Before you begin¶
Before you start the cluster deployment, verify that your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements for an Equinix Metal based management cluster.
Note
For the bootstrap node, you can use any local machine running Ubuntu 18.04 with the following resources:
2 vCPUs
4 GB of RAM
5 GB of available storage
Resource |
Requirement |
|---|---|
# of nodes |
3 (for HA) |
# of vCPUs |
24 (8 per node) |
RAM in GB |
48 (16 per node) |
Server type |
|
# of Elastic IP addresses |
12 |
- 0
Most available Equinix Metal servers are configured with minimal requirements to deploy Container Cloud clusters. However, ensure that the selected Equinix Metal server type meets the following minimal requirements:
16 GB RAM
8 CPUs
2 storage devices with more than 120 GB each
Warning
If the Equinix Metal data center has not enough capacity, the server provisioning request will fail. Servers of particular types can be unavailable at a given time. Therefore, before you deploy a cluster, verify that the selected server type is available as described in Verify the capacity of the Equinix Metal facility.
Software |
Version |
|---|---|
Operating system distribution |
Ubuntu 18.04 |
Docker |
Current version available for Ubuntu 18.04 |