IP address and cloud resource requirements for Virtual Warehouses running on Azure environments

Learn about the estimated number of IP addresses and cloud resources required to run Virtual Warehouses on Azure environments for Cloudera Data Warehouse (CDW) Public Cloud.

Virtual Warehouse requirements:

Each compute node in a Virtual Warehouse that runs on Azure environments requires 16 IP addresses (for pods and for the node itself). Each executor needs one compute node, so the size of your Virtual Warehouse contributes to the number of IP addresses required. To calculate the number of IP addresses required for custom sizes, multiply the number of executors by 16 and add for the shared services as specified in the following sections.

Shared services requirements for Database Catalogs:

Virtual Warehouses also require shared services for Database Catalogs.

Additional shared services requirements:

The usage for other shared services is different for Hive Virtual Warehouses and Impala Virtual Warehouses. Here are the different requirements for Hive versus Impala Virtual Warehouses:

  • Hive Virtual Warehouses add 1 compute node for each executor and 1 shared services node for the HiveServer for each Virtual Warehouse.
  • Impala Virtual Warehouses add 1 compute node for each executor, 1 or 2 compute nodes for the coordinator, depending on the HA configuration, and 1 shared services node per Virtual Warehouse for Impala catalogd.

The following tables summarize the approximate number of IP addresses and cloud resources you should plan for Virtual Warehouses on Azure environments.

Table 1. Hive Virtual Warehouses running on Azure environments
Size (# executors) # Compute nodes for executors # Shared services nodes for Database Catalog # Shared services nodes for HiveServer Total IP addresses required
XSMALL (2) 2 3 1

Executor nodes:

2 nodes X 16 = 32

Shared services nodes:

3 + 1 = 4 nodes X 31 = 124

TOTAL = 156 IP addresses

SMALL (10) 10 3 1

Executor nodes:

10 nodes X 16 = 160

Shared services nodes:

3 + 1 = 4 nodes X 31 = 124

TOTAL = 284 IP addresses

MED (20) 20 3 1

Executor nodes:

20 nodes X 16 = 320

Shared services nodes:

3 + 1 = 4 nodes X 31 = 124

TOTAL = 444 IP addresses

LARGE (40) 40 3 1

Executor nodes:

40 nodes X 16 = 640

Shared services nodes:

3 + 1 = 4 nodes X 31 = 124

TOTAL = 764 IP addresses

Table 2. Impala Virtual Warehouses running on Azure environments
Size (# executors) # Compute nodes for executors # Compute nodes for coordinator # Shared services nodes for Impala catalogd # Shared services nodes for Database Catalog Total IP addresses required
XSMALL (2) 2 1-2 1 3

Executor/ coordinator nodes:

3-4 nodes X 16 = 48-64

Shared services nodes:

1 + 3 = 4 nodes X 31 = 124

TOTAL = 172 to 188 IP addresses

SMALL (10) 10 1-2 1 3

Executor/ coordinator nodes:

11-12 nodes X 16 = 176-192

Shared services nodes:

1 + 3 = 4 nodes X 31 = 124

TOTAL = 300 to 316 IP addresses

MED (20) 20 1-2 1 3

Executor/ coordinator nodes:

21-22 nodes X 16 = 336-352

Shared services nodes:

1 + 3 = 4 nodes X 31 = 124

TOTAL = 460 to 476 IP addresses

LARGE (40) 40 1-2 1 3

Executor/ coordinator nodes:

41-42 nodes X 16 = 656-672

Shared services nodes:

1 + 3 = 4 nodes X 31 = 124

TOTAL = 780 to 796 IP addresses