Deployment recommendations
Hardware with a minimum of 10 GbE interconnect and a RAM capacity of 256 GB is recommended for a full-scale deployment of an IBM Cloud Object Storage System™ with Embedded Accesser® Appliance functions.
| System | CPU Model | Cores | Memory | Interconnect | Recommendation | Number of Devices in Storage Pool | Vault Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2104 | E5-2620 | 6 | 16 GB* | 1 GbE | NOT RECOMMENDED | NA | |
| S1440 | E5-2609v2 | 6 | 32 GB* | 1 GbE | NOT RECOMMENDED | NA | |
| S1440 | E5-2609v2 | 6 | 32 GB* | 10 GbE | 100 | 100 | |
| S2212 | E5-2620 | 6 | 32 GB* | 1 GbE | NOT RECOMMENDED | NA | |
| S2212 | E5-2620 | 6 | 32 GB* | 10 GbE | 100 | 100 | |
| S2440 | E5-2620 | 6 | 64 GB* | 1 GbE | NOT RECOMMENDED | ||
| S2440 | E5-2620 | 6 | 64 GB* | 10 GbE | 100 | 300 | |
| S2248 | E5-2637v3 | 4 | 128GB | 1GbE | NOT RECOMMENDED | ||
| S2248 | E5-2637v3 | 4 | 128 GB | 10 GbE | 100 | 500 | |
| S2248 | E5-2637v3 | 4 | 128 GB | 40 GbE | 100 | 500 |
*If an Embedded Accesser® Appliance is used with Concentrated Dispersal, the minimum amount of memory is 128 GB.