Unicenter Desktop & Server Management

Scaling Options - Ingres

- Latest Revision Jun 22 2006- Read the notes pages

Domain Management:Scaling

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Simple, small environment….

All Domain Management components may be implemented on a single, adequately sized system in a simple, small environment…

Domain Manager

MDB

System Engine

Scalability Server

2 U

Engine

System Specification:

CPU: Dual 2 GHzRAM: 2 GBDisk: 100 GB free

Agents (same LAN): Up to 2000

Workstations Reporter

DSM Explorer

Laptops

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Simple, small-to-medium environment…a more powerful single system for a simple, small to medium environment

Domain Manager

MDB

System Engine

Scalability Server

4 U

Engine

System Specification:

CPU: Quad 2 GHzRAM: 4 GBDisk: 200 GB free

Agents (same LAN): 2K-5K

Workstations Reporter

DSM Explorer

Laptops

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Distributed Environment

More commonly, components will be distributed not only for performance and scalability reasons…

Domain Manager

System Engine

2 U

Engine

MDB

2 U

Scalability Server

1 U

Scalability Server

1 U

Scalability Server

1 U

System Specification:

MDBCPU: Dual 2 GHzRAM: 2 GBDisk: 150 GB free

Domain Mgr:CPU: Dual 2 GHzRAM: 2GBDisk: 25 GB free

Scalability Server:CPU: Single 2 GHzRAM: 2 GBDisk: 25 GB free

Agents/Scalability Server (same LAN): up to 2K

Agents (total): up to 5K

Workstations Reporter

DSM Explorer

Laptops

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Network Challenges

Scalability Server

1 U

Scalability Server

1 U

Scalability Server

1 U

Domain Manager

System Engine

2 U

Engine

MDB

2 U

…but to address a variety of network topology challenges as well (more on this later).

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But the basics still apply

Scalability Server

1 U

Scalability Server

1 U

Scalability Server

1 U

Domain Manager

System Engine

2 U

Engine

MDB

2 U

Domain Mgr.and Engines should be electronically close to the MDB.

Scalability Servers should be electronically close to the agents

Enterprise Management: Scaling

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Small Environment – Average Activity- Hardware

requirements will vary based on number of assets and typical activity. In a small environment with average activity, all components may be installed on a single system.

Enterprise Manager

MDB

Engine

DSM Explorer

Reporter

2 U

Workstations Reporter

DSM Explorer

Laptops

System Specification:

CPU: Dual 2 GHzRAM: 2 GBDisk: 150 GB free

Agents: 2K-5KActivity: Average

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Small Environment – Above Average Activity

Enterprise Manager

MDB

Engine

DSM Explorer

Reporter

4 U

Workstations Reporter

DSM Explorer

Laptops

In a small environment with above average activity or medium environment with average activity, all components may be installed on a larger single system… System Specification:

CPU: Dual 2 HTRAM: 4 GBDisk: 200 GB free

Agents: 2K-5KActivity: Above Average

Agents: 5K-10KActivity: Average

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Distributed Option

2 U

MDB

2 U

Enterprise Manager

System Engine

Engine

Workstations Reporter

DSM Explorer

Laptops

…or components may be distributed across a number of smaller systems.

System Specification:

CPU: Dual 2 GHzRAM: 2 GBDisk: 100 GB free

Agents: 2K-5KActivity: Above Average

Agents: 5K-10KActivity: Average

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Additional EnginesAs the number of agents and activity increases - the number of systems and related specifications increases.

Additional Engine systems are added as needed to distribute workload.

4 U

MDB

4 U

Enterprise Manager

System Engine

Engine

1 U

Engine

1 U

Workstations Reporter

DSM Explorer

Laptops

System Specifications:

MDB and ManagerCPU: Quad 2 GHzRAM: 4 GBDisk: 150 GB free

Additional Engines:CPU: Single 2 GHzRAM: 1-2 GBDisk: 50 GB free

Agents: 15K-20K Activity: Above Average

Agents: 25K-30KActivity: Average

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Guidelines presented were in many cases based on results of Stress Lab Testing. The next few slides touch on only a small subset of the testing conducted.

Understand that because many of the items in the test plan would require installation of thousands of systems and agents, a simulation tool known as “Load Tester” was employed. “Load Tester” generates the CAM messages that agents would produces at a very high, configurable rate, “bursting” them onto the network in large batches. Details on the rates used for individual tests should be documented with the results posted.

DSM r11 From the Stress Lab

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Migration of data from existing 4.0 Domains to their newly implemented DSM r11 counterparts will certainly be at the top of the “to do list” at client sites. To gauge performance with realistic data, a replica of the GIS North American UAM Domain containing approximately 16,000 units was used as the source.

DSM r11 From the Stress Lab:Migration

Domain Manager

MDB

Engine

CAM

4 U1 U

CAAMDB

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Results for the initial UAM inventory migration:

Number of Units: 15, 783Time to Complete: 3 days, 2.5 hoursAverage Time/Unit: 16.993 seconds

DSM r11 From the Stress Lab: Migration

Domain Manager

MDB

Engine

CAM

4 U1 U

CAAMDB

System Specifications:

DSM r11CPU: HT Quad 3 GHzRAM: 8 GBDisk: 200 GB Free

UAM 4.0CPU: Single 3 GHzRAM: 2 GBDisk: 200 GB Free

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Results for the initial DSM replication:

Number of Units: 5,000Time to Complete: 20 hours, 34 minutesAverage Time/Unit: 14.81 seconds

DSM r11 From the Stress Lab: Replication

System Specifications:

CPU: HT Quad 3 GHzRAM: 8 GBDisk: 200 GB Free

CAM

CAMEnterprise Manager

MDB

4 U

Domain Manager

MDB

Engine

4 U

CAM