Coping with changing demand by growing or shrinking capacity: scaling up makes each resource larger, while scaling out adds extra instances.
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Terms in this definition
- Capacity
A reserved block of compute for a tenant whose size is fixed by its SKU; Fabric F SKUs express it in capacity units (CUs). Workspaces assigned to it unlock features like Copilot, and from F64 upwards people with free licences can view Power BI content.
- Scaling up
Growing capacity by making one server bigger, say switching a VM to a larger size that brings extra processors and RAM. The alternative, scaling out, adds more machines or partitions instead.
Related terms
- Veeam ONE Settings utility
Opened in the Client under Server Settings > Other > Support utility, it adjusts settings such as scalability, how data is collected and which certificate the Web API uses. Only change things with it when Veeam Support tell you to.