Server Machine
Everything in a Synzo deployment runs from one server. Machines have no drives of their own, so the server delivers the operating system, the applications, and every disk read and write each station makes during a session. It is the single component that determines how the whole workspace performs.
This is worth stating plainly: an underspecified server does not fail visibly. It shows up as slow boots at shift change, stutter when a room loads the same application at once, and complaints that are hard to trace back to their cause. Size the server for the workload you actually have, with room for the workload you expect.
Before you choose components
Use server-grade hardware, not desktop parts. Consumer components are built for one user at a time. A server handling 60 concurrent sessions is a different duty cycle entirely, and the difference shows in stability, not benchmarks.
Do not run Synzo Console in a virtual machine. The server needs direct access to storage and network hardware. Virtualized deployments are not supported.
Plan for growth before you buy. Adding machines later is easy. Replacing a server that has run out of capacity is not. If you expect to expand within two years, buy for the larger number now.
Recommended configurations
Component | Up to 60 machines | Up to 180 machines | Up to 300 machines |
CPU | Entry server CPU, 6+ cores (Intel Xeon Bronze / AMD EPYC 7002 class) | Mid-range server CPU, 8–16 cores (Xeon Silver / EPYC 7003 class) | High-core-count server CPU, 16–24 cores (Xeon Gold / EPYC 7003 class) |
RAM | 64 GB ECC | 128 GB ECC | 256 GB ECC |
OS drive | 240 GB enterprise SATA SSD | 240 GB enterprise SATA SSD | 240 GB enterprise SATA SSD |
Image drive | 1 × 1.92 TB enterprise SSD | 1 × 3.84 TB enterprise NVMe | 1 × 7.68 TB enterprise NVMe |
Writeback drive | 1 × enterprise NVMe | 2 × enterprise NVMe | 2–4 × enterprise NVMe |
Share drive | Optional | Optional | Optional |
Network | 10 Gb SFP+ | 25 Gb SFP+ | 40 Gb QSFP+ |