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Infrastructure architecture

Architecture
HCI platform

Platform resiliency rules come from each vendor's own documentation (PLT-* rules) and are kept separate from Citrix sizing rules.

PlatformProtectionRaw/usableMin nodesSource rule
Nutanix AOS with AHVReplication factor 2 (1N/1D)2x3 PLT-NTNX-001
Nutanix AOS with AHVReplication factor 3 (2N/2D)3x5 PLT-NTNX-003
VMware vSphere with vSAN ESARAID-1, FTT=12x3 PLT-VSAN-001
VMware vSphere with vSAN ESARAID-1, FTT=23x5 PLT-VSAN-003
VMware vSphere with vSAN ESARAID-5, FTT=1 (adaptive 2+1 / 4+1)1.5x3 PLT-VSAN-012
VMware vSphere with vSAN ESARAID-6, FTT=2 (4+2)1.5x6 PLT-VSAN-009
VMware vSphere with vSAN OSARAID-1, FTT=12x3 PLT-VSAN-001
VMware vSphere with vSAN OSARAID-1, FTT=23x5 PLT-VSAN-003
VMware vSphere with vSAN OSARAID-5, FTT=1 (3+1, all-flash)1.33x4 PLT-VSAN-007
VMware vSphere with vSAN OSARAID-6, FTT=2 (4+2, all-flash)1.5x6 PLT-VSAN-009
Microsoft Azure Local (Storage Spaces Direct)Two-way mirror2x2 PLT-S2D-001
Microsoft Azure Local (Storage Spaces Direct)Three-way mirror3x3 PLT-S2D-003
Microsoft Azure Local (Storage Spaces Direct)Dual parity (sized at 50% efficiency)2x4 PLT-S2D-008
Other / custom HCI platformTwo data copies (custom - validate)2x3 -
Three-tier: compute, storage and network layers
drives
TB
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