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FD.io Lab 2022 Plan

Following is the list of year 2022 lab investment areas discussed and agreed across FD.io community:

1. AWS Performance Testing
   • Provide CSIT with increased testing capabilities to execute test suite against AWS Cloud server configurations and report results.
   • Significantly increase the testing profile of the lab, without investing in physical hardware.
   • Request for budget to execute tests in AWS ~12k/year.
2. Build machines
   • Faster Arm, as current VPP build takes 1hr on Arm, vs sub-20min on x86.
3. Performance testbeds: testbeds with
   • Fast Arm servers (promised in the past, but still not confirmed.
   • Low power x86/Atom/SnowRidge servers
   • New Intel Xeon SapphireRapids SuperMicro servers that are confirmed to ship in CY2022.
   • Plus Xeon servers for TG/TRex per FD.io lab funding agreement.
4. Replace software Router with a hardware Router
   • Invest in physical router/switch in DC.
   • Virtual router currently used to manage subnets, identified as the root cause of several underlying issues.
5. Testing Data Analytics
   • Request for servers and/or AWS services to process testing data for report generation.
6. Continue rack allocation, with 6th rack allocation, as originally requested and approved in 2019.