Vocera Messaging Platform Server Sizing Matrix
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Contents
Server Sizing Matrix............................................................................................................. 5
High-Level Sizing Recommendations........................................................................................... 5
VMP Server CPU and Memory Recommendations...................................................................... 5
VMP Server Hard Drive Storage Recommendations.................................................................... 5
SQL Server VMP Instance Database Growth and Storage Recommendations............................. 6
Vocera Smartphone Proxy Requirements.................................................................................... 6
Virtual Environment Support.........................................................................................................6
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Server Sizing Matrix
The following information provides guidelines for implementing the VMP Server infrastructure.
High-Level Sizing Recommendations
Table 1: Server sizing requirements
Item
Requirement
iOS devices
Any of the following mobile operating systems:
iOS 7.1.x or later
Android Devices
Any of the following mobile operating systems:
Android OS 4.0.x
Android OS 4.1.x
Android OS 4.2.x
Android OS 4.3.x
Android OS 4.4.x
BlackBerry Devices
OS 7.x
VMP Server CPU and Memory Recommendations
Managed Devices
CPU Class
Min. Total Cores
Min. Memory
1 - 3000
Xeon
1x2
8 GB
2x2
16 GB
2x2
32 GB
2.6 GHz
3000 - 8000
Xeon
2.6 GHz
8000 +
Xeon
2.6 GHz
VMP Server Hard Drive Storage Recommendations
5 Managed Devices
Minimum VMP Storage
1 - 3000
250 GB
3000 - 8000
500 GB
8000 +
1 TB
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SQL Server VMP Instance Database Growth and Storage
Recommendations
Managed Devices
CPU Class
Min. Total Cores
assigned to VMP
database instance
Min. Memory assigned to
VMP database instance
1 - 3000
Xeon
2x2
16 GB
2x2
32 GB
2x6
64 GB
2.6 GHz
3000 - 8000
Xeon
2.6 GHz
8000 +
2x Xeon
E5 2.2 GHz
Managed Devices
Database Size / 2 Years
Log File Size / 2 Years
RAID Configuration
1 - 3000
20 GB
200 GB
10
3000 - 8000
60 GB
250 GB
10
8000 +
120 GB
1 TB
10
The following benchmark test is based on:
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The number of Alerts in the database: 3,600,000+
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The number of Alerts a day: 40,000
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The number of recipients per Alert: 5
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Size of database: 6542592 KB (6.5 GB)
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Current size of Transaction Logs: 37712192 KB (38 GB)
VMP Components
Number of Users
Disk Space Requirements
Fixed WIC Master Database Size
15,000
6 GB - 10 GB
VMP Alert Table log files
15,000
36 GB - 60 GB
Vocera Smartphone Proxy Requirements
To install the Vocera Smartphone Proxy, your server must meet the following minimum
requirements:
•
Xeon 2.6 GHz, 1-2 cores
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8 GB minimum of RAM
•
250 GB free hard disk space
Virtual Environment Support
VMP can be deployed on a virtual machine (VM). The following VMware platforms are supported:
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VMware vSphere 5 (ESX or ESXi)
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VMware vSphere 4.1 (ESX or ESXi)
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VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.5 (ESX or ESXi)
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VMware vSphere VMware virtualization platform must include VMware vCenter Server
(formerly VMware Virtual Center) with a Standard license or better.
Table 2: VMP Server VM requirements
6 Managed Devices
CPU Class
Minimum Memory
1000 - 3000
Xeon 2.6 GHz
8 GB
3000 - 8000
Xeon 2.6 GHz
16 GB
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Managed Devices
CPU Class
Minimum Memory
8000 +
Xeon 2.6 GHz
32 GB
Table 3: SQL Server VMP instance requirements
Managed Devices
CPU Class
Minimum Memory
1000 - 3000
Xeon 2.6 GHz
16 GB
3000 - 8000
Xeon 2.6 GHz
32 GB
8000 +
2 x Xeon E5 2.2 GHz
64 GB
Table 4: Virtual resource reservation
7 Component
Minimum Server Requirements
Processors per VM
2
Total RAM
16 GB Min
Host Resource Reservation
64 GB
Operating System
Windows 2008 R2
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