Hardware and System Requirements
This section provides guidance around recommended hardware configurations in production AIStor Server deployments.
Hardware recommendations
The recommendations below reflect our experience with assisting enterprise customers in deploying on a variety of IT infrastructures while maintaining the desired SLA/SLO.
Use the recommended configurations below as a guideline for the physical or virtual hosts supporting the AIStor Server deployment. Use the Erasure Code Calculator to provide baseline guidance for the number of hosts and drives necessary to meet your storage and availability requirements.
| Hardware | Description | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Server-grade CPU with support for modern SIMD Instructions | Single Socket with ≥64 cores and ≥128 PCIe lanes |
| Network | High-Speed infrastructure including NIC, Switches, and Routers | 100 GbE / 400GbE |
| Storage | Direct-Attached Storage on each host | 30.72TB / 61.44 TB / 122.88 TB NVMe 4.0 or 5.0 drives |
| Memory | Free memory available for use by the AIStor Server process | 256GiB or more |
While AIStor Server may run on less than the minimum recommended hardware, any potential cost savings come at the risk of decreased reliability, performance, or overall functionality.
Hardware impact
The following areas have the greatest impact on AIStor Server performance, listed in order of importance:
| Device | Impact |
|---|---|
| Network Infrastructure | Insufficient or limited throughput constrains performance |
| Storage Controller | Old firmware, limited throughput, or failing hardware constrains performance and affects reliability |
| Storage (Drive) | Old firmware, or slow/aging/failing hardware constrains performance and affects reliability |
The following pages have guidance and recommendations for specific hardware types: