Configuration Requirements
This topic describes the basic environment configurations required for the operation of ZStack ZStone.
Network Environment
Before you install ZStack ZStone, you must prepare the basic hardware and software environments based on the configuration requirements. Incorrect environmental configurations may make you unable to complete subsequent environment deployment or cause exceptions when ZStack ZStone is in service.
The network architecture is illustrated as follows:
- The management network switch uses dual 1 GB (Gigabit) Ethernet, primarily for managing hard ware resources. In scenarios with abundant network resources, dual 10 GB Ethernet can also be adopted.
- The storage external or internal network switch employs dual 10 GB Ethernet, mainly for carrying storage traffic. Considering the I/O load requirements of the storage network, we recommend using dual 10 GB Ethernet links.
- The enterprise core switch utilizes dual 10 GB Ethernet, primarily for providing application services externally. If the business load is not high, 1 GB Ethernet can also be used.
We recommend setting up the network environment according to the following requirements:
- Management network: There are no restrictions on the management network.
- Public network: We recommend using 10 GB NICs. For small-scale configurations, you can reuse the storage cluster network. For large-scale configurations (10 nodes or more), we recommend running the public network and storage cluster network on separate NICs.
- Storage cluster network: We recommend using 10 GB NICs and configuring LACP Bond.
Software Requirements
To install and deploy ZStack ZStone must meet the following
software requirements:
Note: ZStack ZStone prior to 4.2.0 version still depend on
management node components, including
ZSHA2 (required for dual management node mode) and
MySQL.
- All nodes must have the latest version of ISO (H76C, at least in expert mode) installed.
- Server configurations must meet the requirements for distributed storage.
Note: ZStack ZStone prior to 4.2.0 version still depend on
management node components, including
ZSHA2 (required for dual management node mode) and
MySQL.Hardware Requirements
The following table describes the configuration requirements over servers and other
hardware devices for the installation and deployment of ZStack ZStone.
| Device | Component | Recommended Configuration |
|---|---|---|
| Server | CPU | 2*Intel® Xeon® Silver 4314 (16C 2.4GHz) |
| Memory | 4*32GB DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s | |
| System Disk | 2*Intel S4510/S4520 480GB (RAID1) | |
| Cache Disk | 2*Intel S5610/S4620 960GB (JBOD) | |
| Data Disk | 2/4/8/12/16TB HDD (JBOD) | |
| NIC | 4*1Gb+2*10Gb | |
| RAID Card | Supports both JBOD and RAID1 | |
| Network Switch | / | Equipped with at least a 1 GB switch and a 10 GB switch |