How does the planner determine performance feasibility?

It calculates aggregate cluster performance based on hardware specs and disk counts, comparing the result against your required bandwidth and OPS to ensure the configuration is sufficient.

Can it recommend specific disk sizes?

Yes, the script evaluates multiple HDD specs (from 8TB to 24TB) to find the configuration that most closely matches your capacity needs while meeting performance targets.

What hardware details are included in the output?

The output includes a full bill of materials per server, including CPU models, RAM capacity, RAID configuration for system disks, NVMe cache specifications, and network card speeds.

What is the difference between EC8+2 and EC4+2 in this planner?

EC8+2 requires a minimum of 5 servers and provides higher storage efficiency, while EC4+2 requires a minimum of 3 servers and is typically used for smaller initial deployments.

Does the tool support both decimal and binary storage units?

Yes, the planner supports decimal units (TB, PB) and binary units (TiB, PiB). Binary units are recommended for more accurate representation of actual disk capacity.

XSKY XEOS Storage Planner

Name: XSKY XEOS Storage Planner
Author: wutz

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Cloud Infrastructure

Plans and calculates capacity and performance requirements for XSKY XEOS object storage clusters.

The XSKY XEOS Storage Planner is a specialized tool designed to automate the complex calculations required for deploying enterprise-grade object storage. It helps infrastructure architects determine the optimal number of servers, disk configurations, and erasure coding schemes (such as EC8+2 or EC4+2) based on specific capacity targets and performance metrics. By analyzing bandwidth and IOPS requirements alongside raw storage needs, the skill provides comprehensive hardware specifications and performance validation to ensure deployments meet operational demands while maintaining data durability.

Key Features

01Calculates required server counts and hardware specifications based on capacity and performance goals

020 GitHub stars

03Supports both decimal (TB/PB) and binary (TiB/PiB) unit conversions for high-precision planning

04Generates detailed hardware configurations including CPU, RAM, NVMe cache, and network interface requirements

05Evaluates throughput and IOPS against user-defined targets to identify potential bottlenecks

06Automatically selects the most efficient Erasure Coding (EC) scheme based on the cluster size

Use Cases

01Initial sizing and capacity planning for new XSKY XEOS object storage cluster deployments

02Comparing storage efficiency and server footprints across different HDD capacities and EC schemes

03Hardware optimization to ensure configurations meet specific upload/download bandwidth SLAs

What are Skills?·How to Install

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npx skillfish add wutz/infra-skills xsky-xeos-planner

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Key Features

01Calculates required server counts and hardware specifications based on capacity and performance goals

020 GitHub stars

03Supports both decimal (TB/PB) and binary (TiB/PiB) unit conversions for high-precision planning

04Generates detailed hardware configurations including CPU, RAM, NVMe cache, and network interface requirements

05Evaluates throughput and IOPS against user-defined targets to identify potential bottlenecks

06Automatically selects the most efficient Erasure Coding (EC) scheme based on the cluster size

Use Cases

01Initial sizing and capacity planning for new XSKY XEOS object storage cluster deployments

02Comparing storage efficiency and server footprints across different HDD capacities and EC schemes

03Hardware optimization to ensure configurations meet specific upload/download bandwidth SLAs