Fully distributed
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More base virtual machines (VMs) and scale-out VMs are added according to the number of assets and data retention requirements.
The following table shows the user interface parameters.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Base |
| VM qty | 2 |
| vCPU | 2 |
| RAM | 6 GB |
| Disk | 60 GB |
| OS | CentOS 7 |
| Installed application components | UI |
The following table shows the applications and plug-ins parameters.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Base |
| VM qty | 2 |
| vCPU | 8 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Disk | 500 GB |
| OS | CentOS 7 |
| Installed application components | App, plug-ins |
The following table shows the central collector parameters.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Base |
| VM qty | 3 |
| vCPU | 8 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Disk | 500 GB |
| OS | CentOS 7 |
| Installed application components | Central collector (cluster) |
The following table shows the relational database parameters.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Base |
| VM qty | 2 |
| vCPU | 8 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Disk | 1 TB |
| OS | CentOS 7 |
| Installed application components | Relational datastore (primary or secondary) |
The following table shows the messaging datastore parameters.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Base |
| VM qty | 3 |
| vCPU | 8 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Disk | 1 TB |
| OS | CentOS 7 |
| Installed application components | Messaging datastore (cluster) |
The following table shows the index datastore parameters for the primary nodes.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Base |
| VM qty | 3 |
| vCPU | 8 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Disk | 1 TB |
| OS | CentOS 7 |
| Installed application component | Index Datastore (Primary Nodes) |
The following table shows the index datastore parameters for the data nodes.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Base |
| VM qty | 5 |
| vCPU | 8 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Disk | 4 TB |
| OS | CentOS 7 |
| Installed application components | Index datastore (data nodes) |
The following table shows the scale-out VM data nodes parameters.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Scale-out |
| VM qty | 28 |
| vCPU | 8 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Disk | 4 TB |
| OS | CentOS 7 |
| Installed application components | Data nodes (scale-out) |
The following table shows the remote collector VM parameters.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| VM qty | As required |
| vCPU | 8 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Disk | 1 TB |
| OS | CentOS 7 |
| Installed application components | Remote collector |