We should block this request on #1, having a prototype running somewhere, then #2 check that there is budget for it by Ops Manager.

Also the request doesn't note which kind of DB config. We've recently ordered 1U SSD based db servers, as well as expanded storage db servers.

Please see https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Operations_requests#Hardware_Requests for the full list of instructions and details to include on hardware-requests

I added the requested fields to the task description. Unfortunately, most of that information is beyond my knowledge, so I'll have to rely on @jcrespo to help fill it in. I'll also go ahead and create a ticket for setting up the proof of concept on Beta Cluster and mark it as a blocker...

We probably will need a protoype on labs, and another in production that I can setup with real data, to understand the size needs. I think we could go with less expensive servers and much less disk space than the regular 1U servers, @RobH.

Le'ts try to have that prototype first.