License Types
The license dictates the maximum storage that can be used.
License | Maximum Storage | Recommended Maximum Number of Users |
|---|---|---|
EV16 | 16TB | 500 |
EV32 | 32TB | 1000 |
EV64 | 64TB | 3000 |
EV128 | 128TB | 5000 |
EV256 | 256TB | 5000 |
The edge filer has a minimum storage requirement of 2TB or 20% of the maximum expected storage utilization, whichever is larger.
Platforms
CTERA Edfe Filer is deployed as a machine or as an instance on a cloud provider. The following hypervisors are supported:
ESXi
Hyper-V
KVM
Nutanix AHV
Proxmox
Red Hat OpenShift
Scale Computing HyperCore
The following cloud providers are supported:
AWS
Microsoft Azure
CPU and RAM Recommendations
The normal edge filer usage is memory and network intensive and not CPU intensive. The edge filer is installed with 4 vCPUs. Increasing the number of vCPUs allocated for the edge filer should take the usage in to account.
CTERA recommends the following vCPU and RAM minimum requirements:
The number vCPUs is the license number/4. For example, an edge filer with an EV32 license should start with 8 vCPUs.
The amount of RAM is the license number/2. For example, an edge filer with an EV32 license should start with 16GB RAM.
The above are minimum recommendations which should be increased dependent on the specific usage.