Chapter 3. Minimum Hardware Requirements
- 16 GB Java Virtual Machine memory size
- A modern multi-core processor or a multi-socket system with multi-core processors
20 GB or more disk space for the JBoss server product and DV components. This will consist of:
- 1 GB disk for installed product files
- 5 GB or more for log files and deployed artifacts
- 15 GB (default) for BufferManager maxBufferSpace
- If Modeshape is used, you will need an additional 5 GB or more of filespace.
This will suffice for your development or testing system. For a more detailed discussion of system requirements when you later go to install Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization on a production system, please refer to the Installation Guide.

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