Exercise 7 Platform Performance
Hardware platform performance has doubled every two years while server cost keeps decreasing, making a cost-effective life cycle of server technology about 3–5 years maximum. Virtualization has improved IT flexibility in migrating servers from slower to faster higher-capacity host platform environments, but selecting the correct server remains one of the most critical decisions in maintaining productive operations.
Contents
- 1 Exercise 7: Use the CPT to evaluate platform performance
- 1.1 Step 1: Use the CPT Calculator to identify how upgrading to current technology can reduce overall operating cost
- 1.2 Step 2: Use the CPT Calculator to evaluate performance and cost of available 2018 server configurations
- 1.3 Step 3: Use the CPT Design tab to identify how upgrading to current technology can reduce overall enterprise GIS operating cost
- 1.4 Step 4: Use the CPT Design tab to evaluate performance and cost of available 2018 server configurations
- 2 Answers to Lesson 7 questions
Exercise 7: Use the CPT to evaluate platform performance
In this exercise, you will perform the following tasks:
- Use the CPT Calculator to evaluate ArcGIS Server deployment on 2013 and 2018 4-core physical servers.
- Use the CPT Calculator to evaluate ArcGIS Server deployment on 2018 8-core, 28-core, and 44-core virtual server host platforms.
- Use the CPT Design to evaluate ArcGIS Server deployment on 2013 and 2018 4-core physical servers.
- Use the CPT Design to evaluate ArcGIS Server deployment on 2018 8-core, 28-core, and 44-core virtual server host platforms.
Step 1: Use the CPT Calculator to identify how upgrading to current technology can reduce overall operating cost
- Use the Copy Sheet command to save a copy of the CPT Calculator tab on a new end tab, and label it 7.1-2 (Lesson 7, questions 1–2).
- Evaluate projected GIS Server loads on existing 2013 hardware (E3-1270v2 4-core servers).
- • Configure the CPT Calculator with peak Web loads of 100,000 TPH, DB_DBMS data source.
- • Configure minimum three-tier direct connect platform architecture.
- • Select 2013 4-core hardware platforms with 80 percent rollover (2013 Xeon E3-1270v2 4-core (1 chip) 3500 MHz).
- • On row 30, select the Workflow tab and WebMap_AGS REST 2D V Hvy 100%Dyn 13x7 PNG24 +$$.
- • Evaluate the projected physical server loads and ArcGIS Enterprise software licensing.
CPT Calculator GIS (SOC) tier loads on E3-1270v2 4-core physical server
1. What is the projected GIS Server platform utilization (cell H10) and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement (cell S10)? ____ percent, ____ core
2. What is the projected average local display performance (cell K12)? _____ sec
- Evaluate the projected WebMap loads on 2018 Intel Gold 5122 4-core hardware.
- • Select Intel Gold 5122 4-core hardware platforms with 80 percent rollover (Intel Core i7-6700 workstation).
- • Evaluate the projected physical server loads and ArcGIS Enterprise software licensing.
CPT Calculator GIS (SOC) tier loads on Intel Gold 5122 4-core physical servers
3. What is the projected GIS (SOC) tier platform utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? ____ percent, ____ core
Step 2: Use the CPT Calculator to evaluate performance and cost of available 2018 server configurations
- Use the Copy Sheet command to save a copy of the Lesson 7, step 1 Calculator tab on a new end tab, and label it 7.4-5 (Lesson 7, questions 4-5).
- Evaluate 4-core GIS Server virtual machine performance on 2018 8-core host platforms.
- • Select Xeon Gold 5122 8-core hardware platforms with 80 percent rollover (Intel Core i7-6700 workstation).
- • In column K, select 4-core/node VMware server configurations for SOC tier and SDE GDB tier.
- • Evaluate the projected virtual server loads and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing.
- • Evaluate the host platform physical server configuration.
CPT Calculator GIS Server loads on Xeon Gold 5122 8-core virtual server host platform
4. What is the projected GIS Server virtual machine utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? ____ percent, ____ core
5. What is the projected minimum number of host platforms and average host server utilization? _____ platforms, _____ percent
- Evaluate 4-core virtual server performance on 2018 28-core host platforms.
- • Select Xeon Gold 6132 28-core hardware platforms with 80 percent rollover (Intel Core i7-6700 workstation).
- • In column K, select 4-core/node VMware server configurations for the SOC tier and SDE GDB tier.
- • Evaluate the projected virtual server loads and ArcGIS Enterprise licensing.
- • Evaluate the host platform physical server configuration.
CPT Calculator GIS Server loads on Xeon Gold 6132 28-core virtual server host platform
6. What is the projected GIS Server tier utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? ____ percent, ____ core
7. What is the projected minimum number of host platforms and average host server utilization? _____ platforms, _____ percent
- Evaluate 4-core virtual server performance on 2018 44-core host platforms.
- • Select Xeon Gold 6152 44-core hardware platforms with 80 percent rollover (Intel Core i7-6700 workstation).
- • In column K, select 4-core/node VMware server configurations for SOC tier and SDE GDB tier.
- • Evaluate the projected virtual server loads and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing.
- • Evaluate the host platform physical server configuration.
CPT Calculator GIS Server tier loads on Xeon Gold 6152 44-core virtual server host platform
8. What is the projected GIS Server tier utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? ____ percent, ____ core
9. What is the projected minimum number of host platforms and average host server utilization? _____ platforms, _____ percent
Step 3: Use the CPT Design tab to identify how upgrading to current technology can reduce overall enterprise GIS operating cost
- Use the Copy Sheet command to save a copy of the Design1 tab on a new end tab, and label it 7.10-11 (Lesson 7, questions 10-11).
