Hardware prerequisites
The hardware setup for a ShareAspace installation depends on many factors:
- The number of Unit Of Information the installation can handle
- The number of simultaneous users the installation can handle
- The number of servers that will be used for the installation
The following figures are provided to help with the sizing of a ShareAspace environment. As we collect experience we will add figures to the list below.
Machine types
The machine we are referring and recommending are the following.
| Machine Ref. | Machine Size | vCPU | Memory (GB) | Storage SSD (GB) | Throughput IOPS* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Small | 4 | 28 | 200 | 16x500 |
| M2 | Medium | 8 | 56 | 400 | 32x500 |
| M3 | Large | 16 | 112 | 800 | 64x500 |
For corresponding specifications of Microsoft Azure machine types, follow this link. The "Memory Optimized" series is recommended for the ShareAspace Host for instance.
Single machine setup
For a single machine setup the required hardware setup is:
| Number of UoI | Number of Users for the installation | Recommended Machine Size | Machine Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 000 | up to 80 | Small | M1 |
| 500 000 | up to 80 | Medium | M2 |
| 1 000 000 | up to 80 | Medium or Large | M2 or M3 |
| 2 000 000 | up to 80 | Large | M3 |
| 5 000 000 | 1 | Large | M3 |
| 10 000 000 | 1 | Large | M3 |
Note
The number of users described above is the number of concurrent users actively using the system at the exact same time. This can be compared to a constant load of 80 concurrent requests. ShareAspace does not have any restriction on the number of registered users within the system (other than the UoI limits for an installation).