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diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_aws/aws_instances.rst b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_aws/aws_instances.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..204c15eb79 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_aws/aws_instances.rst @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +AWS Instances +------------- + +CSIT is using C5n instances for high compute applications that can take +advantage of improved network throughput and packet rate performance. C5n +instances offers up to 100 Gbps network bandwidth and increased memory over +comparable C5 instances [aws_it]_. + +Features: + +- 3.0 GHz Intel Xeon Platinum processors with Intel Advanced Vector Extension + 512 (AVX-512) instruction set. +- Sustained all core Turbo frequency of up to 3.4GHz, and single core turbo + frequency of up to 3.5 GHz. +- Requires HVM AMIs that include drivers for ENA and NVMe [aws_ena]_. +- Network bandwidth increases to up to 100 Gbps, delivering increased + performance for network intensive applications. +- Powered by the AWS Nitro System, a combination of dedicated hardware and + lightweight hypervisor. + ++-------------+------+--------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------+ +| Model | vCPU | Memory (GiB) | Instance Storage (GiB) | Network Bandwidth (Gbps)*** | EBS Bandwidth (Mbps) | ++=============+======+==============+========================+=============================+======================+ +|c5n.large | 2 | 5.25 | EBS-Only | Up to 25 | Up to 4,750 | ++-------------+------+--------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------+ +|c5n.xlarge | 4 | 10.5 | EBS-Only | Up to 25 | Up to 4,750 | ++-------------+------+--------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------+ +|c5n.2xlarge | 8 | 21 | EBS-Only | Up to 25 | Up to 4,750 | ++-------------+------+--------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------+ +|c5n.4xlarge | 16 | 42 | EBS-Only | Up to 25 | 4,750 | ++-------------+------+--------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------+ +|c5n.9xlarge | 36 | 96 | EBS-Only | 50 | 9,500 | ++-------------+------+--------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------+ +|c5n.18xlarge | 72 | 192 | EBS-Only | 100 | 19,000 | ++-------------+------+--------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------+ +|c5n.metal | 72 | 192 | EBS-Only | 100 | 19,000 | ++-------------+------+--------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------+ + +CSIT is configured by default to use `c5n.4xlarge` in `eu-central-1` AWS region +due to allocation stability issues with `c5n.9xlarge` in `eu-central-1` region. + + +AWS Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) +--------------------------------- + +Enhanced networking uses single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) to provide +high-performance networking capabilities on supported instance types. SR-IOV is +a method of device virtualization that provides higher I/O performance and lower +CPU utilization when compared to traditional virtualized network interfaces +[aws_ena]_. + +Current advertised limits are captured in [aws_limits]_. + +Reference +--------- + +.. [aws_it] `Instance types <https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/>`_ +.. [aws_ena] `Elastic Network Adapter <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/enhanced-networking-ena.html>`_ +.. [aws_limits] `<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/compute-optimized-instances.html>`_
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