Planning Your Deployment for IBM Power Systems
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Chapter 2. HDF Cluster Types and Recommendations

Cluster TypeDescriptionNumber of VMs or NodesNode SpecificationNetwork
Single VM HDF SandboxEvaluate HDF on local machine. Not recommended to deploy anything but simple applications. 1 VMAt least 4 GB RAM 
Evaluation Cluster

Evaluate HDF in a clustered environment.

Used to evaluate HDF for simple data flows and streaming applications.

3 VMs or no des
  • 16 GB of RAM

  • 8 cores/vCores

 
Small Development ClusterUse this cluster in development environments.6 VM s/No des
  • 16 GB of RAM

  • 8 cores or vCores

 
Medium QE ClusterUse this cluster in QE environments. 8 VMs/Nodes
  • 32 GB of RAM

  • 8 to16 cores or vCores

 
Small Production ClusterUse this cluster in small production environments.15 VMs/Nodes
  • 64 - 128 GB of RAM

  • 8 - 16 cores of RAM

1 GB Bonded Nic
Medium Production ClusterUse this cluster in a medium production environment. 24 VMs/Nodes
  • 64 - 128 GB of RAM

  • 8 - 16 cores of RAM

10 GB bonded network interface card (NIC)
Large Production ClusterUse this cluster in a large production environment.32 VMs/Nodes
  • 64 - 128 GB of RAM

  • 16 cores of RAM

10 GB Bonded Nic

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