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Fabric Minimum System Requirements for Development and QA Installations

Introduction

  • This document provides information regarding the hardware, software and the operating system requirements for Fabric installations.
  • TDM installation is based on Fabric with the additions of TDM library and PostgreSQL installation.

Fabric Execution Servers - Node Specifications

The Fabric server installation is a Linux-based solution. A dedicated server for each Fabric instance is preferred. Following a sizing process, the exact number of nodes for each environment needs to be determined.

Minimum System Configuration for Each Fabric Node Server

Software Requirements:

Operating system:

  • RedHat (version 7 or higher) based distribution (for example: CentOS, Oracle Linux).
  • Ubuntu Server, version 18.04 or higher.

Hardware Requirements:

Processor

For simple scenarios: Intel Xeon Quad-core or equivalent.

For high-load or complex scenarios: Octa-cores are recommended.

Physical Memory (RAM)

16 GB RAM

Storage

Direct-attached SSD/NVMe-based storage is recommended for best performance.

SAN (Storage Area Network) is supported only with flash-based disks, and RAID-0 is the preferred disk chain method.

NAS (Network Attached Storage) is not certified.

Disk Space

For application data, at least 150 GB free disk space is recommended.

Network

1 Gbps network speed between the Fabric nodes, Cassandra Nodes, Kafka nodes, and source and destination DBs.

Examples of Cloud-supported Instance Types:

Cloud Provider

Instance Type

Amazon - AWS

m5.xlarge

Google - GCP

e2-standard-4

Microsoft - Azure

D4d v5

For all installations, the FS configuration must be as follows:

  • Volume of 150G /opt/apps/fabric/ - will be used also as the home directory for a Fabric user.

Kafka Server Node Specifications

The Kafka server installation is a Linux-based solution. A dedicated server for each Kafka instance is preferred. Following a sizing process, the exact number of nodes for each environment needs to be determined.

Minimum System Configuration for Each Kafka Node Server

Software Requirements:

Operating system:

  • RedHat (version 7 or higher) based distribution with the latest patches (for example: CentOS, Oracle Linux).
  • Ubuntu Server, version 18.04 or higher, with the latest patches.

Hardware Requirements:

Processor

For simple scenarios: Intel Xeon Quad-core or equivalent.

For high-load or complex scenarios: Octa-cores are recommended.

Physical Memory (RAM)

16 GB RAM

Storage

Direct-attached SSD/NVMe-based storage is recommended for best performance.

SAN (Storage Area Network) is supported only with flash-based disks, and RAID-0 is the preferred disk chain method.

NAS (Network Attached Storage) is not certified.

Disk Space

For application data, at least 50 GB free disk space is recommended.

Network

1 Gbps network speed between the Kafka nodes and Fabric nodes.

Examples of Cloud-supported Instance Types:

Cloud Provider

Instance Type

Amazon - AWS

m5.xlarge

Google - GCP

e2-standard-4

Microsoft - Azure

D4d v5

For all installations, the FS configuration must be as follows:

Volume of 50G /opt/apps/kafka/ - will be used also as the home directory for a Kafka user.

Cassandra Server Node Specifications

The Cassandra server installation is a Linux-based solution. A dedicated server for each Cassandra instance is preferred. Following a sizing process, the exact number of nodes for each environment needs to be determined.

Minimum System Configuration for Each Cassandra Node Server

Software Requirements:

Operating system:

  • RedHat (version 7 or higher) based distribution with the latest patches (for example: CentOS, Oracle Linux).
  • Ubuntu Server, version 18.04 or higher, with the latest patches.
  • Python version 2.7 (this is a Cassandra limit; until Cassandra version 4.0.x - Python version 2.7 is the latest supported; newer versions of Cassandra are not yet certified by K2view for Fabric).

Hardware Requirements:

Processor

For most scenarios: Intel Xeon Octa-core CPU or equivalent.

Physical Memory (RAM)

16 GB RAM

Storage

Direct-attached SSD/NVMe-based storage is recommended for best performance.

SAN (Storage Area Network) is supported only with flash-based disks, and RAID-0 is the preferred disk chain method.

NAS (Network Attached Storage) is not certified.

Disk Space

For application data, at least 200 GB free disk space is recommended.

Network

1 Gbps network speed between the Kafka nodes and Fabric nodes.

Examples of Cloud-supported Instance Types:

Cloud Provider

Instance Type

Amazon - AWS

m5.xlarge

Google - GCP

e2-standard-4

Microsoft - Azure

D4d v5

For all installations, the FS configuration should be as follows:

  • Volume of 200G /opt/apps/cassandra/

PostgreSQL Server Node Specifications

  • PostgreSQL is required for TDM projects only.
  • K2view supports PostgreSQL version 9.6 & 13.x.
  • PostgreSQL can be deployed in one of the following two ways:
    • On-premises as a virtual or a physical machine.
    • As a cloud service (SaaS)

Suggested System Configuration for PostgreSQL Server

Software Requirements:

Operating system:

  • RedHat (version 7 or higher) based distribution with the latest patches (for example: CentOS, Oracle Linux).
  • Ubuntu Server, version 18.04 or higher, with the latest patches.

