Is the Vertica Hardware Guide still valid? (not changed since 9.x)

dgrumann

We are still referring customers to https://www.vertica.com/kb/GenericHWGuide/Content/Hardware/GenericHWGuide.htm and it was written quite some time back. Is the Vertica team going to publish an updated guide? If not, should we stop referring new customers to this URL?

Bryan_H

Current documentation offers a guide at https://docs.vertica.com/12.0.x/en/setup/set-up-on-premises/before-you-install/platform-and-hardware-requirements-and-recommendations/
The documentation links to the following KB article for sizing: https://www.vertica.com/kb/Recommendations-for-Sizing-Vertica-Nodes-and-Clusters/Content/Hardware/Recommendations-for-Sizing-Vertica-Nodes-and-Clusters.htm
You can also consult Vertica support or field team for sizing advice.

dgrumann

Note that the KB article you mention https://www.vertica.com/kb/Recommendations-for-Sizing-Vertica-Nodes-and-Clusters/Content/Hardware/Recommendations-for-Sizing-Vertica-Nodes-and-Clusters.htm still has a link at the bottom to the outdated page https://www.vertica.com/kb/GenericHWGuide/Content/Hardware/GenericHWGuide.htm which was the source of my concern.

dgrumann

Is the Vertica team going to publish an updated hardware guide? If not, shouldn't https://www.vertica.com/kb/Recommendations-for-Sizing-Vertica-Nodes-and-Clusters/Content/Hardware/Recommendations-for-Sizing-Vertica-Nodes-and-Clusters.htm at least remove the link to the outdated page https://www.vertica.com/kb/GenericHWGuide/Content/Hardware/GenericHWGuide.htm ?

dgrumann

Can someone from Vertica team comment on this? Is the Vertica team going to publish an updated hardware guide? If not, shouldn't https://www.vertica.com/kb/Recommendations-for-Sizing-Vertica-Nodes-and-Clusters/Content/Hardware/Recommendations-for-Sizing-Vertica-Nodes-and-Clusters.htm at least remove the link to the outdated page https://www.vertica.com/kb/GenericHWGuide/Content/Hardware/GenericHWGuide.htm ?