System requirements for the on-premises gateway

Before you deploy the BMC Helix Intelligent Integrations on-premises gateway, ensure that your environment meets the following hardware and software requirements.

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Requirement

Description

Hardware

CPU: Minimum 8 CPU

Memory: 32 GB 

Disk space: 

  • /opt/bmc directory with 250 GB disk space (required for the container images and utility)
  • Docker deployment: /var/lib/docker directory with 100 GB disk space
  • Podman deployment: /var/lib/containers directory with 100 GB disk space

Operating system (Docker)

  • CentOS 8.x, 9.x
  • Oracle Linux 8.6, 9.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x, 9.x

Software (Docker)

  • Docker Engine 23.x or later
    To install Docker Engine, see Install Docker Engine.

    Note: The installation instructions on Install Docker Engine on RHEL (s390x) refer to packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the s390x architecture (IBM Z). Other architectures, including x86_64, aren't yet supported for RHEL. For other architectures, you may be able to install the CentOS packages.

  • Docker Compose 2.6.x or later
  • Permissions to access BMC Helix Intelligent Integrations within the tenant
    Contact BMC SaaS operations team for details.

Operating system (Podman)

  • CentOS 8.6 or later 8.x versions, 9.x
  • Oracle Linux 8.6, 9.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 or later 8.x versions, 9.x

Software  (Podman)

  • Podman version 4.2 or later
    To install Podman, see Podman Installation Instructions.

  • (Steps required only for OS versions 8.x) Podman Compose version 1.0.4
    To install Podman Compose:

    1. Run the following command to install Podman plugins: dnf install java unzip wget bind-utils go podman-plugins.x86_64  
    2. Install Podman Compose:
      1. pip3 install --user python-dotenv
      2. pip3 install --user https://github.com/containers/podman-compose/archive/devel.tar.gz
  • Permissions to access BMC Helix Intelligent Integrations within the tenant
    Contact BMC SaaS operations team for details.

Port 

Depending on the type of deployment you are planning, see the port requirements on Deployment-scenarios.

 

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