Hardware Requirements:

Processor

Intel Xeon quad-core or equivalent.

Physical Memory (RAM)

16 GB RAM

Storage

Direct-attached SSD/NVMe-based storage is recommended for best performance.

SAN (Storage Area Network) is supported only with flash-based disks, and RAID-0 is the preferred disk chain method.

NAS (Network Attached Storage) is not certified.

Disk Space

For application data, at least 100 GB free disk space is required.

Disk space can be increased according to the project scope and the retention requirements.

Network

1 Gbps network speed between the PostgreSQL and Fabric nodes.

Examples of Cloud-supported Instance Types:

Cloud Provider

Instance Type

Amazon - AWS

m5.xlarge

Google - GCP

e2-standard-4

Microsoft - Azure

D4d v5

Examples of Cloud-supported SaaS

  • AWS RDS PostgreSQL - read more here
  • GCP Cloud SQL PostgreSQL - read more here
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL - read more here

Fabric Studio Requirements:

Fabric Studio is used for configuring, managing and controlling the Fabric server operation, and its installation is Windows-based. The application can be installed locally on either a workstation or a server with Terminal Services for RDP connection.

Minimum System Configuration

Operation System

Workstation: Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit or higher.

Server: Windows server standard 2012 64 bit or higher.

Processors

Intel I3 quad-core 5th Gen or equivalent.

Physical Memory (RAM)

8 GB RAM

Disk Space

100 GB available disk space.

 

Windows Ports

The following ports should be open on the Windows server:

  • 3389 - used for RDP

Windows Permissions

Local administrator privileges are needed for the Fabric Studio installation.

Text/Code editor

Visual Studio Code / notepad++

https://code.visualstudio.com/

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/

file archiver

7zip

https://7-zip.org/

FTP/SCP client

winSCP

https://winscp.net/eng/download.php

SSH client

Putty

https://www.putty.org/

Git Shell

TortoiseGit

https://tortoisegit.org/

Java IDE

Intellij IDE (community edition):

https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/#section=windows

Linux Server Ports

Open the following ports on the Linux server and ensure they are accessible from Management stations.

Depending on your setup, not all ports are required:

Port Numbers

Role

22

SSH, SCP

3213, 9443, 5124, 6379

Fabric

9042, 9142

Cassandra

9093, 7270

Kafka

3000, 9090

Grafana stack

5432

PostgreSQL

Connectivity

Fabric server and Fabric Studio should have access (permissions) and connectivity (network) to all sources and destinations. Cassandra and Kafka servers should be accessible from Fabric servers’ nodes.

Fabric Minimum System Requirements for Development and QA Installations

Introduction

  • This document provides information regarding the hardware, software and the operating system requirements for Fabric installations.
  • TDM installation is based on Fabric with the additions of TDM library and PostgreSQL installation.

Fabric Execution Servers - Node Specifications

The Fabric server installation is a Linux-based solution. A dedicated server for each Fabric instance is preferred. Following a sizing process, the exact number of nodes for each environment needs to be determined.

Minimum System Configuration for Each Fabric Node Server

Software Requirements:

Operating system:

  • RedHat (version 7 or higher) based distribution (for example: CentOS, Oracle Linux).
  • Ubuntu Server, version 18.04 or higher.

Hardware Requirements:

Processor

For simple scenarios: Intel Xeon Quad-core or equivalent.

For high-load or complex scenarios: Octa-cores are recommended.

Physical Memory (RAM)

16 GB RAM

Storage

Direct-attached SSD/NVMe-based storage is recommended for best performance.

SAN (Storage Area Network) is supported only with flash-based disks, and RAID-0 is the preferred disk chain method.

NAS (Network Attached Storage) is not certified.

Disk Space

For application data, at least 150 GB free disk space is recommended.

Network

1 Gbps network speed between the Fabric nodes, Cassandra Nodes, Kafka nodes, and source and destination DBs.

Examples of Cloud-supported Instance Types:

Cloud Provider

Instance Type

Amazon - AWS

m5.xlarge

Google - GCP

e2-standard-4

Microsoft - Azure

D4d v5

For all installations, the FS configuration must be as follows:

  • Volume of 150G /opt/apps/fabric/ - will be used also as the home directory for a Fabric user.

Kafka Server Node Specifications

The Kafka server installation is a Linux-based solution. A dedicated server for each Kafka instance is preferred. Following a sizing process, the exact number of nodes for each environment needs to be determined.

Minimum System Configuration for Each Kafka Node Server

Software Requirements:

Operating system:

  • RedHat (version 7 or higher) based distribution with the latest patches (for example: CentOS, Oracle Linux).
  • Ubuntu Server, version 18.04 or higher, with the latest patches.

Hardware Requirements:

Processor

For simple scenarios: Intel Xeon Quad-core or equivalent.

For high-load or complex scenarios: Octa-cores are recommended.

Physical Memory (RAM)

16 GB RAM

Storage

Direct-attached SSD/NVMe-based storage is recommended for best performance.

SAN (Storage Area Network) is supported only with flash-based disks, and RAID-0 is the preferred disk chain method.

NAS (Network Attached Storage) is not certified.

