System requirements#
Minimum system requirements for proof of concept environment#
Platform | Docker Compose |
Number of Platform Nodes | N/A |
Operating System | See the Docker platform documentation for supported operating systems |
Processor | 4 CPU Cores |
Memory | 12 GB RAM |
Storage | 20 GB for MongoDB storage with continued growth over extended usage (see figure below for storage guidelines), 3 GB for RabbitMQ and all HCL™ Accelerate Docker containers, 4 GB during the installation process |
Network | Gigabit (1000) Ethernet with low-latency to the database |
Additional information | 3 GB for RabbitMQ and all HCL Accelerate Docker containers is a permanent requirement for running all services. 4 GB is an temporary requirement for the installation process. After installation, 4 GB is available for other usages. |
Note:
- 3 GB for RabbitMQ and all HCL Accelerate Docker containers is a permanent requirement for running all services.
- 4 GB is an temporary requirement for the installation process. After installation, 4 GB is available for other usages.
Minimum system requirements for production environment#
Platform | Kubernetes, OpenShift |
Number of Platform Nodes | 3 |
Operating System | See your Docker platform documentation for supported operating systems |
Processor | 4 CPU Cores |
Memory | 12 GB of RAM |
Storage | 20 GB for MongoDB storage with continued growth over extended usage (see figure below for storage guidelines), 3 GB for RabbitMQ and all HCL Accelerate Docker containers, 4 GB during the installation process |
Network | Gigabit (1000) Ethernet with low-latency to the database |
Note:
- MongoDB is not installed by default with the product installation for Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms. You are expected to install it separately. It is highly recommended to allocate one node for MongoDB and three nodes are for the product installation for better performance and stability of the application.
Note:
- 3 GB for RabbitMQ and all HCL Accelerate Docker containers is a permanent requirement for running all services.
- 4 GB is an temporary requirement for the installation process. After installation, 4 GB is available for other usages.
MongoDB requirements
MongoDB requirements#
Unlike Docker Compose, the MongoDB is not installed by default and you are expected to install it separately, configure, and maintain the database. As a guideline, use the following specifications:
- 2 CPU Cores
- 8 GB RAM minimum (16 GB recommended)
- 20 GB storage minimum (50 GB recommended)
Note: MongoDB replica sets are supported if configured by the customer. Additional details are found here.
The figure below provides storage guidelines over time and contributors to total size.
For the above graph, estimates are calculated using real production data and with the following assumptions:
- Each onboarded application has at least one associated value stream.
- Over 300 issues are created and imported per year with associated Pull requests (PRs) and commits.
- Over 20 builds and deployments are captured per application per day.
- Five quality metrics are captured per build with examples including functional test results, code coverage, vulnerability scans, and so forth.
The following table details growth estimates over time based on number of apps per year.
Number of apps per year | Day 1 (GB) | Year 1 (GB) | Year 2 (GB) | Year 3 (GB) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0.5 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 25 |
10 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 41 |
25 | 12 | 37 | 62 | 88 |
The following table details estimates for environments based on number of apps.
Environment | Number of apps | Size (GB) |
---|---|---|
POC | 1-3 | 20 |
Pilot | 5-10 | 30 |
Typical onboarding | 20-30 | 70 |
Containers#
Name | Version | Environments | Future Releases |
---|---|---|---|
bitnami/nginx | 1.19 | Docker Compose, Kubernetes, OpenShift | Including all fix packs |
bitnami/rabbitmq | 3.8.9 | Docker Compose, Kubernetes, OpenShift |
Note: All containers are included in the product. No specific setup required for containers.
Databases#
Name | Version | Environments | Future Releases |
---|---|---|---|
MongoDB Enterprise Edition | 4.2, 4.4 | Docker Compose, Kubernetes, OpenShift | Including all fix packs |
Note: Docker compose installs MongoDB version 4.2 by default.
Docker Platforms#
Name | Version | Future Releases |
---|---|---|
Google Cloud Platform | refer to Note 1 | refer to Note 1 |
Kubernetes | 1.21 | Including all future versions, releases, and fix packs |
Microsoft Azure Platform | refer to Note 1 | refer to Note 1 |
OpenShift | 4.7 | Including all future versions, releases, and fix packs |
Note:
- For the supported Kubernetes version, see Kubernetes documentation.
Supporting Docker tools#
Name | Version | Future Release |
---|---|---|
Docker Community Edition (refer to Note 1) | 18.03, 19.03 | Including all future versions, releases, and fix packs |
Docker Compose (refer to Note 1) | 2.1, 3.0 | Including all future versions, releases, and fix packs |
Helm (refer to Note 2) | 3 | Including all future versions, releases, and fix packs |
Note:
- These tools can run HCL Accelerate without the use of a Docker platform. However, this approach is not supported in production environments.
- Required prerequisite for Kubernetes
Integration sources#
Consult HCL plugin documentation for all supported plugins.
Web browsers#
Name | Version | Future Releases |
---|---|---|
Google Chrome | Latest version | Including all future versions, releases, and fix packs |
Microsoft Edge | Latest version | Including all future versions, releases, and fix packs |
Mozilla Firefox | Latest version | Including all future versions, releases, and fix packs |
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