Capacity guidelines for SSPC

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Technote (FAQ)

Question
What are the capacity guidelines for System Storage Productivity Center?

Answer
The capacity guidelines for System Storage Productivity Center in regards to performance recommendations for TotalStorage Productivity Center and TotalStorage Productivity Center for Replication are shown below.
TotalStorage Productivity Center server capacity limits (see note 1)


Environment Configuration Max Volumes (see note 2) Max Subsystems (see note 2) Max
Switches Max Switch Port Max Copyset pairs (TPC-R) Max Data Agents
Standard reference configuration for TPC installation Intel - Dual processor 3.2Ghz,
4GB RAM 15000 100 100 1000 N/A 1500
Standard reference configuration for concurrent TPC & TPC-R installation Dual 1.6 Ghz Intel Quad core processors,
8 GB RAM 15000 100 100 1000 2000 or
7500 (see note 3) 1500
SSPC 2805-MC2,
Single Quad Core Processor,
4 GB RAM 7500 50 50 500 N/A 750
SSPC
with Performance Upgrade Kit 2805-MC2,
Dual Quad Core Processor,
8 GB RAM 15000 100 100 1000 2000 or
7500 (see note 3) 1500

Notes:

1. Design your TPC servers such that none of these limits are exceeded.

2. Please reference "CIM Agent Capacity Limits" chart for CIM agent guidelines.

3. For copy service operations that may cause host application impact, such as PPRC suspend, a maximum of 2000 pairs is suggested for a best practice.


CIM Agent capacity limits (see note 1)



Storage Volumes Storage Systems Agent Server Requirements
DS8000, DS6000 and ESS 10000 10 Intel - Dual processor 3.2Ghz, 4GB RAM
pSeries - Dual p5, 4GB RAM
SAN Volume Controller 7500 (VDisk + MDisk) or
2000 (VDisk + MDisk) (see note 2) 2 Clusters Use SSPC or
SVC Master Console
DS4000 Family 512 3 Intel - Dual processor 3.2Ghz, 4GB RAM
pSeries - Dual p5, 4GB RAM

Notes:
1. Design your CIM Agent servers such that none of these limits are exceeded.
2. For SSPC-based SVC CIM Agents, a maximum of 2000 VDisk/MDisk volumes are supported.