DS-9 NetFlow VM Sizing Specifications#
VOSS Insights DS9 for NetFlow sizing specifications are divided into small, medium and large solutions based on tiers related to the number of flows that need to be supported.
Each solution below includes the VM specifications for both the VOSS Insights DS9 server and the VOSS Insights Dashboard server.
Small NetFlow Solution#
The three small tiers in Flows per Second:
1,000
5,000
10,000
Dashboard Server VM |
DS9 NetFlow Collector VM |
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Cores |
12 |
Cores |
16 |
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Memory GB |
32 |
Memory |
64 |
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Disc Storage GB |
500 |
Disc 1 OS in GB |
250 |
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SSD provisioned as Thick Eager Zero |
Disc 2 Storage in GB |
500 |
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All Discs must be SSDs and Provisioned as Thick Eager Zero |
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Medium NetFlow Solution#
Two medium tiers in Flows per Second:
> 10,000 but <= 25,000
> 25,000 but <= 50,000
Dashboard Server VM |
DS9 NetFlow Collector Bare Metal Server (Dell R740 or Equivalent) |
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Cores |
16 |
Cores |
16 |
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CPU Needs to be Intel Gold or better. |
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Memory GB |
64 |
Memory |
196 |
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Disc Storage GB |
500 |
Disc 1 OS in GB |
250 |
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SSD provisioned as Thick Eager Zero |
Disc 2 Storage in TB |
1,5 |
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Read Intensive SSDs required |
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Dual Intel 10GB NIC |
1 |
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Intel Quad 1GB NIC |
1 |
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iDRAC Enterprise or Equivalent |
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Dual Power Supplies |
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Large NetFlow Solution#
Two large tiers in Flows per Second:
> 50,000 but <= 100,000
> 100,000 but <= 200,000
Note
The DS9 Collector requires a minimum of 2 Bare Metal Servers to collect this volume in one location.
Dashboard Server VM |
DS9 NetFlow Collector Bare Metal Server 1 (Dell R740 or Equivalent) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Cores |
16 |
Cores CPU Needs to be Intel Gold or better. |
16 |
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Memory GB |
64 |
Memory |
196 |
|
Disc Storage GB |
500 |
Disc 1 OS in GB |
250 |
|
SSD provisioned as Thick Eager Zero |
Disc 2 Storage in TB |
3 |
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Read Intensive SSDs required |
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Dual Intel 10GB NIC |
1 |
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Intel Quad 1GB NIC |
1 |
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iDRAC Enterprise or Equivalent Dual Power Supplies |
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Dual Power Supplies |
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Bare Metal Server 2 (Dell R740 or Equivalent) |
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|---|---|---|---|
Cores CPU Needs to be Intel Gold or better. |
16 |
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Memory |
196 |
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Disc 1 Storage in TB |
3 |
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Disc 2 Storage in TB |
3 |
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Disc 3 Storage in TB |
3 |
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Read Intensive SSDs required |
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Dual Intel 10GB NIC |
1 |
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Intel Quad 1GB NIC |
1 |
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iDRAC Enterprise or Equivalent Dual Power Supplies |
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Dual Power Supplies |
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Note
Larger than 200K flows per second requires special pricing and configuration.
Distributed DS9 collection is available. This may reduce the compute required at each collection location.