- Configure as three-tier server architecture.
- Evaluate the projected enterprise loads on current 2013 hardware.
- • Configure the following projected user requirements and network bandwidth from the Design1 Requirements Analysis module.
- • In column B of the CPT Design Platform Selection module, select 2013 Xeon E3-1270v2 4-core physical servers and Intel Core i7-6700 client workstation.
CPT Design Enterprise E3-1270v2 4-core server enterprise GIS solution
10. What is the projected GIS Server tier utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? ____ percent, ____ core
11. What is the projected average local WebMap display performance (cell V8)? _____ sec
- Evaluate the projected enterprise loads on current 2018 Xeon Gold 5122 4-core platforms.
- • Select 2018 Xeon Gold 5122 4-core hardware platforms with 80 percent rollover (Intel Core i7-6700 workstation).
- • Evaluate the projected physical server loads and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing.
CPT Design Enterprise Xeon Gold 5122 4-core physical server solution
12. What is the projected GIS Server tier utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? ____ percent, ____ core
13. What is the projected average local WebMap display performance? _____ sec
Step 4: Use the CPT Design tab to evaluate performance and cost of available 2018 server configurations
- Use the Copy Sheet command to save a copy of the Lesson 7, step 3 Design tab on a new end tab, and label it 7.14-15 (Lesson 7, questions 14-15).
- Evaluate 4-core virtual server performance on 2018 8-core platforms.
- • Select Xeon Gold 5122 8-core hardware platforms with 80 percent rollover (Intel Core i7-6700 workstation).
- • In column I, select 4-core/node VMware server configurations for WTS, Web, GIS, and DBMS platform tier.
- • Evaluate the projected ArcGIS Server virtual machine loads and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing.
- • Evaluate the host platform physical server configuration.
CPT Design Enterprise loads with Xeon Gold 5122 8-core virtual server host machine
14. What is the projected GIS tier virtual machine utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? ____ percent, ____ core
15. What is the projected minimum number of host platforms and average host server utilization? _____ platforms, _____ percent
- Evaluate 4-core virtual server performance on 2018 28-core host platforms.
- • Select Xeon Gold 6132 28-core hardware platforms with 80 percent rollover (Intel Core i7-6700 workstation).
- • In column I, select 4-core/node VMware server configurations for the WTS, Web, GIS, and DBMS platform tier.
- • Evaluate the projected GIS tier virtual machine loads and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing.
- • Evaluate the host platform physical server configuration.
CPT Design Enterprise loads with Xeon Gold 6132 28-core virtual server host platform
16. What is the projected GIS tier virtual machine utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? ____ percent, ____ core
17. What is the projected minimum number of host platforms and average host server utilization? _____ platforms, _____ percent
- Evaluate 4-core virtual server performance on 2018 28-core host platforms.
- • Select Xeon Gold 6152 44-core hardware platforms with 80 percent rollover (Intel Core i7-6700 workstation).
- • In column I, select 4-core/node VMware server configurations for WTS, Web, GIS, and DBMS platform tier.
- • Evaluate the projected GIS tier virtual machine loads and ArcGIS Emterprise software licensing.
- • Evaluate the host platform physical server configuration.
- CPT Design Enterprise loads with Xeon Gold 6152 44-core virtual server host platform
18. What is the projected GIS tier virtual machine utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? ____ percent, ____ core
Answers to Lesson 7 questions
- 1. What is the projected GIS Server platform utilization (cell H10) and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement (cell S10)? 59.4 percent, 12 cores
- 2. What is the projected average local display performance (cell K12)?0.51 sec
- 3. What is the projected GIS (SOC) tier platform utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? 61.0 percent, 8 cores
- 4. What is the projected GIS Server virtual machine utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? 59.4 percent, 8 cores
- 5. What is the projected minimum number of host platforms and average host server utilization? Two 8-core platform, 48.6 percent
- 6. What is the projected GIS Server tier utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? 71.8 percent, 8 cores
- 7. What is the projected minimum number of host platforms and average host server utilization? One 28-core platform, 33.6 percent
- 8. What is the projected GIS Server tier utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? 56.5 percent, 12 cores
- 9. What is the projected minimum number of host platforms and average host server utilization? One 44-core platform, 25.2 percent
- 10. What is the projected GIS Server tier utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? 59.4 percent, 12 cores
- 11. What is the projected average local WebMap display performance (cell V8)? 0.49 sec
- 12. What is the projected GIS Server tier utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? 61.0 percent, 8 cores
- 13. What is the projected average local WebMap display performance? 0.35 sec
- 14. What is the projected GIS tier virtual machine utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? 59.4 percent, 8 cores
- 15. What is the projected minimum number of host platforms and average host server utilization? Three 8-core platforms, 57.1 percent
- 16. What is the projected GIS tier virtual machine utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? 71.8 percent, 8 cores
- 17. What is the projected minimum number of host platforms and average host server utilization? One 28-core platform, 59.1 percent
- 18. What is the projected GIS tier virtual machine utilization and ArcGIS Enterprise software core licensing requirement? 56.5 percent, 12 cores
- 19. What is the projected minimum number of host platforms and average host server utilization? One 44-core platform, 44.4 percent
