Requirements for Servers in a Parallels Cloud Storage Cluster

If you plan to deploy a Parallels Cloud Storage cluster, make sure your servers meet the requirements below.

Metadata Servers

• Software: Parallels Cloud Server 6.0
• RAM: 1 GB per each 100 TB of storage
• Disk space: 10 GB or more
• Network:
  • 1 or more Ethernet adapters (1 Gb or faster)
  • a static IP address for each Ethernet adapter

Chunk Servers

• Software: Parallels Cloud Server 6.0
• RAM: 1 GB or more
• Disk space: chunk servers can export any amount of available local disk space to a Parallels Cloud Storage cluster
• Network: 1 or more Ethernet adapters (1 Gb or faster)

Clients

• Software: Parallels Cloud Server 6.0
• Network: 1 or more Ethernet adapters (1 Gb or faster)

There are no special requirements to the amount of RAM and disk space that must be available on a client, except for the general recommendations for running the Parallels Cloud Storage software.