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diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_aws/aws_instances.rst b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_aws/aws_instances.rst index 0df0321c5f..18ae659de3 100644 --- a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_aws/aws_instances.rst +++ b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_aws/aws_instances.rst @@ -1,22 +1,40 @@ -Instances ---------- +AWS Performance Testbeds +------------------------ -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]_. +CSIT implements two virtual machine topology types running in AWS EC2: -Features: +- **2-Node Topology**: Consists of one EC2 instance as a System Under + Test (SUT) and one EC2 instance acting as a Traffic Generator + (TG), with both instances connected into a ring topology. Used for + executing tests that require frame encapsulations supported by TG. -- 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. +- **3-Node Topology**: Consists of two EC2 instances acting as a Systems + Under Test (SUTs) and one EC2 instance acting as a Traffic Generator + (TG), with all instances connected into a ring topology. Used for + executing tests that require frame encapsulations not supported by TG + e.g. certain overlay tunnel encapsulations and IPsec. + +AWS EC2 Instances +----------------- + +CSIT is using AWS EC2 C5n instances as System Under Test and TG virtual +machines. C5n instances got selected to take advantage of high network +throughput and packet rate performance. C5n instances offer up to 100 +Gbps network bandwidth and increased memory over comparable C5 +instances. For more information, see +`Instance types <https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/>`_. + +C5n features: + +- 3.0 GHz Intel Xeon Platinum (Skylake) processors with Intel AVX-512 + instructions. +- Sustained all core Turbo frequency of up to 3.4GHz, and single core + turbo frequency of up to 3.5 GHz. +- Requires HVM AMIs (Amazon Machine Images) that include drivers for ENA + and NVMe. See :ref:`csit_ami` for more information. +- Network bandwidth to up to 100 Gbps. +- 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) | @@ -36,21 +54,24 @@ Features: |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. +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) ---------------------------------- +AWS EC2 Networking +------------------ -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]_. +CSIT EC2 instances are equipped with AWS Elastic Network Adapter +(ENA) supporting AWS enhanced networking. Enhanced networking uses +single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) to provide high-performance +networking capabilities. For more information, see +`Elastic Network Adapter <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/enhanced-networking-ena.html>`_. -Current advertised limits are captured in [aws_limits]_. +For more information about the current advertised AWS ENA performance +limits, see +`Computed optimized instances <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/compute-optimized-instances.html>`_. -.. [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>`_
\ No newline at end of file +CSIT DUTs make use of AWS ENA DPDK driver supplied by AWS and specified +in +`amzn drivers dpdk <https://github.com/amzn/amzn-drivers/tree/master/userspace/dpdk>`_. |