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System requirements and recommendations
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Minimum Hardware Requirements
| Processor | 64bit 2GHz CPU |
| Memory | 2 GB ECC RAM |
| HDD | SATA/SAS controller (hardware RAID controller recommended) |
| Network | Network Interface Card (multi-cards 1 Gb/s recommended for bonding) |
Note: Minimum hardware requirements allow running all functions separately with a limited number of clients or users.
Hardware recommendations
Note: Recommendations below are only examples and may vary depending on destined usage. For more information, please contact Open-E sales team.
iSCSI (only) Storage with 20 LUNs with direct attached HDDs
| Processor | 64bit Quad Core 2GHz CPU |
| Memory | 8 GB ECC RAM |
| HDD | HW RAID controller with 16 SATA disks |
| Network | 1 x 10GbE interface or 4 x 1GbE interface |
iSCSI HA storage cluster, serving 20 LUNs
| Processor | 2 x 64bit Quad Core 2GHz CPU |
| Memory | 16 GB ECC RAM |
| HDD | HW RAID controller with 16 SATA disks |
| Network | 1 x 10 GbE interface and 5 x 1GbE interfaces |
NAS (only) storage with 100 clients and ADS authentication
| Processor | 64bit Quad Core 2GHz CPU |
| Memory | 8 GB ECC RAM |
| HDD | HW RAID controller with 16 SAS disks |
| Network | 1 x 10GbE interface or 6 x 1GbE interface |
Storage for virtualization / cloud using NFS data access for VMware
| Processor | 64bit Quad Core 2GHz CPU |
| Memory | 8 GB ECC RAM |
| HDD | HW RAID controller with 16 SAS disks |
| Network | 1 x 10GbE interface and 1 x 1GbE interface |
FC storage serving 20 target LUNs
| Processor | 64bit Quad Core 2GHz CPU |
| Memory | 8 GB ECC RAM |
| HDD | HW RAID controller with 16 SAS disks |
| Network | 1 x 1GbE interface |
| FC HBA | 2 x 8Gb ports |
Cheap NAS solution for 10 users and software RAID configuration
| Processor | 64bit Dual Core 2GHz CPU |
| Memory | 4 GB ECC RAM |
| HDD | Integrated SATA controller with 4 SATA disks |
| Network | 2 x 1GbE interface |
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