00% |
Avg. CPU utilization | 54.00% | |
Max. memory utilization | 65.00% | |
Windows (%) | Read IOPS | 52 |
Write IOPS | 54 |
Mission critical graphs
![This graphic illustrates the mission critical External network throughput.](https://cdn-prod.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/static/media/9198938f-8c47-5a0e-82d9-6db6a62cd3f7/DAM-17755548-f49c-4005-8305-3a3ec5aeecca/out/qognify-vms-a3000-mc-external-network-throughput=GUID-B6D361EE-1769-4AC4-877F-CC8D02A45945=1=en-us=Low.png)
The external network throughput rate displays the total amount of data that passes through the external network interfaces in the monitored cluster.
![This graphic illustrates the mission critical CPU usage percentage.](https://cdn-prod.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/static/media/9198938f-8c47-5a0e-82d9-6db6a62cd3f7/DAM-17755548-f49c-4005-8305-3a3ec5aeecca/out/qognify-vms-a3000-mc-cpu-usage=GUID-5E70B69D-DECA-493B-B6F5-F7069F926AF2=1=en-us=Low.png)
The CPU utilization percentage shows the average percent during failure and recovery scenarios, such as Smartfail and adding the failed node back in.
![The graphic illustrates the mission critical disk operations rate.](https://cdn-prod.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/static/media/9198938f-8c47-5a0e-82d9-6db6a62cd3f7/DAM-17755548-f49c-4005-8305-3a3ec5aeecca/out/qognify-vms-a3000-mc-disk-operations-rate=GUID-B9695E5C-5003-4A9D-A1ED-B4F39145B591=1=en-us=Low.png)
![This graphic illustrates the mission critical disk throughput rate.](https://cdn-prod.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/static/media/9198938f-8c47-5a0e-82d9-6db6a62cd3f7/DAM-17755548-f49c-4005-8305-3a3ec5aeecca/out/qognify-vms-a3000-mc-disk-throughput-rate=GUID-5E1D9D2F-A76A-42E5-9493-2F072C52B2B8=1=en-us=Low.png)
The disk throughput rate displays the total amount of data being read from and written to the disks in the cluster.
Cluster baseline graphs
![This graphic illustrates the baseline External network throughput.](https://cdn-prod.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/static/media/9198938f-8c47-5a0e-82d9-6db6a62cd3f7/DAM-17755548-f49c-4005-8305-3a3ec5aeecca/out/qognify-vms-a3000-baseline-external-network-throughput=GUID-C5EE7CDA-9A66-4824-B64E-0FF62BF6CBD6=1=en-us=Low.png)
The external network throughput rate displays the total amount of data that passes through the external network interfaces in the monitored cluster.
![This graphic illustrates the baseline CPU usage percentage.](https://cdn-prod.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/static/media/9198938f-8c47-5a0e-82d9-6db6a62cd3f7/DAM-17755548-f49c-4005-8305-3a3ec5aeecca/out/qognify-vms-a3000-baseline-cpu-usage=GUID-D287287B-C64D-4066-8CCF-2D7AE8BB56E1=1=en-us=Low.png)
The CPU utilization percentage shows the average percent during failure and recovery scenarios, such as Smartfail and adding the failed node back in.
![The graphic illustrates the baseline disk operations rate.](https://cdn-prod.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/static/media/9198938f-8c47-5a0e-82d9-6db6a62cd3f7/DAM-17755548-f49c-4005-8305-3a3ec5aeecca/out/qognify-vms-a3000-baseline-disk-operations-rate=GUID-567539FF-FC08-4ABB-BD70-061B0C13CE84=1=en-us=Low.png)
![This graphic illustrates the baseline disk throughput rate.](https://cdn-prod.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/static/media/9198938f-8c47-5a0e-82d9-6db6a62cd3f7/DAM-17755548-f49c-4005-8305-3a3ec5aeecca/out/qognify-vms-a3000-baseline-disk-throughput-rate=GUID-82AD4FA4-AFAA-416C-8FF8-F70B6AC25D7C=1=en-us=Low.png)
The disk throughput rate displays the total amount of data being read from and written to the disks in the cluster.