Before you deploy Data Cube, verify that the computers where you plan to deploy the components meet the following requirements.
File System Data Sources
Use these guidelines to select the appropriate hardware for the index server and content analyzer client.
Entity Extraction with Content Indexing
Component |
Large |
Medium |
Small |
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Objects per node (estimated) |
80 million |
40 million |
20 million |
Source data size per node |
40 TB |
20 TB |
10 TB |
CPU or vCPU |
32 cores |
16 cores |
8 cores |
RAM |
64 GB |
32 GB |
16 GB |
Disk space (SSD class disk recommended) |
2 TB |
1 TB |
500 GB |
Content Indexing from Source
Component |
Large |
Medium |
Small |
---|---|---|---|
Objects per node (estimated) |
100 million |
50 million |
25 million |
Source data size per node |
50 TB |
25 TB |
12.5 TB |
CPU or vCPU |
32 cores |
16 cores |
8 cores |
RAM |
64 GB |
32 GB |
16 GB |
Disk space |
2 TB |
1 TB |
500 GB |
Databases, Websites, Salesforce, and Other Data Sources
Use these guidelines to select the appropriate hardware for the index server and content analyzer client.
Entity Extraction
Component |
Large |
Medium |
Small |
---|---|---|---|
Objects per node (estimated) |
200 million |
100 million |
50 million |
Source data size per node |
20 TB |
10 TB |
5 TB |
CPU |
32 cores |
16 cores |
8 cores |
RAM |
64 GB |
32 GB |
16 GB |
Disk space (SSD class disk recommended) |
1 TB |
500 GB |
250 GB |
Content Indexing
Component |
Large |
Medium |
Small |
---|---|---|---|
Objects per node (estimated) |
30 million |
15 million |
7.5 million |
Source data size per node |
20 TB |
10 TB |
5 TB |
CPU |
32 cores |
16 cores |
8 cores |
RAM |
64 GB |
32 GB |
16 GB |
Disk space (SSD class disk recommended) |
3 TB |
1.5 TB |
750 GB |
Considerations
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For content indexing use cases, the following guidance assumes that 50 percent of documents are eligible for content indexing.
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All of the calculations are approximations and can differ from organization to organization.
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If you have an environment outside of the following use cases, contact Commvault for assistance.