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Broadcom Metric

Service Unit

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Aliases
SU; Avi Service Unit
Definition
"“Service Unit” means a unit of measure that is dependent on the environment in which the Service Engine of the Software is deployed as defined in this SPD." (Avi Load Balancer SPD, November 2024.)
Counting rules
Virtual Service Engine: one Service Unit services a single Core. Bare-metal Service Engine using the whole Node: one Service Unit services four Cores. Bandwidth-limited: 2 Service Units per 5 Service Engines limited to 25 Mbps; 7 Service Units per 10 Service Engines limited to 200M.
Floors / minimums
Bare Metal: "each Processor must have a minimum of five (5) Service Units licensed."
Applies to products
  • VMware Avi Load Balancer
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