X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=docs%2Freport%2Fintroduction%2Fmethodology_aws%2Faws_instances.rst;fp=docs%2Freport%2Fintroduction%2Fmethodology_aws%2Faws_instances.rst;h=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hb=726acbda673f79e9b63d33c80598f1d38732b83c;hp=18ae659de3790d7de4b3f74fb0b5aaeabe60ef1a;hpb=86138e3eb1fbaad89eb1f91937ae6bd6ba55da37;p=csit.git diff --git a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_aws/aws_instances.rst b/docs/report/introduction/methodology_aws/aws_instances.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 18ae659de3..0000000000 --- a/docs/report/introduction/methodology_aws/aws_instances.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -AWS Performance Testbeds ------------------------- - -CSIT implements two virtual machine topology types running in AWS EC2: - -- **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-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 `_. - -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) | -+=============+======+==============+========================+=============================+======================+ -|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 EC2 Networking ------------------- - -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 `_. - -For more information about the current advertised AWS ENA performance -limits, see -`Computed optimized instances `_. - -CSIT DUTs make use of AWS ENA DPDK driver supplied by AWS and specified -in -`amzn drivers dpdk `_.