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Chapter 2. System Requirements

This chapter outlines the minimum hardware and software requirements to install the Red Hat Gluster Storage Console.

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Ensure that all requirements are met before installation starts. Missing requirements can result in Red Hat Gluster Storage Console environment to not function as expected.
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2.1. Hardware Requirements

The Red Hat Gluster Storage Console environment requires:
  • One machine to act as the management server
  • One or more machines to act as storage servers. At least two machines are required to support replicated volumes.
  • One or more machines to be used as clients to access the Administration Portal.
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2.1.1. Management Server Requirements

The hardware requirements outlines are for a small to medium sized deployment. The requirements can vary for larger or smaller deployment sizes.

Minimum Requirements

  • A dual core CPU.
  • 4 GB of available system RAM that is not being consumed by existing processes.
  • One Network Interface Card (NIC) with bandwidth of at least 1 Gbps.

Recommended Requirements

  • A quad core CPU or multiple dual core CPUs.
  • 16 GB of available system RAM that is not being consumed by existing processes.
  • One Network Interface Card (NIC) with bandwidth of at least 1 Gbps.
  • An out of band management card to manage and monitor the Red Hat Gluster Storage Console node even when the server is down.
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