Lesson 7: Platform Performance
Selecting the right hardware will improve user performance, reduce overall system cost, and establish a foundation for building effective GIS operations. Selecting the wrong hardware can contribute to implementation failure - spending money on a system that will not support your business needs.
Contents
Video1: Platform Performance 28:56
Reference documentation
Video2: Platform Capacity 24:19
Reference documentation
Exercise 7: Use the CPT to evaluate 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.
- Download the Arc19CapacityPlanning0201 CPT for use in the class exercises
- Click here for Exercise 7 where 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 32-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 32-core virtual server host platforms.
Best practice: Questions on SADSwiki content can be answered through the GeoNet Implementing GIS Architecture and Security forum.
Specific license terms for this content
System Design Strategies 26th Edition - An Esri ® Technical Reference Document • 2009 (final PDF release)