Disk Space

For application data, at least 50 GB free disk space is recommended.

Network

1 Gbps network speed between the Kafka nodes and Fabric nodes.

Examples of Cloud-supported Instance Types:

Cloud Provider

Instance Type

Amazon - AWS

m5.xlarge

Google - GCP

e2-standard-4

Microsoft - Azure

D4d v5

For all installations, the FS configuration must be as follows:

Volume of 50G /opt/apps/kafka/ - will be used also as the home directory for a Kafka user.

Cassandra Server Node Specifications

The Cassandra server installation is a Linux-based solution. A dedicated server for each Cassandra instance is preferred. Following a sizing process, the exact number of nodes for each environment needs to be determined.

Minimum System Configuration for Each Cassandra Node Server

Software Requirements:

Operating system:

  • RedHat (version 7 or higher) based distribution with the latest patches (for example: CentOS, Oracle Linux).
  • Ubuntu Server, version 18.04 or higher, with the latest patches.
  • Python version 2.7 (this is a Cassandra limit; until Cassandra version 4.0.x - Python version 2.7 is the latest supported; newer versions of Cassandra are not yet certified by K2view for Fabric).

Hardware Requirements:

Processor

For most scenarios: Intel Xeon Octa-core CPU or equivalent.

Physical Memory (RAM)

16 GB RAM

Storage

Direct-attached SSD/NVMe-based storage is recommended for best performance.

SAN (Storage Area Network) is supported only with flash-based disks, and RAID-0 is the preferred disk chain method.

NAS (Network Attached Storage) is not certified.

Disk Space

For application data, at least 200 GB free disk space is recommended.

Network

1 Gbps network speed between the Kafka nodes and Fabric nodes.

Examples of Cloud-supported Instance Types:

Cloud Provider

Instance Type

Amazon - AWS

m5.xlarge

Google - GCP

e2-standard-4

Microsoft - Azure

D4d v5

For all installations, the FS configuration should be as follows:

  • Volume of 200G /opt/apps/cassandra/

PostgreSQL Server Node Specifications

  • PostgreSQL is required for TDM projects only.
  • K2view supports PostgreSQL version 9.6 & 13.x.
  • PostgreSQL can be deployed in one of the following two ways:
    • On-premises as a virtual or a physical machine.
    • As a cloud service (SaaS)

Suggested System Configuration for PostgreSQL Server

Software Requirements:

Operating system:

  • RedHat (version 7 or higher) based distribution with the latest patches (for example: CentOS, Oracle Linux).
  • Ubuntu Server, version 18.04 or higher, with the latest patches.

Hardware Requirements:

Processor

Intel Xeon quad-core or equivalent.

Physical Memory (RAM)

16 GB RAM

Storage

Direct-attached SSD/NVMe-based storage is recommended for best performance.

SAN (Storage Area Network) is supported only with flash-based disks, and RAID-0 is the preferred disk chain method.

NAS (Network Attached Storage) is not certified.

Disk Space

For application data, at least 100 GB free disk space is required.

Disk space can be increased according to the project scope and the retention requirements.

Network

1 Gbps network speed between the PostgreSQL and Fabric nodes.

Examples of Cloud-supported Instance Types:

Cloud Provider

Instance Type

Amazon - AWS

m5.xlarge

Google - GCP

e2-standard-4

Microsoft - Azure

D4d v5

Examples of Cloud-supported SaaS

  • AWS RDS PostgreSQL - read more here
  • GCP Cloud SQL PostgreSQL - read more here
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL - read more here

Fabric Studio Requirements:

Fabric Studio is used for configuring, managing and controlling the Fabric server operation, and its installation is Windows-based. The application can be installed locally on either a workstation or a server with Terminal Services for RDP connection.

Minimum System Configuration

Operation System

Workstation: Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit or higher.

Server: Windows server standard 2012 64 bit or higher.

Processors

Intel I3 quad-core 5th Gen or equivalent.

Physical Memory (RAM)

8 GB RAM

Disk Space

100 GB available disk space.

 

Windows Ports

The following ports should be open on the Windows server:

  • 3389 - used for RDP

Windows Permissions

Local administrator privileges are needed for the Fabric Studio installation.

Text/Code editor

Visual Studio Code / notepad++

https://code.visualstudio.com/

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/

file archiver

7zip

https://7-zip.org/

FTP/SCP client

winSCP

https://winscp.net/eng/download.php

SSH client

Putty

https://www.putty.org/

Git Shell

TortoiseGit

https://tortoisegit.org/

Java IDE

Intellij IDE (community edition):

https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/#section=windows

Linux Server Ports

Open the following ports on the Linux server and ensure they are accessible from Management stations.

Depending on your setup, not all ports are required:

Port Numbers

Role

22

SSH, SCP

3213, 9443, 5124, 6379

Fabric

9042, 9142

Cassandra

9093, 7270

Kafka

3000, 9090

Grafana stack

5432

PostgreSQL

Connectivity

Fabric server and Fabric Studio should have access (permissions) and connectivity (network) to all sources and destinations. Cassandra and Kafka servers should be accessible from Fabric servers’ nodes.

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