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TheVMinator
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Expert

Using a compute-block model

What does it mean to use a "compute-block" model to design your infrastructure?  Is it:

-Standardizing the size of VMs to use only certain standard specfications of number of cpus, amount of ram, and disk size?

-Insuring the placement of VMs with standardized sizes in clusters so that processing, memory and storage resources of clusters are used in proporition - so that cluster resources are neither underutilized nor overutilized?

-Having a process of provisioning that allows VM sizing to cooncide with cluster capacity - so that the provisioning software drives the "compute-block" implementation?

What is it that exactly defines a "compute-block" model - or if there isn't an agreed upon definition, your opinions as to what the definition should be are welcome - thanks!

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mcowger
Immortal
Immortal

I dont think there is an agreed up definitition, but I definitly fall into camp #1.

--Matt VCDX #52 blog.cowger.us
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Josh26
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Virtuoso

My opinion is that the word means more to marketing teams than technical staff.

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