Hardware Recommendations
The most effective hardware configurations reduce application risk, but requirements will vary based on ESP instance activity. Consult with an L7 representative before committing to a configuration.
Note
Requirements are current as of October 2021 and are subject to change.
Baseline Configuration
Minimum recommended specifications to get up and running with a Single-Server setup. Suitable for test and development deployments.
Server: 4-core, 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD storage
Operating System: 64-bit Linux distro (e.g., RHEL 8, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS)
Performance Configuration
Increase performance with a two-server setup. Recommended minimum configuration for a production deployment.
Application Server: 8-core, 32GB RAM, 500GB SSD storage
Database server: 8-core, 32GB RAM, 500GB SSD storage
Operating System: 64-bit Linux distro (e.g., RHEL 8, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS)
Database: PostgreSQL 10.X,11.X
Optimal Performance Configuration
- Minimize risk and increase performance with a customized multiple-server setup.
(Does not include bioinformatics processing.)
Servers: The most reliable server configurations involve a combination of load balancers, shared storage, application servers, container orchestration software, and clustered database servers.
Minimum multi-server example:
2 x 8-core, 32GB RAM, 100GB disk application servers
2 x 8-core 32G RAM, 500GB disk database servers
1TB SSD class shared storage server
Operating System: 64-bit Linux distro (e.g., RHEL 8, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS)
Database: PostgreSQL 10.X,11.X