August 2nd sprint:
Following the announcement around NX-G8 , Sizer also went live with the NX-G8 (3rd Gen Intel Xeon Processors/Ice Lake) with this sprint.. below are the highlights:NX-G8
- Available for end to end sizing and FL quoting
- NX-1065-G8 on the lower end with more core/cpu options
- NX-3060-G8 and NX-3070-G8 with All flash/NVMe builds
- NX-8055-G8 on the higher end with both Hybrid and All Flash(including NVMe)
- NX-3055G-G8 with the GPUs
- The larger All Flash systems NX-8150-G8 and NX-8170-G8 to follow in few weeks
- Both G7 and G8 would be available for now (and either would come up in recommendations based on workload)
Others
- CVM cores – accounting for physical cores going forward and translating into specInt adjusted cores for the sizing stats
- Solution option – added Prism Ultimate option (both core and node based licensing)
More details on launch announcements for NX-G8 and spec sheet links here : https://www.nutanix.com/blog/nutanix-launches-support-for-next-gen-of-platforms-for-hybrid-cloud-deployments
August 1st sprint:
We went live with the current sprint with a major change around thresholds…, you would have already noticed the banner displaying in the UI today.. more details below..Thresholds in Sizer :
- The default threshold in Sizer used to be 95% which is also the same as maximum allowed
- With this release, the defaults are being adjusted and is set at 85%, while the max continues to be 95%
- While the default is changed to 85%, users can still go to settings and change it back 95%
- We feel its more prudent to go with 85% as it leaves some room for estimation/spikes and for upgrades (node is taken down-(N+0) while still allowing to go with 95% if needed or not critical or off peak upgrades..
- This is also consistent with our observation on utilization % for manual sidings (which had more buffer than the corresponding auto sizing – possibly for the same reasons)
- This applies for new sizing done starting today. Existing sizing’s continue their previous thresholds ( clones treated as new so new thresholds would apply)
Other enhancements:
Usability
Usability
- Core based licensing for Prism / Flow
- AOS rule on minimum flash at 4% of total node capacity (also applicable for Files/Objects)
Platforms
- NX memory replacement from 2933MHz to 3200MHz
- NEC: New Models CL 4LFF and 12LFF Platforms
- New Platform: Lenovo HX7820 2 socket variant
More explanation behind the threshold changes and rationale in Sizer wiki : https://sizer.nutanix.com/#/help/articles/1035