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System requirements for the on-premises gateway

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

System requirements for deployments on Docker containers

Requirement

Description

Hardware

CPU: Minimum 8 CPUs with Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) enabled

Memory: 32 GB

Disk space: 

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

Operating system

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

Software

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

  • Docker Compose 2.6.x or later

Port 

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

System requirements for deployments on Podman containers

Requirement

Description

Hardware

CPU: Minimum 8 CPUs with Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) enabled

Memory: 32 GB

Disk space: 

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

Operating system 

  • 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 version 4.9 or later
    To install Podman, see Podman Installation Instructions.

  • Podman Compose version 1.0.4
    Important: Use     podman-compose with Podman as the runtime.
Port Depending on the type of deployment you are planning, see the port requirements in Deployment scenarios.

System requirements for deployments in on-premises Kubernetes clusters

Requirement

Description

Hardware

On-premises gateway services requirements:

  • CPU: Minimum 16 cores, Maximum 40 cores
  • Memory: Minimum 32 Gi, Maximum 64 Gi
  • Block storage: Minimum 30 Gi, Maximum 130 Gi with ReadWriteOnce access mode for PersistentVolumeClaim
  • Storage required for Docker images: 12 Gi

On-premises gateway monitoring services requirements:

  • CPU: Minimum 8 cores, Maximum 20 cores
  • Memory: Minimum 12 Gi, Maximum 24 Gi
  • Block storage: Minimum 20 Gi, Maximum 120 Gi with ReadWriteOnce access mode for PersistentVolumeClaim
  • Storage required for Docker images: 8 Gi

Software

Kubernetes 1.30

Host Controller
  • Helm v3.11.2
  • Kubernetes (kubectl) client (same version as the cluster version)
  • Docker Engine 23.x or later
    To install Docker Engine, see Install Docker Engine.
Ingress ControllerNGINX Ingess Controller 1.10.4
Load balancerAn external load balancer to redirect the external URLs to the NGNIX Ingress controller within the cluster

Port 

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

System requirements for deployments in on-premises Red Hat OpenShift clusters

Requirement

Description

Hardware

On-premises gateway services requirements:

  • CPU: Minimum 16 cores, Maximum 40 cores
  • Memory: Minimum 32 Gi, Maximum 64 Gi 
  • Block storage: Minimum 30 Gi, Maximum 130 Gi with ReadWriteOnce access mode for PersistentVolumeClaim
  • Storage required for Docker images: 12 Gi

On-premises gateway monitoring services requirements:

  • CPU: Minimum 8 cores, Maximum 20 cores
  • Memory: Minimum 12 Gi, Maximum 24 Gi
  • Block storage: Minimum 20 Gi, Maximum 120 Gi with ReadWriteOnce access mode for PersistentVolumeClaim
  • Storage required for Docker images: 8 Gi

Software

OpenShift 4.18.9

Host Controller
  • Helm v3.11.2
  • Kubernetes (kubectl) client (same version as the cluster version)
  • OpenShift (oc) client (same version as the cluster version)
  • Docker Engine 23.x or later
    To install Docker Engine, see Install Docker Engine.
Ingress ControllerNGINX Ingess Controller 1.10.4
Load balancerAn external load balancer to redirect the external URLs to the NGNIX Ingress controller within the cluster

Port 

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

Related topics

Preparing for the on-premises gateway deployment

Deploying the on-premises gateway on Docker containers

Deploying the on-premises gateway on Podman containers

Deploying the on-premises gateway in an on-premises Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster

 

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